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Last updated: 02/17/2009
Oral intake is usually started on the seventh postoperative day, depending on whether the patient has had preoperative radiation therapy, in which case it may be delayed. Mechanical voice devices are sometimes useful in the early, post-operative phase,...
until the pharyngeal wall heals. Results are considered normal if there is no re-occurrence of the cancer at a later stage.
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A pharyngectomy is the total or partial surgical removal of the pharynx, the cavity at the back of the mouth that opens into the esophagus at its lower end. The pharynx is cone-shaped, has an average length of about 3 in (76 mm), and is lined with mucous membrane.
From http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Pharyngectomy.html
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The decision to undergo ear tube surgery should be discussed carefully with the doctor, ... A variety of factors go into this decision. If you think putting tubes in the child's ears is going to improve developmental outcome at age 3, the answer is: no, it won't.
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