Patients in whom salivary tube bypass was not used had an increased risk of recurrence, but in this case the hazard ratio did not reach statistical significance (HR = 3.42, 95% CI 0.94–12.37, p = 0.060).
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Repair of post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistulas using a pectoralis major flap.
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Our results showed a trend to reduce the percentage of fistula recurrence (56% in cases without a bypass tube versus 37% in cases with a bypass tube), the differences not reaching statistical significance.