Injectable Soft-Tissue Augmentation for the Treatment of Tracheoesophageal Puncture Enlargement

Tjoson Tjoa; Glenn Bunting; Daniel G Deschler

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.3422

Injectable Soft-Tissue Augmentation for the Treatment of Tracheoesophageal Puncture Enlargement

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Apr 1;144(4):383-384. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.3422.

Authors

Tjoson Tjoa¹, Glenn Bunting², Daniel G Deschler²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at Irvine, Orange.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Abstract

This study reports on the use of injectable soft-tissue fillers for the treatment of tracheoesophageal prosthesis enlargement and periprosthetic leakage.

MeSH terms

Aged
Anastomotic Leak / etiology
Anastomotic Leak / therapy
Biocompatible Materials / administration & dosage
Connective Tissue
Dermal Fillers / administration & dosage*
Dermal Fillers / therapeutic use
Durapatite / administration & dosage
Esophagus / surgery
Female
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid / administration & dosage
Hypertrophy / therapy
Injections
Laryngectomy / adverse effects
Larynx, Artificial / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Failure
Punctures
Retrospective Studies
Trachea / surgery

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Dermal Fillers
Hyaluronic Acid
Durapatite