Lateral pharyngotomy

Considerations

• 1992: Anatomy of the lateral pharyngotomy approach

• 2011: Classification System for Lateral Pharyngotomy

• 2013: Lateral Pharyngotomy for Selected Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lateral Oropharynx—Part I: How

• 2013: Lateral pharyngotomy for selected invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral oropharynx. Part II: when and why

Preparation

Procedure

Sample operative report

Post-op

Pearls & Pitfalls

High-Yield

Links

• UTMB - Surgical Approaches to the Oropharynx

• YouTube (1:20) - Lateral pharyngotomy approach tongue base surgery

• Paparella: Volume III: Head and Neck Section 2: Disorders of the Head and Neck Part 4: The Pharynx Chapter 23: Cancer of the Oropharynx