Maintaining oral function in patients undergoing glossectomy boosts interventions such as prosthetic rehabilitation.
Viviane de Carvalho, Luiz Ubirajara Sennes 2016, 'Speech and Swallowing Data in Individual Patients Who Underwent Glossectomy afterProsthetic Rehabilitation', International Journal of Dentistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6548014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Data on morphological, postural, and functional changes after glossectomy were reviewed.
Tariq M Al Awadhi, Eleftherios G Kaklamanos, Athanasios E Athanasiou 2019, 'Do facial morphology, posture and function change following glossectomy? A systematicreview', Journal of Orthodontic Sciencehttp://www.jorthodsci.org/article.asp?issn=2278-0203;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=7;epage=7;aulast=Al. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient underwent bilateral partial glossectomy under general anesthesia.
Masanori Kudoh, Ken Omura, Arata Satsukawa, Koshi Matsumoto, Takahide Taguchi, HiroyukiHarada, Yoshimasa Ishii 2016, 'Symmetric Lipomatosis Arising in the Tongue Presenting as Macroglossia and ArticulatoryDisorder', Case Reports in Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2061649. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This manuscript emphasises the importance of sign language in rehabilitation strategies in post-glossectomy patients.
Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh, Keren Cumberbatch, Thaon Jones 2017, 'Post-glossectomy in lingual carcinomas: a scope for sign language in rehabilitation',Contemporary Oncologyhttps://www.termedia.pl/Post-glossectomy-in-lingual-carcinomas-a-scope-for-sign-language-in-rehabilitation,3,30172,1,1.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We report a case of reconstruction surgery for total laryngopharyngectomy with total glossectomy with a funnel-shaped rectus abdominis musclocutaneous flap.
Koreyuki Kurosawa, MD, Yukinori Asada, MD, Ko Matsumoto, MD, Takayuki Imai, MD, KazutoMatsuura, MD, Takahiro Goto, MD 2017, 'A Novel Funnel-Shaped Flap for Reconstruction Surgery after Total Laryngopharyngectomywith Total Glossectomy', Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Openhttp://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001504. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Wide glossectomy with intergonial mandibular ostectomy, and sequential reconstruction using fibular osteomyocutaneous free flap were planned.
Dae-Sung Lee, Sun-Il Jung, Deok-Woo Kim, Eun-Sang Dhong 2013, 'Anterograde Intra-Arterial Urokinase Injection for Salvaging Fibular Free Flap',Archives of Plastic Surgeryhttp://e-aps.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2023APS/aps-40-251.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A partial glossectomy was performed.
Ilaria Zollino, Vittoria Perrotti, Francesco Carinci 2011, 'Williams-Beuren Syndrome treated with orthognathic surgery and combined partial glossectomy:case report', Journal of Osseointegrationhttp://www.journalofosseointegration.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2011_03_02_04.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the case reported the “keyhole” partial glossectomy was performed in combination with the orthognatic surgery.
Ilaria Zollino, Vittoria Perrotti, Francesco Carinci 2011, 'Williams-Beuren Syndrome treated with orthognathic surgery and combined partial glossectomy:case report', Journal of Osseointegrationhttp://www.journalofosseointegration.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2011_03_02_04.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper describes the technical steps involved in fabricating a silicone tongue prosthesis for an edentulous total glossectomy patient.
Pravin Bhirangi, Priyanka Somani, K. P. Dholam, Gurmeet Bachher 2012, 'Technical Considerations in Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Total Glossectomy Patient',International Journal of Dentistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/125036. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)