Research Article

Tracheoesophageal Diversion and Laryngotracheal Separation Procedures for Radiotherapy-Related Intractable Aspiration Pneumonia in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Table 1

Demographic information of five patients enrolled in this study.

NumberAgeGenderStagingPSD (Gy)TR (months)TP (months)TFMT (months)OCTMTT (months)DFAS (months)

152MaleT2N0M071.817670Intestine (43)Rehabilitation, acupunctureNo58
258MaleT1N0M070.215348Stomach (26)rehabilitationYes (30)46
361FemaleT1N0M069.814034Intestine (12)rehabilitationNo40
450MaleT2N0M072.413858Intestine (28)Rehabilitation, acupunctureNo32
553MaleT1N0M070.611544Stomach (24)RehabilitationYes (21)16

PSD: primary radiotherapy sites and dose; TR: time since radiotherapy; TP: time since the onset of pneumonia; TFMT: tube feeding method and time; OCTM: other conservative treatment methods; TT: tracheotomy and time; DFAS: duration of follow-up after surgery.