BACKGROUND: Although the sternohyoid muscular valves are traditionally used as reparative material for functional reconstruction after partial laryngectomy, the late-term results are not so satisfactory.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of using external layer mucoperiosteum valve of thyroid cartilage to repair the wound surface and reconstruct vocal function.DESIGN: A self-controlled observational trial using the patients as subjects.SETTING: Department of otolaryngology of a municipal hospital.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 57 patients with laryngocarcinoma were selected from the Department of Otolaryngology, Shantou Second People' s Hospital, from June 1998 to May 2004. Among them, there were 56 men and 1 woman who were aged 37 to 78 years with the average age of 60. 38 years and whose disease duration was two months to one year with the average of five months.METHODS: In the 57 patients with laryngocarcinoma, their external layer mucoperiosteum valves of thyroid cartilages in the affected side were preserved and inverted into laryngeal cavities, which were used to cover the wound surface and rebuild the vocal fold.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The final outcome indices: changes in the symtoms and function and Karnofsky scores before and after treatment. Risk indices: adverse events and side effects.RESULTS: The operations on the 57 patients were successful. The incidence of respiratory tract obstruction and hoarseness in the patients before operation was 38.9% and 98. 1%, but 1.9% and 96. 3% after treatment. Karnofsky score was 40 and 70 before and after treatment, respectively. No complications of pharyngeal stricture occurred in the near and long term.CONCLUSION: Vertical partial laryngectomy and laryngeal reconstruction with mucoperiosteum valve are easy to operate. The recovery of the wound surface is good, phonation efficacy is satisfacory, and respiratory function is not affected. The treatment has low incidence of complications and satisfactory long-term results.

Objective The aim of this article is to research the radical mastoidectomy and primary tympanoplasty to attain radical cure of the mastoid focus as well as rebuilding the sound- conducting structure of the tympanic cavity to improve the audition. Method The autobone and temporal fascia were taken as the transplants after the radical mastoidectomy under microscopy, and then to carry out the operation of Portmann｀ s tempanoplasty of 2nd and 3rd types of 2nd class.Result Non of the cholesteatoma was relapsed after follow- up for 1～ 4 years.The efficiency rate of tympanoplasty is of 89.47% .The average audition increased was 19 dB HL. Conclussion Radical operation for cholesteatoma should be associated with tympanoplasty if having condition. We recommend that the opening tympanoplasty should be used, and use autobone as a artificial auditory ossicles.