Abstract
In 1976, Lindeman proposed a new surgical method called “Tracheo-Esophageal Anastomosis” to treat long-standing dysphasia. This method had been thought to be reversible in terms of phonatory function, although no one has yet proved its reversibility in an actual case. We herein describe a case in which we succeeded in releasing the site of “Tracheo-Esophageal Anastomosis” in a case of unilateral piriform sinus cancer, while removing the tumor and also simultaneously performing a pharyngo-laryngeal reconstruction and tracheo-esophageal anastomosis. Lindeman's method was used to allow the patient to more quickly return to a normal lifestyle. The findings of this case are therefore considered to prove the reversibility of Lindeman's method regarding phonatory function.
