Supracricoid laryngectomy for primary or recurrent laryngeal
cancer From Ask Dr Wiki Supracricoid laryngectomy is a partial
laryngectomy. A partial laryngectomy is a procedure mostly
performed for cancer of the larynx. During a partial
laryngectomy, part of the larynx is removed, but a functioning
part is preserved. There are various, technically very
different, kinds of partial laryngectomies. Besides supracricoid
laryngectomy, they include hemilaryngectomy, frontolateral
laryngectomy, supraglottic laryngectomy, endoscopic laser
resections and others. The aim of a supracricoid laryngectomy is
to fully remove the cancer, while creating a new functional
larynx. The entire thyroid cartilage, including both vocal cords
and sometimes even one arytenoid are removed. The reconstruction
takes place by mobilizing the remaining laryngeal structures and
suturing the cricoid to the hyoid bone. A temporary tracheotomy
is performed. There are two varieties of supracricoid
laryngectomy: the Crico-Hyoido- Epiglotto-Pexy (CH