Objective:Laryngealreconstructionisneededtopreservelaryngealfunctioninpatientswhohaveundergoneextensiveverticalorfrontalpartiallaryngectomy.However,theprocedureremainsadifficultchallenge.Severalreconstructiontechniqueshavebeendescribed,butthesetechniquesposerisksofcomplicationssuchaslaryngealstenosis.Thisstudyaimedtoevaluatethepostoperativecourseandfunctionaloutcomesofanewtechniquethatcombinedamuscle-pediclehyoidboneandathyrohyoidflapduringlaryngealreconstructionaftertumorresection.Methods:Fourpatientsunderwentextensiveverticalpartialorfrontalpartiallaryngectomyforcancer.Aftertumorresection,laryngealreconstructionwasperformedusingtheproposedtechnique.Postoperativerecoverytime,complications,andoncologicresultswereevaluated.Results:Thefourpatientsweresuccessfullytreatedwiththeproposedtechnique.Nodyspnea,dysphagia,ordeathoccurredduringthepostoperativecourse.Decannulationwasperformedafteramedianof3days.Theaveragepostoperativehospitalstaywas7days.Short-termpostoperativefunctionalrecoverywasnormal.Nolaryngealstenosisortumorrecurrencewasobservedinanyofthefourpatientsafterafollow-upperiodofmorethan24months.Conclusion:Thecombinationofthemuscle-pediclehyoidboneandthethyrohyoidflapisareliableprocedureforlaryngealreconstructionafterextensiveverticalpartialorfrontalpartiallaryngectomy.
