Page 20 - Head and neck surgery

Conventionally, surgical

management of isolated PE
tumour entails:

• total pharyngo-laryngo-

esophagectomy (PLE)

• gastric pull-up (GPU) for
reconstitution of

alimentary tract continuity

The entire lower esophagus

which is devoid of tumour is
removed en-bloc with the PE

tumour.

PLE GPU