Objective: To compare the results between free jejunal and free ileocolic flap transfers for reconstruction following circumferential hypopharyngeal tumor resection.
Design: Retrospective clinical review.
Setting: Academic tertiary care medical center.
Patients: Twenty-four patients underwent microvascular free jejunal flap transfer, and 12 patients underwent free ileocolic autograft for immediate reconstruction after ablative surgery for advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma.