Table 2.
Fistula recurrence after repair with a pectoral flap in relation to clinical and operative variables.
| Fistula recurrence |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Age in years (median) | 60.8 | 62.7 | 0.453 |
| Period of previous fistula days (median) | 32.0 | 33.0 | 0.692 |
| Preoperative Hb in g/L (median) | 114.1 | 106.0 | 0.140 |
| Location | |||
| Larynx | 21 (57%) | 16 (43%) | 0.757 |
| Hypopharynx | 8 (53%) | 7 (47%) | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| No | 6 (55%) | 5 (45%) | 0.927 |
| Yes | 23 (56%) | 18 (44%) | |
| Previous flap | |||
| No | 26 (57%) | 20 (43%) | 0.762 |
| Yes | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) | |
| Flap | |||
| Myocutaneous | 8 (67%) | 4 (33%) | 0.386 |
| Fasciocutaneous | 21 (53%) | 19 (47%) | |
| Salivary | |||
| No | 8 (42%) | 11 (58%) | 0.132 |
| Yes | 21 (64%) | 12 (36%) | |
| Emergency | |||
| No | 25 (64%) | 14 (37%) | 0.054 |
| Yes | 4 (31%) | 9 (69%) | |