[Microflora of the suppurative inflammatory foci in patients with laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer undergoing combined treatment for local postoperative complications].

The paper deals with the problems of treatment for local postoperative complications in patients suffering cancer of the larynx and throat. Early diagnosis of complications as well as therapy employing modern glass fibre equipment are discussed. The first attempt to study the microflora of the newly formed throat in the early postoperative period is described. A wide spectrum of dormant bacteria was identified. Healing was found to depend upon microorganism level and profile of bacterial species in the newly formed throat. Complex application of endoscopic and laser procedures proved to be an effective means of sanative care.