I. Introduction -- II. Limits in laryngotracheal reconstruction -- III. Tracheal transplantation research -- IV. From bench to bedside: Implementing tracheal autotransplantation as organ saving procedure after extended hemilaryngectomy -- V. Modification of tracheal autotransplantation concept: Towards optimal reconstruction of extended hemilaryngectomy defects -- VI. From wound healing research to tracheal reconstruction with preformed, composite tissue -- VII. Other vascularized reconstructive tissue for laryngeal repair -- VIII. Progress in head and neck reconstruction: a historical overview based on blood supply of the reconstructive tissue