Ko te Pokanga Kaki Upoko he kaupapa e whakamahi ana i te pokanga hei huarahi matua ki te rongoā i ngā pukupuku o te upoko me te kaki, tae atu ki ngā pukupuku pai me ngā pukupuku kino o te tairoi me te kaki, te larynx, te laryngopharynx me te ihu, ngā pukupuku paranasal sinus, te mate pukupuku esophageal o te kaki, ngā pukupuku o te waha me te maxillofacial me te repe salivary.
Tohungatanga Hauora
Kua roa te mahi a te Pokanga Kaki Upoko ki te tātaritanga me te rongoā i ngā pukupuku pai me ngā pukupuku kino o te upoko me te kaki, ā, he nui ngā wheako kua kohia e rātou. Mā te rongoā whānui mō ngā pukupuku o te upoko me te kaki ka taea te pupuri i tētahi wāhanga o ngā mahi a ngā whekau mate me te kore e whakaiti i te tere ora. He maha ngā momo kiriuhi myocutaneous i whakamahia hei whakatika i te hapa o te wāhi nui i muri i te tangohanga o te pukupuku o te upoko me te kaki hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga o ngā tūroro. Mā te tangohanga o te pukupuku hohonu o te repe parotid hei tiaki i te repe o waho o te repe parotid ka taea te tiaki i te mahi a te repe parotid, te whakapai ake i te piko o te mata me te whakaiti i ngā raruraru. Ka aro nui tā mātou tari ki te rongoā paerewa mō te mate kotahi, me te aro nui ki ngā rerekētanga takitahi o ngā tūroro, te whakapoto i te huringa maimoatanga ki te mea ka taea, me te whakaiti i te taumahatanga ōhanga o ngā tūroro.