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Tobacco exposure and complications in conservative laryngeal surgery. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Smoking is an important risk factor in the development of head and neck cancer. However, little is known about its effects on postoperative complications in head and neck cancer surgery.
A. Deganello   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Survivorship Needs and Experiences of Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer in Rural Australia: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
Semi‐structured interviews with 17 rural head and neck cancer survivors revealed six main themes relating to their survivorship needs and experiences: 1) financial impacts, 2) physical effects, 3) psychosocial effects, 4) clinical management, 5) information and support needs, and 6) access.
Poorva Pradhan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomechanics of Pharyngeal Deglutitive Function Following Total Laryngectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Reprinted by permission of SAGE PublicationsObjective: Post-laryngectomy surgery, pharyngeal weakness and pharyngoesophageal junction (PEJ) restriction are the ...
Bertrand, Paul P   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Association of Positive Initial Margins With Survival Among Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Total Laryngectomy

open access: yesJAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2018
Importance Frozen-section analysis of margin status is routinely performed during total laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma; in the case of positive initial frozen margins, re-resection to negative margins can often be accomplished.
P. Tassone   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary Clinical Quality Indicators for Head and Neck Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study in Australia

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Monitoring delivery of cancer care is critical to improve outcomes in increasingly resource‐constrained settings. The aim of this study was to develop a priority set of multidisciplinary quality indicators (QIs) for benchmarking and monitoring the quality of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) in Australia.
Rebecca L. Venchiarutti   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elective hemithyroidectomy during total laryngectomy [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009
Introduction: Routine hemithyroidectomy during total laryngectomy in the setting of advanced stage of laryngeal carcinoma without clear thyroid involvement remains a controversial issue.
Soheyla Nikakhlagh   +4 more
doaj  

Insertion of Provox®2 voice prosthesis using the anterograde technique immediately after the secondary tracheoesophageal puncture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Insertion of a voice prosthesis through the tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) is one way to restore the voice after total laryngectomy. The second generation Provox voice prosthesis is presently one of the most popular devices.
Lam, P, Ng, RWM, Wong, BYH
core   +1 more source

Preoperative Albumin‐To‐Globulin Ratio, Not Neutrophil‐To‐Lymphocyte Ratio, Predicts Overall Survival After Total Laryngectomy

open access: yesClinical Otolaryngology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative inflammatory markers including platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and albumin‐to‐globulin ratio (AGR) in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) undergoing total laryngectomy (TL).
Noa Talmor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Late-term Effects of Surgery on Nasal Functions in Patients who Underwent Total Laryngectomy Surgery

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017
Introduction There is a common opinion that losing airway functions in total laryngectomy patients cause changes in nasal physiological rates. Studies conducted to review the subject present gaps, especially in terms of objective measurements.
Deniz Karaoglu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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