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Comparative videostroboscopic analysis after different external partial laryngectomies [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
Background/Aim. After external partial laryngectomias, videostroborscopy is very usefull in evaluation of postoperative phonatory mehanisms showing the “slow motion” of the vibrations of the remaining laryngeal structures.
Mumović Gordana M.
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of life of patients treated surgically for head and neck cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
The quality of survival of 48 patients treated surgically for head and neck cancer was assessed using a problem-orientated self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was based on the European Organization for Research into the Treatment of Cancer
Greenberg, MP   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The immunohistochemical expression of leptin in lymph node metastasis from laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: Leptin is a proteohormone produced predominantly by white adipocytes and primarily known for its key role in the control of food intake and sense of satiety.
D'Alessi S   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Subjective and Objective Assessment of Olfactory Function in Post-Laryngectomy Patients

open access: yesPhilippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2009
Objective:       To determine the olfactory function among post-laryngectomy patients using a questionnaire adapted from that of the Smell and Taste Clinic of Hospital of University Pennsylvania (HUP) and the Santo Tomas Smell Identification Test ...
Ricardo L. Ramirez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Silent speech: restoring the power of speech to people whose larynx has been removed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Every year, some 17,500 people in Europe and North America lose the power of speech after undergoing a laryngectomy, normally as a treatment for throat cancer.
Gilbert, James M.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The current role of salvage surgery in recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Hamoir, M., Schmitz, S., Suarez, C., Strojan, P., Hutcheson, K.A., Rodrigo, J.P., Mendenhall, W.M., Simo, R., Saba, N.F., D‘Cruz, A.K., Haigentz, M., Jr., Bradford, C.R., Genden, E.M., Rinaldo, A., Ferlito ...
Hamoir, M.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Life-Threatening Respiratory Distress in a Total Laryngectomy Patient: Aspirated Voice Prosthesis or Lung Tumor?

open access: yesTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2016
Laryngectomy patients usually have poor pulmonary functions due to long-term smoking. Their lungs can easily be decompensated. Hence, meticulous evaluation and timely management of severe respiratory distress in laryngectomy patients can be life savers ...
Selmin Karataylı Özgürsoy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical emphysema as an early sign for pharyngocutaneous fistula following total laryngectomy: a case report

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021
Background Pharyngocutaneous fistula is the most common and troublesome complication after total laryngectomy. Many factors may be used in laryngectomy patients for the early diagnosis of pharyngocutaneous fistulae such as skin flap edema, neck erythema,
Ahmed Amin Nassar, Hazem Othman Ibrahim
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometric Properties of Questionnaires on Functional Health Status in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Systematic Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction. Questionnaires on Functional Health Status (FHS) are part of the assessment of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature on the psychometric properties of English-language FHS questionnaires in ...
Cordier, Reinie   +3 more
core   +5 more sources

Comparison of Partial Laryngectomy Versus Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Early Glottic Carcinoma: Complications and Oncological Results- a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 2022
The aim of this non-randomized clinical trial was to evaluate tumor outcomes and subjective quality of voice following radiotherapy and partial laryngectomy in early-stage glottic laryngeal cancers. Non-Randomized Clinical Trial.
Mehrdad Jafari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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