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Evaluation of the neo-glottal closure based on the source description in esophageal voice [PDF]
, 2008 The characteristics of esophageal voice render its study by traditional acoustic means to be limited and complicate. These limitations are even stronger when working with patients lacking minimal skills to control the required technique. Nevertheless the
Fernández-Baillo Gallego de la Sacristana, Roberto +3 more
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Tissue-Engineered Larynx: Future Applications in Laryngeal Cancer [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This article reviews the latest developments in tissue engineering for the larynx with a specific focus on the treatment of laryngeal cancer. RECENT FINDINGS: Challenges in tissue engineering a total larynx can be divided into scaffold
Birchall, MA, Hamilton, NJI
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Management of Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastases in thyroid cancer are rare, with optimal management underreported. Methods Retrospective study of consecutive thyroid cancer patients with RPLN metastases treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center between 2000 and 2024.
Isabelle Fournier +19 more
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Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide in laryngectomized patients
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2010 Background Nitric oxide (NO) shows differing concentrations in lower and upper airways. Patients after total laryngectomy are the only individuals, in whom a complete separation of upper and lower airways is guaranteed.
Jörres Rudolf A +6 more
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Quality Improvement on the Long-term Care Ventilator Unit: Interventions to Increase Patient Safety and Prevent Patient Harm [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy patients are susceptible to life-threatening emergencies when their airways are compromised. Epidemiologic data suggests that 3.2% to 30% of tracheostomy patents have a complication. The long-term care ventilator unit (LTCVU) is
Anderson, Billie, Samuels, Joanne
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Ability of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Risk Calculator to Predict Complications Following Total Laryngectomy [PDF]
, 2016 Importance The accuracy of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) risk calculator has been assessed in multiple surgical subspecialties; however, there have been no publications doing the same in the head ...
Brigance, Joseph S. +9 more
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Head and Neck, 2018 Surgeons have developed various reconstructive techniques to minimize the rate of pharyngocutaneous fistula and optimize functional outcome after salvage laryngectomy or laryngopharyngectomy.
D. Chepeha
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Postoperative Evolution of Health‐Related Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Although there is an abundant international literature evaluating quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer, most of these studies include heterogeneous populations from a therapeutic point of view, without discriminating precisely among therapeutic modalities: whether patients underwent surgery or were ...
Sara Orozco‐Núñez +5 more
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Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]
, 1981 https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1187/thumbnail ...
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