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Open partial or transoral laryngectomy – total laryngectomy today [PDF]

Frontiers in Oncology
Total laryngectomy, a surgical procedure involving the complete removal of the larynx, has been a crucial treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer since its introduction in 1873.
Dietmar Thurnher, Ricard Simo, Giovanni Succo, Isabel Vilaseca, Christian Simon   +4 more
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Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide in laryngectomized patients [PDF]

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, Nowak Dennis, de la Motte Dorothea, Bihler Annette, Olzowy Bernhard, Kramer Matthias F, Dressel Holger   +6 more
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Olfactory impairment after total laryngectomy: A prospective cohort study [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Objective Total laryngectomy, a procedure that permanently separates the upper and lower airways and requires patients to breathe through a stoma, significantly impacts olfactory function owing to the lack of nasal airflow.
Ly Xuan Quang, Truong Thanh Tam, Luong Huu Dang   +2 more
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Assessment of depression in total laryngectomy patients [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Objective: Of this study was to evaluate the presence and severity of depressive symptoms in total laryngectomy patients and identify variations in results of each item on the depression scale.
Kelen Fernanda Catarochi, Vaneli Colombo Rossi, Carlos Takahiro Chone   +2 more
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Preliminary Study on Phonation Reconstruction Using Free Anterolateral Thigh and Sternohyoid Myocutaneous Flaps After Total Laryngectomy [PDF]

Cancer Medicine
Objective In this study, we evaluated and compared the outcomes of phonation reconstruction using free anterolateral thigh (ALT) and sternohyoid myocutaneous flaps in patients undergoing total laryngectomy for locally advanced laryngeal and ...
Hongming Wei, Jian Li, Huilei Dong, Yang Xu, Xin Li, Zhu Liu, Tie Lu, Bin Li, Zhendong Li, Hongwei Liu   +9 more
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Quality of life after Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2021
Background Supracricoid partial laryngectomy has good oncologic results in the treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer with the advantage of preserving larynx phonatory function when compared with total laryngectomy.
Marianne Yumi Nakai, Marcelo Benedito Menezes, Julia Vilas Boas Gonçalves de Carvalho, Lucas Porto Maurity Dias, Leandro Augusto de Barros Silva, Lucas Ribeiro Tenório, Antonio José Gonçalves   +6 more
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Is There any Association Between Total Laryngectomy and Sexual Disorders in Men? [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction:According to the prevalence of sexual enjoyment reduction in total or partial laryngectomy patients, the present study aimed to evaluate sexual disorders among men who had undergone total laryngectomy.Materials and Methods:In this cross ...
Kamyar Iravani, Leila Monshizadeh, Elmira Moeinjahromi, Amir Soltaniesmaeili, Ali Sahraian   +4 more
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Quality of Life with Voice Prosthesis after Total Laryngectomy [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021
Introduction: The loss of voice after total laryngectomy is one of the main impairments in personal and social life. In order to prevent potential psycho-social consequences in the patient and his family, the restoration of phonatory function is the main
Nicola Massaro, Barbara Verro, Giuseppe Greco, Enzo Chianetta, Aurelio D'Ecclesia, Carmelo Saraniti   +5 more
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Differences Between Men and Women with Total Laryngectomy [PDF]

, 2015
The larynx is one of the organs that is usually involved in the tumor growth in the head and neck region and it is the second site of malignant neoplasia of the respiratory tract after the lungs.
Balalau, Cristian, Balalau, Oana Denisa, Bertesteanu, Serban Vifor, Dumitrache, Panaiota, Paun, Alexandra Oana, Popescu, Bogdan, Popescu, Cristian Radu, Scaunasu, Răzvan Valentin   +7 more
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The incidence of thyroid gland invasion in advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021
Introduction: Invasion of the thyroid gland is not a general feature of advanced laryngeal carcinoma. There is no need for performing thyroidectomy in all total laryngectomy cases.
Hadi A. Al-Hakami, Mohammed A. Al Garni, Haya AlSubayea, Yazeed AlOtaibi, A. Neazy, W. Jameel, Mohammed Albouq, A. Alnufaie, Nawaf Fatani   +8 more
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