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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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Alterations in Nasal Function Following Total Laryngectomy and Their Clinical Correlates. [PDF]

World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg
ABSTRACT Introduction Although nasal structural and functional changes after total laryngectomy (TL) have been documented, the influence of clinical variables and symptoms remains underexplored. This study compared nasal structure and function between TL patients and healthy controls and identified clinical factors associated with these changes ...
Sermwittayawong K, Assanasen P, Keskool P, Kanjanawasee D.   +3 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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Noninvasive Speech Restoration After Total Laryngectomy Using Surface Electromyography: Pilot Study. [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
We present a pilot study demonstrating that noninvasive surface electromyography (sEMG) can restore intelligible speech in a patient after total laryngectomy by decoding silently articulated muscle activity into synthesized speech, with the option to recreate the patient's own pre‐surgical voice using a small amount of archived audio.
Kaushal NK, Comstock DC, Belafsky PC, Ramirez-Aristizabal A, Miller LM.   +4 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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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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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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Modified Continuous Mucosal Connell Suture for the Pharyngeal Closure After Total Laryngectomy: Zipper Suture [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
ObjectivesPharyngocutaneous fistula is a serious complication after total laryngectomy, and there are some risk factors stated in the literature. The surgical suture techniques are not studied so much.
Mehmet Haksever, Davut Akduman, Sundus Aslan, Fevzi Solmaz, Suay Ozmen   +4 more
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Olfactory function after total laryngectomy

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2016
En Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess the olfactory function in patients who underwent total laryngectomy. Patients and methods Olfactory function assessment using the Scandinavian Odor Identification Test was carried out in 32 ...
Hesham Negm, Mohamed Mosleh, Hesham Fathy, Chahinaz Salem   +3 more
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