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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Supracricoid partial laryngectomy in the management of t3 laryngeal cancer [PDF]
, 2013 Objective. To evaluate the oncologic results only in T3 glottic and supraglottic cancers regarding supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) not requiring total laryngectomy and to assess functional results by self-evaluation by the patient. Study Design.
Al-Mamgani A +33 more
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Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2019 The nasogastric tube remains an important route of enteral feeding in the early postoperative period following total laryngectomy. Its insertion, however, is not without any risks of complications.
Guled M. Jama +4 more
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Changes in eating habits following total and frontolateral laryngectomy
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT: Swallowing is a continuous dynamic process, characterized by complex stages, that involves structures of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and esophagus. It can be divided into three phases: oral, pharyngeal and esophageal.
Jackeline Pillon +2 more
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Oncological and functional outcome of conservative surgery for primary supraglottic cancer [PDF]
, 1999 The aim of this study was to verify the oncological and functional outcome of conservative surgical treatment of primary supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (SGSCC) and related neck disease in order to verify the effectiveness of supraglottic ...
F. OTTAVIANI +5 more
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Towards Personalized Synthesized Voices for Individuals with Vocal Disabilities: Voice Banking and Reconstruction [PDF]
, 2013 When individuals lose the ability to produce their own speech, due to degenerative diseases such as motor neurone disease (MND) or Parkinson’s, they lose not only a functional means of communication but also a display of their individual and group ...
King, Simon +2 more
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Post laryngectomy speech rehabilitation outcome in elderly patients [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of our work has been to evaluate the different options of tracheoesophageal voice rehabilitation in over 70-year-old patients, who had undergone laryngectomy, assessing advantages and drawbacks of this method of vocal recovery.
Bonfiglio, M. +6 more
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Role of perineural invasion as a prognostic factor in laryngeal cancer [PDF]
, 2016 The diffusion of laryngeal cancer cells in the perineural space is a parameter associated with a negative prognosis, high loco-regional recurrence and low disease-free survival rates.
Caraglia, Michele +9 more
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Analysis of a Modern Voice Morphing Approach using Gaussian Mixture Models for Laryngectomees
, 2012 This paper proposes a voice morphing system for people suffering from Laryngectomy, which is the surgical removal of all or part of the larynx or the voice box, particularly performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.
Chadha, Aman +2 more
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Supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy in patients with radiation therapy failure [PDF]
, 2009 Background To assess functional results, complications, and success of larynx preservation in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma after radiotherapy. Methods From a database of 40 patients who underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL)
Tamez-Velarde Mario +3 more
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