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PHARYNGOCUTANEOUS FISTULA COMPLICATING TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1980A series of 124 total laryngectomies for carcinoma is reviewed. The postoperative morbidity is discussed, and pharyngocutaneous fistula was found to occur in 30 patients. Its management is reviewed, and consideration is given to its relation to preoperative irradiation.
Wong, J, Wei, WI, Ong, GB, Lam, KH
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Aquatic activities after total laryngectomy
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2001OBJECTIVETo assess the techniques used by patients who have undergone laryngectomies to enable them to participate in aquatic activities.STUDY DESIGNUnstructured interviews.METHODSThe case histories of 4 patients who have returned to swimming and other aquatic activities after total laryngectomy were obtained by non‐structured interviews emphasizing ...
A M, Karamzadeh, W B, Armstrong
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Nutrition Support After Total Laryngectomy
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1991This study was performed to evaluate the influence of different nutrition supports (enteral vs parenteral) on nutritional status, postoperative complications, and length of hospitalization in patients undergoing total laryngectomy. Forty‐eight patients were divided at random into two groups and received enteral nutrition support by percutaneous ...
G, Iovinelli, I, Marsili, G, Varrassi
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REHABILITATION AFTER TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY
Medical Journal of Australia, 1981The process of speech acquisition after laryngectomy is described with emphasis on the three principal types of alaryngeal voice (oesophageal, artificial larynx and surgically facilitated voice). Current views on the use of the artificial larynx and factors that may interfere with alaryngeal speech development are discussed.
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Laryngoplasty After Total Laryngectomy
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1972Laryngoplasty is a new surgical technique for vocal rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. It attempts to reconstruct a vibratory mechanism to serve as a sound source for oral communication. The sound source is constructed by creating a pharyngeal fistula and a dermal tube which connects the trachea with pharyngeal fistula.
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Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1990
Total laryngectomy is the baseline procedure against which all less radical resections for cancer of the larynx must be measured. Key points in its performance are: the use of an apron flap; a posterior “tongue” of mucous membrane to increase cross-sectional area of the stoma without exposing cartilage; removal of the larynx from below upward to ...
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Total laryngectomy is the baseline procedure against which all less radical resections for cancer of the larynx must be measured. Key points in its performance are: the use of an apron flap; a posterior “tongue” of mucous membrane to increase cross-sectional area of the stoma without exposing cartilage; removal of the larynx from below upward to ...
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