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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 +6 more
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Using Beatboxing for Creative Rehabilitation After Laryngectomy:Experiences From a Public Engagement Project [PDF]
, 2020 Laryngectomy is the surgical removal of the larynx (voice box), usually performed in patients with advanced stages of throat cancer. The psychosocial impact of losing the voice is significant, affecting a person’s professional and social life in a ...
Abo-El-Enein +34 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 +7 more
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Low Alanine Aminotransferase Blood Activity, a Biomarker of Sarcopenia and Frailty, is Associated With Worse Post-Total Laryngectomy Clinical Outcomes. A Retrospective Analysis of 427 Patients. [PDF]
Clin OtolaryngolABSTRACT Introduction Sarcopenia and frailty status have been shown to be associated with cancer patients' survival. Low alanine aminotransferase (ALT) blood activity was previously shown to be associated with frailty and poor clinical outcomes in cancer patients. This association was not addressed in head and neck cancer patients.
Weiss YT +8 more
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The application of TORS – into the larynx
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common head and neck cancer, and it occurs more commonly in men than in women. The thought of losing phonatory and swallowing function has become the driving force of advancements in laryngeal cancer ...
Arkadiusz Standyło +5 more
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Gender differences in health-related quality of life following total laryngectomy [PDF]
, 2010 Background: The impact of a total laryngectomy on an individual's life has primarily been measured from a male viewpoint reflecting the demographics of a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer.
Gibson, S., Hilari, K., Lee, M. T.
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Laryngeal Preservation Strategies in Locally Advanced Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers. [PDF]
, 2019 For long, the treatment of locoregionally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell cancers (SCC) consisted of either total laryngectomy (TL) or definitive radiotherapy (RT).
Argiris, Athanassios +1 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 +3 more
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An International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Clinics, 2010 AbstractDr. Bruce Pearson described near-total laryngectomy (NTL) in 19811a procedure which creates a biological shunt between the airway and the neopharynx to restore speech. Unlike other biological shunts, this is a dynamic myomucosal shunt which has universal applicability as seen by various series published from around the world.2-11We feel that ...
Prathamesh S Pai, Sultan A Pradhan
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The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021 Background Pharyngocutaneous fistula is the most common and troublesome complication after total laryngectomy. Many factors may be used in laryngectomy patients for the early diagnosis of pharyngocutaneous fistulae such as skin flap edema, neck erythema,
Ahmed Amin Nassar, Hazem Othman Ibrahim
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