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Total Laryngectomy—Still Cutting-Edge? [PDF]
Cancers, 2021 Surgical removal of the larynx (total laryngectomy) offers a curative approach to patients with advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer without distant metastases. Particularly in T4a carcinoma, laryngectomy seems prognostically superior to primary radio(chemo)therapy.
Thomas K Hoffmann
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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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America clinica, 2010 AbstractTotal laryngectomy since it was first performed more than a century ago has undergone numerous modifications with increasing attention to voice restoration. Function preservation has also been achieved by voice sparing surgical procedures, and organ preservation strategies with chemoradiotherapy for laryngeal carcinoma.
Jatin Shah, Arash Mohebati
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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 +4 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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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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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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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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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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