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Subjective and Objective Assessment of Olfactory Function in Post-Laryngectomy Patients

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2009
Objective:       To determine the olfactory function among post-laryngectomy patients using a questionnaire adapted from that of the Smell and Taste Clinic of Hospital of University Pennsylvania (HUP) and the Santo Tomas Smell Identification Test ...
Ricardo L. Ramirez, Windolyn D. Panganiban, Joel A. Ramirez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of 100 patients with voice prosthesis after total laryngectomy--experience of single institution [Pregled 100 bolesnika sa govornom protezom nakon totalne laringektomije] [PDF]

, 2012
Surgical procedures, especially total laryngectomy, used for treatment of advanced laryngeal carcinoma, have a profound adverse effect on the patient's physical, functional, and emotional health, and almost always decrease quality of life.
Bilić, Mario, Kovač-Bilić, Lana, Lukinović, Juraj, Prgomet, Drago, Raguž, Ivan, Živković, Tamara   +5 more
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Vascular Supply of Laryngeal Paragangliomas: Case Report and Systematic Review

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Laryngeal paragangliomas are rare, highly vascularized, neuroendocrine tumors. Although surgical resection of these vascular neoplasms is associated with a known risk of significant hemorrhage, the vascular supply of laryngeal paragangliomas has been poorly characterized. Data Sources MEDLINE Ovid, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar.
Jane Y. Tong, Talia Guardia, Emilie Ludeman, Kyle Hatten   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

American college of radiology appropriateness criteria ® treatment of stage I T1 glottic cancer [PDF]

, 2014
Background Controversy surrounds the appropriate therapy for T1 glottic cancer. Both transoral endolaryngeal resection and radiation offer excellent local control and voice quality; some lesions are best addressed with resection and others with ...
Abdurehim, Agarwal, Akine, Bibby, Biel, Burke, Cellai, Cellai, Chera, Chera, Dey, Dinshaw, Fein, Foote, Ganly, Groome, Groome, Hardie, Hartl, Hartl, Harwood, Harwood, Higgins, Hintz, Hocevar-Boltezar, Holsinger, Izuno, Johansen, Le, Mahler, Mendenhall, Mills, Motta, Parsons, Pellini, Peretti, Pfister, Reddy, Remacle, Remacle, Roedel, Roh, Rosenthal, Rödel, Schrijvers, Schwartz, Shah, Silver, Silver, Sjögren, Sjögren, Smith, Spayne, Teshima, Vilaseca, Voet, Yamazaki   +56 more
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Voice outcomes post total laryngectomy [PDF]

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2017
Purpose of review A consensus and body of robust evidence has developed regarding optimal laryngeal voice outcome measures. This contrasts with a lack of clarity for equivalent assessments in alaryngeal voice. Addressing this situation would enable clinicians to select the best tools currently available to facilitate research ...
Hurren A, Miller N
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Multidisciplinary Clinical Quality Indicators for Head and Neck Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study in Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Monitoring delivery of cancer care is critical to improve outcomes in increasingly resource‐constrained settings. The aim of this study was to develop a priority set of multidisciplinary quality indicators (QIs) for benchmarking and monitoring the quality of care for head and neck cancer (HNC) in Australia.
Rebecca L. Venchiarutti, Ashleigh R. Sharman, Candice Donnelly, Nectarios Andrews, Martin Batstone, Sandeep Bhuta, Ruta Gupta, Claire Jeans, Jenny Lee, Eng H. Ooi, Mark Schifter, Puma Sundaresan, Swee T. Tan, Denyse Whelan, Takako (Eva) Yabe, Meiling Zhou, Carsten E. Palme, Jonathan R. Clark   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Improvement on the Long-term Care Ventilator Unit: Interventions to Increase Patient Safety and Prevent Patient Harm [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy patients are susceptible to life-threatening emergencies when their airways are compromised. Epidemiologic data suggests that 3.2% to 30% of tracheostomy patents have a complication. The long-term care ventilator unit (LTCVU) is
Anderson, Billie, Samuels, Joanne
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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

Clinical Otolaryngology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT 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.
Yarden Tenenbaum Weiss, Keren Oren, Nofar Ben Mordechai Sharon, Tomer Kerman, Itai Hazan, Tal Marom, Oren Ziv, Gad Segal, Oded Cohen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fístula faringocutânea após laringectomia total Pharyngocutaneous fistula following total laryngectomy

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
A fístula faringocutânea (FFC) é a complicação mais comum após a laringectomia total. OBJETIVOS: Estabelecer a incidência dessa complicação e analisar seus fatores predisponentes.
Felipe Toyama Aires, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Mario Augusto Ferrari de Castro, Daniel Araki Ribeiro, Claudio Roberto Cernea, Lenine Garcia Brandão   +5 more
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Feasibility of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy for functional organ preservation in locally advanced laryngeal cancer [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose: The study aims to assess the feasibility of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy (IMRT, and IGRT, respectively) for functional preservation in locally advanced laryngeal cancer.
Alexander Chi, Benjamin Slane, Chulso Moon, Dave Abraham, Fabio Almeida, Lexie Smith-Raymond, Michael Betz, Michelle Stevie, Misty Ceizyk, Nam P. Nguyen, Paul Vos, Rick Davis, Siyoung Jang, Steven Gelumbauskas, Vincent Vinh-Hung   +14 more
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