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

open access: yes, 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   +5 more
core  

Post laryngectomy speech rehabilitation outcome in elderly patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Exploring Transitions in Care Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Individuals living with and beyond head and neck cancer (HNC) experience many transitions in care (TiC), as their treatment and care involve a team of multidisciplinary healthcare providers across a variety of settings. TiC can be associated with medical error, patient dissatisfaction with care, and overuse of healthcare resources ...
L. Fillo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Battery in the Stenotic Esophagus of a Child with a Congenital Tracheoesophageal Fistula [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A case of a three-year-old male child who was admitted to our hospital with the suspicion that he had swallowed a battery approximately one hour before admittance.
Davor Sunara   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Tracheoesophageal fistula closed by a new gastrointestinal occluder device

open access: yesEndoscopy, 2020
Tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEFs) are pathological communications between the airway and the adjacent esophagus that can involve serious, life-threatening complications, being associated with high mortality, short survival time, and poor quality of life [
Huaiming Sang, Lei Peng, Guoxin Zhang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Feeding difficulties in children with esophageal atresia: A parent‐reported multicenter study

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Feeding difficulties (FDs) are common among children with esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), but knowledge about their prevalence and risk factors is limited. This multicenter study aimed to assess the prevalence, subtypes, and associated factors of FD in children with EA/TEF. Methods Parents of children who
Tut Galai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partial urorectal septum malformation sequence with prune belly syndrome and oesophageal atresia with a tracheoesophageal fistula

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019
The concurrence of Urorectal Septum Malformation (URSM) Sequence and Prune Belly Syndrome are extremely uncommon, with increased rarity with the coexistence of an oesophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula.
N.Z. Mashavave   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of congenital isolated H-type tracheoesophageal fistula

open access: yes, 2020
Congenital H-type tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without associated esophageal atresia (EA) is also called isolated TEF or N-type TEF. The fistula is oblique extending from a cephalad opening on the posterior wall of the trachea to a more caudal ...
Ç. Durakbaşa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical Outcomes in Patients With T4b Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A 10‐Year Single Institution Experience

open access: yesThe Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) with adjacent structure invasion (T4b), affecting areas such as the aorta, vertebral body, or trachea, is associated with a poor prognosis, and the optimal treatment strategy remains unclear. While chemotherapy is considered standard, radiation therapy is often avoided due to the risk of severe ...
Yi‐Hsun Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful closure of intractable tracheoesophageal fistula using a combination of a modified silicon stent and metallic stents

open access: yesActa Radiologica Open, 2012
Although surgery is the usual management strategy for acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistula, sometimes this approach is contraindicated or the patient declines surgical management.
S Yata   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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