AN ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE FOR RESTORATION OF VOICE AFTER LARYNGECTOMY
AN ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE FOR RESTORATION OF VOICE AFTER LARYNGECTOMY
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DOI:
10.1177/000348948008900608
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
BLOM, ED
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作者:
SINGER, MI;BLOM, ED
Restoration of voice after total laryngectomy is performed by diversion of exhaled pulmonary air through planned or spontaneous fistulae with a variety of modified tracheal cannulas and valves. These techniques are limited by aspiration, scar closure of the shunts, wound complications and failure to achieve voice consistently. A 2 yr experience with an endoscopic method using a unique valved prosthesis eliminating complicated surgical reconstructions, aspiration and stenosis is reported. Of 60 patients, 54 (90%) achieved fluent voices with 1 deglutition problem. Radiation therapy preceded voice restoration in 63% of the patients and radical neck dissection in 72%. The endoscopic procedure, hospitalization and period of speech therapy were short and constitute a cost-effective voice rehabilitation program. The efficacy of this simple method and lack of complications are encouraging.