Closure of Persistent Tracheoesophageal Fistulas After Removal of the Voice Prosthesis
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Speech results with tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis after total laryngectomy.
OBJECTIVE To assess the success rate of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis as the primary mode of voice rehabilitation in patients after total laryngectomy. METHODS Medical record files of 35 patients subjected to total laryngectomy were reviewed for determining success or failure of the voice prosthesis. The indicators used were quality of speech and utility of the device. Subsequent complic...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Laryngoscope
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0023-852X
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-199404000-00017