Total Laryngectomy with Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis: the Gold Standard
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Total laryngectomy is a necessary procedure that produces an enduring set of social and functional limitations. Creation of a small passage of air to pass from the trachea to the pharynx facilitates restoration of a near to normal voice, that has become the method of choice for the majority of laryngectomy patients.
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