Technical aspects of reed fistula speech rehabilitation following pharyngolaryngectomy.
The reed fistula method is under development as a method of voice restoration in patients who have undergone larynogopharyngectomy. Introducing extrinsic sound into the pharynx involves a series of biomedical engineering problems. The approaches to solution of these problems are covered in the present article.
D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D010611:Pharyngectomy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D014140:Tracheotomy