title: Primary tracheo oesophageal puncture our initial experience.
abstract: Our initial experience of 9 primary tracheo oesophageal punctures with Blom Singer prosthesis is reported. Patient selection was based on motivation, intelligence and socioeconomic status. Excellent speech resulted in 7 out of 9 patients (77%), with 2 failures (23%). There were no major complications. The results are encouraging, but a larger study is required to determine the role of this procedure in our conditions.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Deshmane
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Chandavarkar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D013072:Speech, Esophageal; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*