Primary tracheo oesophageal puncture our initial experience.
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.
Deshmane
V H
VH
Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
Mehta
S A
SA
Chandavarkar
R Y
RY
Mehta
A R
AR
D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D013072:Speech, Esophageal; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*