title: [Ultrasound diagnosis of the phoniatric performance of laryngectomized patients].
abstract: Sonography of the pharyngo-oesophageal segment and pseudoglottis was performed in 10 laryngectomised patients with varying oesophageal voice development. the post-laryngectomal telephone comprehension test served as a yardstick for assessing the quality of the oesophageal voice. Sonographic B and M mode techniques in transverse section provided a good overall assessment of the function of the pharyngo-oesophageal segment. Likewise, a clear picture of the pseudoglottis can be obtained and rapid motoric effects in phonation easily seen. Each vocal demonstrates a typical sonographic pattern in the M-mode. There is a clear correlation between increasing quality of the oesophageal voice and differentiation of echo amplitude. Our experience to date recommends the use of sonography of the pharyngo-oesophageal segment and pseudoglottis in laryngectomised patients for the phoniatric assessment of oesophageal voice functioning.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Böhme
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005931:Glottis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D010700:Phonetics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D013072:Speech, Esophageal; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014833:Voice Quality
vernacular_title: Ultraschalldiagnostik der phonatorischen Leistungen des Laryngektomierten.