Conservative laryngectomy (an effective treatment for severe aspiration in motor neurone disease).
Four cases are presented to illustrate that conservative laryngectomy is a simple and reliable treatment for severe aspiration in patients with motor neurone disease whose symptoms are predominantly bulbar. This treatment leads to a rapid return of the patients to their home, thus reducing their dependency on skilled nursing care.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control*