Postlaryngectomy voice reconstruction.
A simple one staged technique for voice reconstruction after total laryngectomy is described. A section of posterior tracheal wall is preserved and converted into a tracheo-oesophageal shunt. Results in nine patients are described.
D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery