Voice rehabilitation after laryngectomy.
Unfortunately, laryngeal cancer commonly presents at a stage necessitating total laryngectomy. Voice rehabilitation in the past has primarily been with the electrolarynx or esophageal speech. Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) is a technique that has replaced the other two methods as the rehabilitative procedure of choice in most total laryngectomy patients. This report details this technique, as well as a brief discussion of the etiology and treatment of laryngeal cancer.
Boyd
J H
JH
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, MO 63110, USA.
Varvares
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Fitzmaurice
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D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal / Q000379:methods