'The holiday plug': a temporary solution to the problem of the leaking voice prosthesis.
Tracheo-oesophageal prostheses are commonly inserted in patients following total laryngectomy to improve the quality of the voice. Unfortunately the device eventually fails and requires replacement. A valve change, although well tolerated by patients, necessitates an out-patient visit and delay in its replacement can lead to problems of pneumonia or dehydration. In this short paper we describe a simple temporary solution for a leaking valve and recommend its use in patients who are delayed in returning to the unit for example when on holiday.
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Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Oncology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham.
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Powell
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Radford
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
D000180:Acrylic Resins