title: [Long-term (5 years) comparative study of patients with phonatory prosthesis: myotomy versus non-myotomy].
abstract: A group of 122 patients that underwent a total laryngectomy and phonatory prosthesis surgery are evaluated after five years follow up. We compared three different techniques. 1) Herrmann technique; 2) total laryngectomy and inferior pharyngeal constrictor myotomy, and 3) classic total laryngectomy. Failures and complications are analyzed. A functional evaluation of the patients is made by means of oesophageal manometry and pharyngo-oesopyhageal isotopic transport. Voice quality is assessed in each group. As a conclusion inferior pharyngeal constrictor myotomy is very positively evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco-Algarra
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mallea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure
vernacular_title: Estudio comparativo a largo plazo (cinco años) de pacientes con prótesis fonatoria: miotomía versus no-miotomía.