[Speech reconstruction after laryngectomy by using modified Pearson's operation].
Since 1990, 16 patients received speech reconstruction after laryngectomy by using modified Pearson's operation. Among them, T3, T4 laryngeal cancer 12 cases, T4 hypopharyngeal cancer 4 case, 14 were male and 2 were female, the eldest was 73 years old and the youngest 51 years old, and the average age was 58 years. In the operation, the tracheo-pharyngeal speech tube were sewn up with mucosa remained at laryngopharynx. During 1-5 years follow up, the speech function and swallow function were satisfactory. The 3 and 5-year survival rates were 77.78% and 60.00% respectively. They obtained a good long-term speech function except one. It showed that speech reconstruction with the modified Pearson's operation has important value to advanced pharyngeal and laryngeal carcinoma.
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Department of Otolaryngology, People's Hospital of Liaocheng Prefecture, Shandong Province, Liaocheng 252000.
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D015996:Survival Rate