title: Speech and voice analysis after near-total laryngectomy and tracheoesophageal puncture with implantation of Provox 2 prosthesis.
abstract: Vocal characteristics were compared in two groups of patients who were operated on due to laryngeal cancer. One group was composed of patients after near-total laryngectomy and the other after total laryngectomy followed by tracheoesophageal puncture with implantation of Provox 2 prosthesis. Acoustic analysis was carried out using the EZ Voice Plus program and included the following parameters: fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, harmonic to noise ratio, range of fundamental frequency, maximal phonation time and intensity.
authors.affiliation: Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, ENT Department, Zagreb, Croatia. dubravka.globlek@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Dubravka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Globlek
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simunjak
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ivkic
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hedjever
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013060:Speech; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013072:Speech, Esophageal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014831:Voice