title: Delayed diagnosis of tracheoesophageal prosthesis aspiration.
abstract: In 1980, Singer and Blom published the results of their study on use of the tracheoesophageal puncture prosthesis for restoration of voice after total laryngectomy. Since then, the placement of tracheoesophageal puncture prostheses has been an integral part of rehabilitation after laryngectomy. Complications of this procedure have been recognized and are usually minimal. Inadvertent aspiration of the prosthesis is rare. Usually, patients seek help immediately after the incident. We report a case of unnoticed aspiration of a Blom-Singer prosthesis in a patient with a laryngectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine-Technion, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ostrovsky
authors.forename: Aviram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Netzer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Henry Zvi
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Joachims
authors.forename: Avishay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golz
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D007831:Larynx, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014132:Trachea