title: [Rehabilitation evaluation of Amatsu's tracheoesophageal shunt operation after total laryngectomy with sphincter mechanism].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate rehabilitation effect of Amatsu's tracheoesophageal shunt operation after total laryngectomy with sphincter mechanism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Voice rehabilitation were performed for 60 cases with Amatsu's tracheoesophageal shunt operation after total laryngectomy with sphincter mechanism, in which 20 cases were involved in post-operation radiation therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty two (86.7%)cases developed speech with voice and swallow rehabilitation, but 1 case of them suffered water drip from his tracheoesophageal shunt when drinking. The other 8 (11.3%) cases developed swallow rehabilitation but failed in speech rehabilitation for pharyngeal fistula (4 cases, in which 1 had pre-operative radiation therapy), tracheoesophageal shunt obstruction (2 cases), dyspnea with unknown reason (1 cases), no desire to speech (1 cases). Furthermore, all the 20 cases who were involved in post-operative radiative therapy restore their speech and swallow capability finally.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Amatsu's tracheoesophageal shunt operation with sphincter mechanism brought effective speech rehabilitation results for total laryngectomy even with post-operation radiation therapy.
authors: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Henan Tumor Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China. qin_jianwu_62@yahoo.com.cn
authors: Jian-wu
authors: JW
authors: Qin
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Wei
authors: Shan-ting
authors: ST
authors: Liu
authors: Zhen-yu
authors: ZY
authors: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal / Q000379:methods*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000534:rehabilitation