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F. Guallart Doménech

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An unusual otomicroscopy diagnosis.

2003

medicine.medical_specialtyMicroscopyTympanic Membranebusiness.industryOtoscopyDermatologySensitivity and SpecificityCongenital AbnormalitiesBranchial RegionOtorhinolaryngologyMedicineHumansSurgeryFemalebusinessChildFollow-Up StudiesOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Surgical voice restoration after total laryngectomy: long-term results.

2002

Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) with a voice prosthesis has been the preferred treatment for speech rehabilitation of total laryngectomies at the Dr. Peset Hospital since 1984. This study reviews 350 consecutive patients over a 15-year period. There were 334 patients with primary and 16 with secondary TEP. Long-term tracheoesophageal speech was achieved in approximately 70% ¶of our patients. Problems related to or affecting TEP for voice restoration were studied. The different types of problems identified occurred in proportions ranging from 0.6% to 18%. Most of them were easily managed, but problems such as salivary leakage and dislodging of the prosthesis led to tracheoesophageal tract c…

LarynxAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentLaryngectomyProsthesisPhonationmedicineHumansAgedRetrospective StudiesRehabilitationVoice Disordersbusiness.industryGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedVoice prosthesisSurgeryLaryngectomymedicine.anatomical_structureTreatment OutcomeOtorhinolaryngologyOtorhinolaryngologyNeurosurgerybusinessLarynx ArtificialTracheoesophageal PunctureFollow-Up StudiesEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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