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  • Title: Applications of the voice prosthesis during laryngectomy.
    Author: Singer MI, Hamaker RC, Blom ED, Yoshida GY.
    Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol; 1989 Dec; 98(12 Pt 1):921-5. PubMed ID: 2589758.
    Abstract:
    With the recent introduction of the voice prosthesis for alaryngeal speech rehabilitation, its application in the early postlaryngectomy period is gaining acceptance. One hundred twenty-eight patients received a tracheoesophageal puncture and adjunctive pharyngeal constrictor relaxation during laryngectomy. The voice prosthesis was applied as early as 10 days after surgery, and the results of a 9-year experience are presented. Eighty percent of the population achieved a durable voice, and the complications were infrequent. The results support the primary use of tracheoesophageal phonation as a relatively safe and reliable alternative to total laryngectomy alone.
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