Experiences of patients who undergo laryngectomy

Abstract

Fifty patients undergoing laryngectomy are described. The sociological and psychological consequences of the operation for the patient and his relatives are described, and the factors which govern the development of oesophageal speech.

Tracheo-esophageal Puncture (TEP) for Voice Rehabilitation in Laryngectomised Patients Blom-singer® Vs Provox® Prosthesis : Our Experience

“…Total laryngectomy creates a major communication problem, which can result in disruption of the patient's normal pattern of social interaction [4]. It is for this reason that voice rehabilitation of laryngectomised patients has been the focus of research.…”

Tracheo‐oesophageal party wall thickness in laryngectomised patients in India: Implications for surgical voice restoration

“…Such a patient should be offered an alternate means for alaryngeal voicing because of the reasons already mentioned before. A study conducted previously in India did not evaluate the importance of PWT and did not discuss the average size of the prosthesis inserted primarily [16][17][18][19][20]. Perhaps the anterograde method of inserting an indwelling voice prosthesis after measuring the PWT with a sizer will yield a better outcome rather than blindly fitting the prosthesis at the time of laryngectomy [2,5,6].…”

Οισοφαγειος Φωνηση Μετα Απο Ολικη Λαρυγγεκτομη

“…Παρ' όλα αυτά οι Brouwer Β., Snow G.Β. και ο van Dam60 δεν παρατήρησαν καμία συσχέτιση μεταξύ της ηλικίας των λαρυγγεκτομηθέντων και την ποιότητα της φώνη σης. Το συμπέρασμα δεν υποστηρίχθηκε με αριθμούς, μία παράληψη που κάνει τις διαπιστώσεις των να είναι δύσκολα συγκρινόμενες.Εμείς παρατηρήσαμε ότι όσο μεγαλύτερη ήταν η ηλκία τόσο η ποιότητα της φώνησης ήταν δύσκολη στο να κατανοηθεί.…”