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A new operation for construction of a neo-larynx

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A new operation for constructing a neo-larynx has been devised using the upper parts of the trachea and oesophagus without using any extraneous inert material, following total laryngectomy. A full-thickness tongue-shape flap is raised from the posterior tracheal wall and is passed through a transverse slit in the anterior oesophageal wall into the oesophageal lumen. The newly created transverse cleft between the antero-inferior mucosa-lined surface of the tracheal flap above and inferior margin of the oesophageal slit with the incorporated cartilage bar below acts as the neo-glottis’. Because of the presence of mucosa on the free margins of the lips of the ‘neo-glottis’, chances of stenosis of the neo-glottis’ is minimised. The tracheal flap acts as the neo-epiglottis’.

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  1. P. Ghosh (Ex-Lecturer (E.N.T.), Associate Professor of Otolaryngology)

    Present address: India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, Ansari Nagar New Delhi

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  1. Post Moresby General Hospital, University of Papua New Guinea and Consultant Otolaryngologist, USA

    P. Ghosh (Ex-Lecturer (E.N.T.), Associate Professor of Otolaryngology)

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Ghosh, P. A new operation for construction of a neo-larynx. Indian J Otolaryngol 38, 64–66 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03020142

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