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World Journal of Surgery

, Volume 27, Issue 7, pp 824–831 | Cite as

Postlaryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation: State of the Art at the Millennium

  • Dale H. Brown
  • Frans J.M. Hilgers
  • Jonathan C. Irish
  • Alfons J.M. Balm
World Progress in Surgery
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Abstract

Total laryngectomy or laryngopharyngectomy remains the procedure of choice for advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal carcinoma, either as a primary procedure or as salvage following irradiation alone or concurrent chemoradiation therapy. Over the past 25 years there has been significant improvement in the rehabilitation of these patients, with speech restoration that has dramatically altered and improved their quality of life. This article reviews postlaryngectomy voice rehabilitation with a historical background as well as the present state-of-the-art tracheoesophageal shunt voice with an artificial valve. Finally, this article reviews and compares artificial valve prostheses as to their voice characteristics, patient satisfaction, complications associated with the procedure, and devices used at a center in Europe (The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam) and a North American center (The Wharton Head and Neck Center, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada).

Keywords

Vocal Rehabilitation Voice Quality Total Laryngectomy Voice Prosthesis Maximum Phonation Time 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dale H. Brown
    • 1
  • Frans J.M. Hilgers
    • 2
  • Jonathan C. Irish
    • 1
  • Alfons J.M. Balm
    • 2
  1. 1.Wharton Head & Neck Centre, Princess Margaret HospitalUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada, M5G 2M9
  2. 2.The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands

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