Abstract
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 closure in 30% of the patients.
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Received: 27 April 2001 / Accepted: 21 May 2001
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Ferrer Ramírez, M., Guallart Doménech, F., Brotons Durbán, S. et al. Surgical voice restoration after total laryngectomy: long-term results. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 258, 463–466 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050100371
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050100371