A British Experience of Surgical Voice Restoration as a Primary Procedure

Christopher A. Milford, Alison R. Perry, Terence A. Mugliston, Anthony D. Cheesman, Byron J. Bailey

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Abstract

• It has been the aim of surgeons since Billroth first described laryngectomy to restore speech to the patient. However, a substantial percentage of patients fail to develop esophageal speech. Many authors have confirmed the success of the tracheoesophageal fistula procedure as a means of surgical voice restoration as a secondary procedure. We have performed tracheoesophageal puncture as a primary procedure at the time of laryngectomy in 36 patients, with a success rate of 89%. We believe that primary puncture is the method of choice for surgical voice restoration following laryngectomy. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1988;114:1419-1421)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1419-1421
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
Volume114
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1988
Externally publishedYes

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