Voice restoration by primary insertion of indwelling voice prosthesis following circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy with free jejunal graft |
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Authors: | Furuta Yasushi Homma Akihiro Nagahashi Tatsumi Oridate Nobuhiko Mesuda Yasushi Nishizawa Noriko Sekido Mitsuru Yamamoto Yuhei Okushiba Shun-Ichi Fukuda Satoshi |
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Institution: | Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. yfuruta@med.hokudai.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Voice restoration after circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy (CPL) with free jejunal graft remains a difficult problem to solve. Few reports have analyzed the success rate and complications following primary insertion of indwelling voice prostheses during CPL with free jejunal graft. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eight patients who underwent CPL with free jejunal graft had a Groningen voice prosthesis inserted as a tracheoesophageal (TE) shunt at the time of oncological surgery. A 10-point scale was used to assess each patient's speech intelligibility. Complications following the voice prosthesis insertion were also analyzed. RESULTS: Six of the eight patients (75%) achieved excellent speech intelligibility and the remaining two patients (25%) were judged as moderate. Six of the eight patients (75%) used the TE shunt as their major means of daily communication. Leakage through or around the prosthesis, which occurred in six (75%) patients, was the most frequent prosthesis-related complication. CONCLUSIONS: This safe and reliable technique can be effective in improving the quality of life in selected patients undergoing CPL. |
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