Management of late complications represents the main reason for reluctance in using voice
prosthesis rehabilitation. The aim of this paper is to report our experience by describing the …

This study reports our 15-year experience, in Sicily, with the use of voice prostheses,
analysing the different variables that have influenced the success or failure of speech …

Objectives Despite the advances in surgical and non-surgical organ preservation
treatments, total laryngectomy (TL) remains the most effective treatment in advanced larynx …

The growing popularity of prosthetic voice restoration after total laryngectomy confronts ENT
specialists with an increasing number of prosthesis-related complications. The ENT …

Purpose Tracheoesophageal puncture with voice prosthesis placement remains the gold
standard for voice restoration following total laryngectomy, but may cause various …

Results There was only one, potentially life-threatening complication recorded in the
analyzed group of 106 patients--inhalation of prosthesis to tracheo-bronchial tree. The most …

Background With the increasing necessity for total laryngectomy (TL) after prior (chemo)
radiotherapy, prosthetic vocal rehabilitation outcomes might have changed. Methods …

Purpose The use of tracheoesophageal prostheses has become the gold standard in vocal
rehabilitation of patients undergoing total laryngectomy. However, this method also has …

Introduction Tracheoesophageal speech is considered the gold standard for rehabilitation
following total laryngectomy. One of the main problems of voice prosthesis is the …

Introduction: Total laryngectomy/pharingo-laryngectomy is a potentially aggressive surgery
for advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal carcinomas, which results in important physical and …