Total laryngectomy is potentially a debilitative surgery resulting in compromise of some of
the most basic functions of life including speech and swallowing. This may have a profound …

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) focuses on 4 core domains: physical and
psychological function, social interaction, disease, and treatment-related symptoms, and is a …

Mixed biofilms with fungi and bacteria are the leading cause for the failure of medical
silicone devices, such as voice prostheses in laryngectomy. In this study, we determined the …

Total laryngectomy is the standard of care for advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer.
Effective voice rehabilitation is mandatory and tracheo-oesophageal speech (TES) has …

Fungal-bacterial multispecies biofilms play a major role in failure of medical silicone
devices, such as voice prostheses in laryngectomiy. In this study, we determined the effect of …

Materials and Methods: Over a one-year period, 51 patients with voice prostheses after total
laryngectomy were recruited. 32 patients (62.74%) were administered radiation therapy and …

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) and voice handicap index (VHI) of
laryngectomies seem to be relevant regarding voice rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to …

Objectives Tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP) is a common method for post‐
laryngectomy speech rehabilitation. Despite its common use, some patients ultimately fail …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: The purpose of the study was to assess the satisfaction and
quality of life in laryngectomees after vocal rehabilitation using voice prostheses. We …

Laryngeal cancer is the most common malignancy of the upper aerodigestive tract, and total
laryngectomy (TL) is required for advanced cases [1]. TL has an impact on quality of life by …