1. [The progress of voice restoration after total laryngectomy].
- Author
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Wang XT and Shan CG
- Subjects
- Humans, Pharyngectomy, Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms surgery, Laryngeal Neoplasms surgery, Laryngectomy rehabilitation, Voice
- Abstract
Total laryngectomy or laryngopharyngectomy is the main treatment strategy of choice for advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal carcinoma.However,the operation is associated with important consequences over and above the loss of normal voice.Therefore,it is necessary toachieve voice in the absence of a functional larynx.The objective of this article is to provide an over view of current methods and a summary of the present progress about voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy., Competing Interests: The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose., (Copyright© by the Editorial Department of Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.)
- Published
- 2019
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