Laryngectomy is a procedure to remove a part of, or all of, the larynx. A person may need this procedure to remove tumors from the larynx. A surgeon may perform a partial laryngectomy and remove part ...

Organ loss due to late-stage cancer is a heavy burden on both the patient and the health care system. Total laryngectomy in patients with advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal carcinoma is lifesaving, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A majority of patients with T4a larynx cancer received larynx preservation chemoradiation rather than the ...

(HealthDay)—About one-third of patients undergoing total laryngectomy (TL) have complications and 13.9 percent are readmitted within 30 days, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in Cancer.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate voice rehabilitation after laryngectomy and postoperative irradiation for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx.

Laryngectomy is a surgical procedure performed to remove the entire larynx or parts of it under general anesthesia. Surgical voice restoration procedures are performed on patients undergoing total ...

Despite findings of previous studies and published guidelines, nearly two-thirds of patients with T4a larynx ('voice box') cancer are not receiving a total laryngectomy (surgical removal of the larynx ...

Losing your voice if you have had your larynx completely removed (a total laryngectomy) is likely to be a shock in the beginning. Members of your healthcare team will support you during this time.

The randomized cross-over clinical trial assessed the new Provox® Life™ System for pulmonary rehabilitation and quality of life after total laryngectomy. A clinical study 1 funded by Atos Medical, a ...

Before surgery, you discuss the different ways you can use to communicate with your doctor and speech and language therapist. A voice prosthesis, or tracheo oesophageal puncture (TEP) is a common type ...

To the Editor: With regard to the implantation of an artificial larynx reported by Debry et al. in their letter (Jan. 5 issue), 1 we have some concerns. First, on the basis of our experience with ...