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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Practice of laryngectomy rehabilitation interventions: a perspective from Australia |
Author: | Krishnan, S. Maclean, J. |
Citation: | Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2013; 21(3):224-229 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 1068-9508 1531-6998 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Suren Krishnan and Julia Maclean |
Abstract: | <h4>Purpose of review</h4>To provide a perspective of contemporary practice in rehabilitation of speech and swallowing in patients undergoing total laryngectomy in Australia.<h4>Recent findings</h4>In Australia, the preferred method of voice rehabilitation is by the use of tracheo-oesophageal voice prosthesis. Dysphagia is an ongoing problem and the use of adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy compounds this problem. There are difficulties associated with surgery because of the variation in disease involvement of pharyngeal mucosa and musculature, as well as difficulties associated with healing in previously chemoradiated surgical fields.<h4>Summary</h4>This article demonstrates the need for careful consideration of surgical technique, particularly in closure of the neopharynx in the chemoradiated patient. It encourages further research into the problems of speech and particularly swallowing in this patient population, as these problems impact significantly on the quality of life. |
Keywords: | Humans Deglutition Disorders Olfaction Disorders Taste Disorders Postoperative Complications Speech, Alaryngeal Laryngectomy Larynx, Artificial Australia |
Rights: | © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
DOI: | 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32836118aa |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/moo.0b013e32836118aa |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Surgery publications |
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