Effect of primary neopharyngeal repair on acoustic characteristics of tracheoesophageal voice after total laryngectomy

Conclusion: The four hypopharyngeal repair types – primary pharyngoesophageal myotomy, pharyngeal plexus neurectomy, non-muscle vertical repair and transverse hypopharyngeal repair – were almost equivalent in prevention of pharyngoesophageal spasm in total laryngectomy patients who had undergone primary tracheoesophageal puncture for voice restoration.

from the Journal of Laryngology and Otology

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