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A new and simple modification of the prosthetic voice restoration technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Kemal Görür
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
Cengiz Özcan
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
Murat Ünal
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
M. Doǧan Özkul
Affiliation:
Tepecik Social Insurance Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

Abstract

Several problems have been observed when performing the classic endoscopic technique for voice restoration following laryngectomy. An easy and safe method is described for the insertion of a Provox® voice prosthesis using a Yankauer tonsil suction tube and an antrum trocar with an irrigation cannula.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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