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Provox™ valve use for post-laryngectomy voice rehabilitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Vincent Callanan ,
Paul Gurr ,
David Baldwin ,
Morwenna White-Thompson ,
Jane Beckinsale  and
Jane Bennetf
Vincent Callanan*
Affiliation:
Departments of ENT Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
Paul Gurr
Affiliation:
Departments of ENT Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
David Baldwin
Affiliation:
Departments of ENT Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
Morwenna White-Thompson
Affiliation:
Departments of Speech Therapyl, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
Jane Beckinsale
Affiliation:
Departments of Speech Therapyl, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
Jane Bennetf
Affiliation:
Department of Speech Therapy, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
*
Mr Vincent Callanan, F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.I., Registrar, Department of ENT Surgery, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH.
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Abstract

The Provox™ voice prosthesis has been used in our department since September 1992 for postlaryngectomy voice rehabilitation. This prosthesis is an indwelling low-resistance tracheoesophageal valve. The cohort consisted of 28 laryngectomees with a mean follow-up time of 352 days. The average valve life before failure was 148 days. Speech intelligibility of 85 per cent was achieved for complete sentences. No major surgical problems were associated with the valve insertion or its use. Replacement of the prosthesis as an outpatient procedure was accomplished without difficulty.

Keywords

LaryngectomyLarynxartificial
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Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 11 , November 1995 , pp. 1068 - 1071
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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