Long-term Progress and Complications of Voice Rehabilitation using Voice Prosthesis after Total Laryngectomy

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Nasu ◽  
Shuji Koike ◽  
Daisuke Noda ◽  
Yoshihiro Onoe ◽  
Masaru Aoyagi
Keyword(s):  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation

scholarly journals Voice Restoration and Long-term Progress in Voice Rehabilitation Using the Provox2 Voice Prosthesis after Total Laryngectomy

2010 ◽  
Vol 113 (11) ◽  
pp. 838-843
Author(s):  
Tomonori Terada ◽  
Nobuo Saeki ◽  
Nobuhiro Uwa ◽  
Kosuke Sagawa ◽  
Takeshi Mohri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation ◽  
Voice Restoration

Primary versus Secondary Tracheoesophageal Puncture for Speech Rehabilitation in Total Laryngectomy: Long-Term Results with Indwelling Voice Prosthesis

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos T. Chone ◽  
Flávio M. Gripp ◽  
Ana L. Spina ◽  
Agricio N. Crespo
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation ◽  
Patient Age ◽  
Patient Âgé ◽  
Tracheoesophageal Puncture

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term use of indwelling Blom-Singer voice prosthesis (VP) for vocal rehabilitation of patients submitted to total laryngectomy (TL). The influence of the timing (primary or secondary) of tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP), use of radiotherapy (xRT), patient age, and length of follow-up were studied to evaluate the success rate of VP use. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective clinical study in a tertiary referral center. Seventy-one patients were submitted to TL and rehabilitated with indwelling VP. All patients were evaluated for vocal functional issues by an otolaryngologist and a speech pathologist at 1 month, then at every 3 months up to 1 year, and then at every 6 months after 1 year of follow-up. The relative data on time of placement of VP, time of VP use, xRT, age, length of follow-up, and life span of each VP were recorded during the follow-up. RESULTS: Eighty-seven percent of the patients underwent primary and 13%, secondary TEP. The follow-up varied from 12 to 87 months, with an average of 38 months for primary and 51 months for secondary TEP. Fifty-nine percent of the patients were submitted to xRT. The general rate of success was 94%, with 97% for primary and 78% ( P = 0.07) for secondary TEP; after 2 years, the success rate was 96% for primary and 75% for secondary ( P = 0.07) TEP. The use of xRT and patient age had no influence on the success of VP use for primary and secondary TEP, independently of the length of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The success rate of voice rehabilitation with VP was 94%. In primary TEP, the success rate was 97%, whereas in secondary TEP it was 78%; 2 years later, it was 96% and 75%, respectively. A tendency for a higher success rate in voice rehabilitation after TL was observed in primary TEP. The use of xRT and age of patient had no influence on the success rate.

Periprosthetic Leakage in Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis: Proposal of a Standardized Therapeutic Algorithm

2021 ◽  
pp. 019459982098334
Author(s):  
Claudio Parrilla ◽  
Ylenia Longobardi ◽  
Jacopo Galli ◽  
Mario Rigante ◽  
Gaetano Paludetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Management Algorithm ◽  
Therapeutic Algorithm ◽  
Periprosthetic Leakage ◽  
Tracheoesophageal Puncture ◽  
The University ◽  
The Voice

Objective Periprosthetic leakage represents the most demanding long-term complication in the voice prosthesis rehabilitation. The aim of this article is to discuss the various causes of periprosthetic leakage and to propose a systematic management algorithm. Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Otolaryngology clinic of the University Polyclinic A. Gemelli–IRCCS Foundation. Methods The study included 115 patients with voice prosthesis who were treated from December 2014 to December 2019. All patients who experienced periprosthetic leakage were treated with the same step-by-step therapeutic approach until it was successful. Incidence, management, and success rate of every attempt are analyzed and discussed. Results Periprosthetic leakage was reported 330 times by 82 patients in 1374 clinic accesses. Radiotherapy, timing of tracheoesophageal puncture, and type of total laryngectomy (primary or salvage) did not influence the incidence of periprosthetic leakage. Salvage total laryngectomy increases the risk of more clinically relevant leakages. Conclusion By using a systematic algorithm with a step-by-step standardized approach, periprosthetic leakage management could become a less treacherous issue.

scholarly journals Voice Rehabilitation after Total Laryngectomy Using the Provox R Voice Prosthesis

2003 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 1093-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Yamada ◽  
Shin-ichiro Nishii ◽  
Shigetoshi Sakabe ◽  
Ryoji Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation

scholarly journals Aspirated Voice Prosthesis: A Unique Complication of Post Total Laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhir M Naik
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Puncture Site ◽  
History Of ◽  
Tracheoesophageal Puncture ◽  
The Voice

ABSTRACT Background/objectives Prosthetic voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy has proven to be successful in restoring proper speech function in over 90% of patients. The possibility of achieving effective speech using the voice prosthesis is superior to esophageal speech and electrolarynx. Setting Department of Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru. Case report A 75-year-old female who had undergone wide field laryngectomy 14 months back came with history of lost voice prosthesis which was later found aspirated. It was removed by the bronchoscopic forceps under topical anesthesia by visualizing it by a nasal 0° wide angle endoscope. The puncture site was cleaned and allowed to cicatrize and narrow down. The fistula was closed by topical application of silver nitrate. Conclusion Tracheoesophageal puncture and prosthesis rehabilitation has emerged as the standard voice rehabilitation of laryngectomized patients. Patient education regarding maintenance of the prosthesis and the care for the tracheostoma is important in reducing the complications. How to cite this article Naik SM. Aspirated Voice Prosthesis: A Unique Complication of Post Total Laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation. Int J Phonosurg Laryngol 2012;2(1):41-45.

Voice rehabilitation with Provox2™ voice prosthesis following total laryngectomy for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomonori Terada ◽  
Nobuo Saeki ◽  
Kunichika Toh ◽  
Nobuhiro Uwa ◽  
Kosuke Sagawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation

scholarly journals Speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy: long-term results with indwelling voice prosthesis Blom-Singer®

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Takahiro Chone ◽  
Ana L. Spina ◽  
Agricio N. Crespo ◽  
Flavio M. Gripp
Keyword(s):  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Speech Rehabilitation

Voice Rehabilitation After Total Laryngectomy and Postoperative Radiation Therapy

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2500-2505 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Mendenhall ◽  
Christopher G. Morris ◽  
Scott P. Stringer ◽  
Robert J. Amdur ◽  
Russell W. Hinerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Voice Rehabilitation ◽  
Postoperative Radiation ◽  
Postoperative Radiation Therapy ◽  
Artificial Larynx ◽  
Postoperative Irradiation ◽  
Tracheoesophageal Puncture

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. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between December 1983 and December 1998, 173 patients underwent a total laryngectomy and postoperative irradiation and had follow-up from 3 to 188 months (median, 38 months). Three patients were lost to follow-up at 63, 39, and 4 months after treatment. All other living patients had follow-up for 2 years or longer. Twelve (7%) patients had incomplete data pertaining to voice rehabilitation. RESULTS: Data pertaining to voice rehabilitation were available at 2 to 3 years and longer and 5 years and longer after treatment for 118 and 69 patients, respectively. The methods of voice rehabilitation at 2 to 3 years and longer and 5 years and longer were as follows: tracheoesophageal, 27% and 19%; artificial larynx, 50% and 57%; esophageal, 1% and 3%; nonvocal, 17% and 14%; and no data, 5% and 7%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The most common form of voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy and postoperative radiation therapy is the artificial larynx. Although the tracheoesophageal puncture is a technique frequently promoted by clinicians as a superior method, a relatively small subset of patients are successfully rehabilitated long-term. However, of those who undergo a tracheoesophageal puncture, approximately half will use this method of voice rehabilitation long term.

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