Abstract
In patients with intractable aspiration it is often necessary to separate the upper airway from the lower tracheobronchial structures. It is possible to achieve voice restoration after laryngotracheal separation by creating a shunt between the distal posterior tracheal stoma wall and the proximal laryngotracheal segment. This physiological approach differs from alaryngeal tracheo-esophageal puncture techniques in that voice is generated from a structurally intact residual larynx.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 303-304 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
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