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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 38(12); 1995 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(12): 1993-9.
Tracheoesophageal Shunt Formation after Total Laryngectomy
Kwang Hyun Kim, MD, Chun Dong Kim, MD, Ja Bock Yun, MD, Seung Ho Choi, MD, Soon Hyun Ahn, MD, and Yang Sun Cho, MD
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
후두 전적출술과 병행하여 실시한 기관식도누공술
김광현 · 김춘동 · 윤자복 · 최승호 · 안순현 · 조양선
서울대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

The influence of loss of voice on the quality of life after total laryngectomy is very significant. To rehabilitate voice after total laryngectomy, an esophageal voice and an artificial larynx were used frequently. But recently with the introduction of tracheoesophageal shunt formation, voice rehabilitation with voice prosthesis has become the most popular procedure. On the twenty patients who undertook total laryngectomy at Seoul National University Hospital from January 1990 to February 1994, retrospective analysis with reviewing the medical record was performed. The overall success rate of tracheoesophageal shunt formation with voice prosthesis was 66% in 24 procedures. The success rate of Provox was higher than Blom-Singer(73.3% : 55.5%). And the complication rate(shunt leakage) of Provox was lower than Blom-Singer(33.3% : 44.4%). There was no statistically significant difference of success rate and complication rate between patients with and without radiation therapy.

Keywords: ProvoxBlom-SingerTracheoesophageal shuntTotal laryngectomy.
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