Prevention of pharyngoesophageal spasm after laryngectomy with a half- muscle closure technique

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 109, Issue 5 I, 2000, Pages 514-518

  Deschler, Daniel G ^a,d   Doherty, E Thomas ^b   Hayden, Richard E ^a   Reed, Charles G ^b   Singer, Mark I ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Half muscle closure; Laryngectomy; Pharyngoesophageal spasm; Tracheoesophageal puncture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FISTULA; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX TUMOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOTOMY; NECK DISSECTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOICE;

EID: 0034081584     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900513     Document Type: Article

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