A New Problem-solving Indwelling Voice Prosthesis, Eliminating the Need for Frequent Candida- and "Underpressure"-related Replacements: Provox ActiValve

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 972-979

  Hilgers, Frans J M ^a,c   Ackerstaff, Annemieke H ^a   Balm, Alfons J M ^a   Van Den Brekel, Michiel W M ^a   Tan, I Bing ^a   Persson, Jan Ove ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Atos Medical AB   (Sweden)

^c ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active magnetic valve; Candida resistance; Prosthetic voice rehabilitation; Provox; Total laryngectomy

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; SILICONE OIL;

ACTIVE MAGNETIC VALVE; ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS UNDERPRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INDWELLING VOICE PROSTHESIS; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INHALATION; LARYNGECTOMY; LIFESPAN; LUBRICATION; MAGNET; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SWALLOWING; VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDIASIS; DEGLUTITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPEECH, ALARYNGEAL;

EID: 0242383469     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480310015371     Document Type: Article

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