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Safe and easy method for secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Andrew Husband  and
Christopher Randall
Andrew Husband
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
Christopher Randall
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
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Abstract

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We describe a method for performing secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture in patients who have undergone total laryngectomy. The technique is straightforward and easy. It uses a minimum of readily available equipment with a simple modification to a standard pharyngoscope.

Keywords

Voice ProsthesisTracheosophageal FistulaOperativesurgical Procedures
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 5 , May 2001 , pp. 408 - 409
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001