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The tracheostomal washer: a simple aid for tracheooesophageal speakers with a large tracheostome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. J. N. Garth ,
C. J. Fenton ,
C. R. Pearson ,
K. Riden  and
M. R. Thomas
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Abstract

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A simple device is described which enables the patient with a tracheo–oesphageal valve and a large tracheostome to easily occlude the stoma, avoiding the need for stomaplasty.

Keywords

Speech, oesophagealLarynx, artificial
Type
Short communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 9 , September 1993 , pp. 824 - 825
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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