PRIMARY VOICE REHABILITATION FOLLOWING TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY: OUR EXPERIENCE

THE PHYSICIAN ALONG WITH THE TEAM OF SPEECH THERAPIST, PSYCHOLOGIST AND ONCOLOGIST NEED TO HELP THE PATIENT IN VOICE, DEGLUTITION, OLFACTORY AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BEST RESULTS. VOICE REHABILITATION, TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY, VOCAL PROSTHESIS INTRODUCTION Total laryngectomy is t...

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Published in:Research and science today 2018-01, p.37
Main Authors: Berteşteanu, Şerban, Antonie-Simion, Catrinel, Grigore, Raluca, Popescu, Bogdan, Pascu, Paula, Munteanu, Gloria, Cîrstea, Anca, Condeescu, Mihnea, Othman, Amer, Băleanu, Vlad-Dumitru, Socea, Bogdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Biofilms
Cancer therapies
Esophagus
Fistula
Head and neck
Industrialized nations
Laboratories
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngectomy
Laryngology
Medical personnel
Oncology
Ostomy
Otolaryngology
Patients
Physicians
Prostheses
Psychologists
Quality of life
Radiation therapy
Rehabilitation
Speech
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathologists
Surgery
Survival
Swallowing
Systematic review
Thyroid cancer
Voice
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Summary:THE PHYSICIAN ALONG WITH THE TEAM OF SPEECH THERAPIST, PSYCHOLOGIST AND ONCOLOGIST NEED TO HELP THE PATIENT IN VOICE, DEGLUTITION, OLFACTORY AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BEST RESULTS. VOICE REHABILITATION, TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY, VOCAL PROSTHESIS INTRODUCTION Total laryngectomy is the best option for patients that suffer from advanced laryngeal cancer, and it often provides a good five-year survival rate, but lowering the quality of life, as these patients need voice, olfactory, swallowing and pulmonary rehabilitation. In order for them to be reintegrated in society and to achieve an optimal outcome, a team formed by the physician, psychologist, speech therapist and specialized oncological nurses is necessary. In order to achieve the best outcome for the patients, surgical prosthetic voice rehabilitation requires a multidisciplinary team formed by the head and neck surgeon, speech therapist, psychologist and oncology nurses15.
ISSN:2247-4455
2285-9632