Modified Technique for Retrograde Placement of the Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis in the Office

For total laryngectomy patients with tortuous tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) tracts, anterograde placement of the voice prosthesis can be challenging. This article describes an updated and straightforward technique for in‐office retrograde placement of the voice prosthesis in patients with such ch...

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Published in:The Laryngoscope 2025-01, Vol.135 (1), p.121-123
Main Authors: Wu, Michael P., Sullivan, Cody, Deschler, Daniel G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures - methods
Esophagus - surgery
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Laryngectomy - methods
Larynx, Artificial
Prosthesis Implantation - methods
Punctures - methods
total laryngectomy
Trachea - surgery
tracheoesophageal speech
voice prosthesis
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Summary:For total laryngectomy patients with tortuous tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) tracts, anterograde placement of the voice prosthesis can be challenging. This article describes an updated and straightforward technique for in‐office retrograde placement of the voice prosthesis in patients with such challenging TEP tracts. Laryngoscope, 135:121–123, 2025
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
1531-4995
DOI:10.1002/lary.31659