A Thin Tracheal Silicone Washer to Solve Periprosthetic Leakage in Laryngectomies: Direct Results and Long‐Term Clinical Effects

Objectives: Assessment of the immediate results and long‐term clinical effects of a thin silicone washer placed behind the tracheal flange of voice prostheses to treat periprosthetic leakage.

[1]  P. Kress,et al.  [The custom-fit voice prosthesis, for treatment of periprothetic leakage after tracheoesophageal voice restoration]. , 2006, Laryngo- rhino- otologie.

[2]  F. Hilgers,et al.  Long‐Term Results of Provox ActiValve, Solving the Problem of Frequent Candida‐ and “Underpressure”‐Related Voice Prosthesis Replacements , 2008 .

[3]  S. Hertegård,et al.  Leakage around voice prosthesis in laryngectomees: Treatment with local GM‐CSF , 2001, Head & neck.

[4]  H. Bier,et al.  Die Kollageninjektion zur Augmentation des insuffizienten Stimmprothesenlagers , 2006 .

[5]  G. Lichtenberger,et al.  Therapy of periprosthetical leakage with tissue augmentation using Bioplastique around the implanted voice prosthesis , 2004, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head & Neck.

[6]  F. Hilgers,et al.  A decade of postlaryngectomy vocal rehabilitation in 318 patients: a single Institution's experience with consistent application of provox indwelling voice prostheses. , 2000, Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery.

[7]  G. Bunting.  Voice following laryngeal cancer surgery: troubleshooting common problems after tracheoesophageal voice restoration. , 2004, Otolaryngologic clinics of North America.

[8]  H. K. Schutte,et al.  Candida vegetations on silicone voice prostheses. , 1986, Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery.

[9]  F. Schwerdtfeger,et al.  Die Custom-fit-Stimmprothese , 2006 .

[10]  A. Pou,et al.  Tracheoesophageal voice restoration with total laryngectomy. , 2004, Otolaryngologic clinics of North America.

[11]  Frans J M Hilgers,et al.  A new problem-solving indwelling voice prosthesis, eliminating the need for frequent Candida- and "underpressure"-related replacements: Provox ActiValve. , 2003, Acta oto-laryngologica.

[12]  L. Crevier-Buchman,et al.  In Situ Lifetime, Causes for Replacement, and Complications of the ProvoxTM Voice Prosthesis , 1997, The Laryngoscope.

[13]  C. Sasaki,et al.  Incidence, timing, and importance of tracheoesophageal prosthesis resizing for successful tracheoesophageal speech production , 1995, The Laryngoscope.

[14]  J. L. St Guily,et al.  Autologous fat injection to treat leakage around tracheoesophageal puncture. , 2002, American journal of otolaryngology.

[15]  D. Brasnu,et al.  [Results of the treatment of spontaneous widening of tracheo-esophageal punctures after laryngeal implant]. , 1994, Annales d'Oto-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale.

[16]  Meena Seshamani,et al.  CymetraTM Injections to Treat Leakage around a Tracheoesophageal Puncture , 2006, ORL.

[17]  H. Bier,et al.  [Collagen injection for augmentation of periprosthetic leakage after tracheo-esophageal voice restoration]. , 2006, Laryngo- rhino- otologie.