Laryngectomy is a surgical procedure performed to remove the entire larynx or parts of it under general anesthesia. Surgical voice restoration procedures are performed on patients undergoing total ...

(HealthDay)—Laryngectomy outcomes appear to be associated with hospital volume for such cases, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Christine G.

The most common type of laryngectomy, i.e., surgical removal of advanced laryngeal cancer, changes the patient's voice dramatically and can be very disruptive to their normal life. To improve the ...

For patients with head and neck cancer who undergo salvage laryngectomy, postoperative hypothyroidism is predictive of wound-healing complications after surgery, according to new findings. In a ...

A support group has been set up to help people who have had their voice boxes removed, to raise awareness of the cancer of the larynx and show them that there is life after a laryngectomy. Over 1,000 ...

Stanley M. Shapshay, M.D. Forastiere et al. state that radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy should be the standard of care for most patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. It does seem ...

Surgery Reduced morbidity associated with a minimum hospital volume threshold of 6 cases/year. HealthDay News — Laryngectomy outcomes appear to be associated with hospital volume for such cases, ...

In the future, it is hoped that a smartphone will be able to record what the patient wants to say and then “clean up” and enrich this signal to produce a coherent and clear result The most common type ...