Quality of life and deglutition after total laryngectomy

Quality of life and deglutition after total laryngectomy

Summary Introduction: Total laryngectomy creates deglutition disorders and causes a decrease in quality of life Aim: To describe the impact of swallowing and quality of life of patients after total laryngectomy. Method: A case series study. Patients completed a...

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Main Authors: Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Jabson Herber Profiro de Oliveira, Renata Milena Freitas Lima Régis, Leilane Maria de Lima, Ana Maria Bezerra de Araújo, Patrícia Maria Mendes Balata, Daniele Andrade da Cunha, Hilton Justino da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-10-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
quality of life
laryngeal neoplasms
laryngectomy
deglutition
deglutition disorders
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.7162/S1809-97772012000400006

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