Analysis of durability and replacement of vocal prostheses in total laryngectomy patients at a head and neck surgery referral center.
Rafael Cardoso PiresRicardo Ribeiro GamaPaulo Sérgio da Silveira JúniorFernanda Marsico TeixeiraCarlos Roberto SantosRenato de Castro CapuzzoPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
The results of this study show that the median of prostheses durability is higher than that presented in the literature, the main cause of replacement was protheses leakage and that low educational level is associated to higher replacement rate.