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Losing One’s Voice to Save One’s Life: A Brief History of Laryngectomy

Laryngectomy is a surgical procedure that involves the surgical removal of the laryngeal complex, thereby separating the upper from the lower respiratory tracts, resulting in a tracheostomy. In this way, respiration is achieved at the expense of the patient’s voice. A neopharynx is formed, serving o...

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Autores principales: Matev, Boyko, Asenov, Asen, Stoyanov, George S, Nikiforova, Lora T, Sapundzhiev, Nikolay R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7381876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32724750
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8804