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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |