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Gustatory and olfactory dysfunction in laryngectomized patients

After total laryngectomy surgery, nasal airflow is moved permanently to the tracheostomy opening, compromising the contact of odorant molecules with the nasal cavity, which may reflect changes in the olfactory and gustatory perception in these individuals. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the functions of sme...

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Autores principales: Caldas, Ada Salvetti Cavalcanti, Facundes, Vera Lúcia Dutra, da Cunha, Daniele Andrade, Balata, Patrícia Maria Mendes, Leal, Leila Bastos, da Silva, Hilton Justino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9442388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24141667
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1808-8694.20130099