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Pierre Lavertu, MD; Susan E. Scott, MA, CCC-SP; Eileen M. Finnegan, MA, CCC-SP; Howard L. Levine, MD; Harvey M. Tucker, MD; Benjamin G. Wood, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115(3):350-355.

Abstract
• Since the introduction of the tracheoesophageal puncture technique for restoration of voice in 1980, 125 secondary punctures have been performed in 117 patients at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Preoperative evaluation, pharyngeal preparation, and their relation to final speech results were reviewed retrospectively. Critical factors in the rehabilitation of these patients are discussed based on our experience and a review of the literature.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1989;115:350-355)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 27, 1988.

Read before the Second International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, Boston, Aug 12, 1988.

Reprint requests to the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Desk A-71, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195-5034 (Dr Lavertu).

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