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tracheoesophageal puncture

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tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP),
a one-way synthetic valve placed in a surgically created tracheoesophageal fistula to restore speech after laryngectomy.
puncture [pungk´chur]
1. the act of piercing or penetrating with a pointed object.
2. a wound so made.
cisternal puncture see cisternal puncture.
lumbar puncture (spinal puncture) see lumbar puncture.
sternal puncture see sternal puncture.
tracheoesophageal puncture surgical creation of a tracheoesophageal fistula to hold a one-way plastic valve to restore speech after Laryngectomy.
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Abstract The current study retrospectively reviewed the cases of 68 patients who had undergone total laryngectomy and tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) over a 16-year period.
Outcomes of primary and secondary tracheoesophageal puncture: a ... by Kraus, Dennis H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Indwelling Voice Prosthesis is suitable for use as the initial voice prosthesis following tracheoesophageal puncture and in patients with questionably healthy tracheoesophageal wall tissue (i.
Small-diameter voice prosthesis by Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Tracheoesophageal puncture Patients who have undergone total laryngectomy benefit from vocal rehabilitation via the placement of a prosthesis in a tracheoesophageal fistula.
Office procedures for the esophagus by Belafsky, Peter C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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