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Tracheostoma Diverticulum Following Tracheoesophageal Puncture
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Tracheostoma Diverticulum Following Tracheoesophageal Puncture

Henry T Hoffman and Shan R Baker
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, Vol.116(9), pp.1074-1076
09/01/1990
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1990.01870090090015
PMID: 2116810

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Abstract

• Although the initial reports of tracheoesophageal puncture after total laryngectomy reported little to no morbidity, subsequent studies with longer follow-up have reported a significant number of complications. We present the first reported case (to our knowledge) of prolapse of the posterior tracheal wall with diverticulum formation developing 6 years after continuous use of tracheoesophageal puncture speech. Preoperative assessment with a barium esophagogram and rigid esophagoscopy aided in the successful surgical treatment of this disorder. The pathogenesis of this complication and method of repair are discussed.(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:1074-1076)

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