Abstract
Replacing a speech valve can be a difficult procedure to learn and perform. In this letter the authors propose a method using an operating microscope, which their department has found useful in performing this procedure, and in teaching trainees.
© 2011 Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
MeSH terms
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / rehabilitation*
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
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Humans
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Laryngectomy / rehabilitation
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Larynx, Artificial*
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Microscopy / methods*
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Otolaryngology / education
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Otolaryngology / instrumentation*
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Otolaryngology / methods
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Prosthesis Fitting / instrumentation*
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Prosthesis Fitting / methods
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Speech-Language Pathology / education
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Speech-Language Pathology / instrumentation*
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Speech-Language Pathology / methods