Using a microscope to change a speech valve

Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2011 Sep-Oct;46(5):608. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00013.x. Epub 2011 Mar 7.

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.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / rehabilitation*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Laryngectomy / rehabilitation
  • Larynx, Artificial*
  • Microscopy / methods*
  • Otolaryngology / education
  • Otolaryngology / instrumentation*
  • Otolaryngology / methods
  • Prosthesis Fitting / instrumentation*
  • Prosthesis Fitting / methods
  • Speech-Language Pathology / education
  • Speech-Language Pathology / instrumentation*
  • Speech-Language Pathology / methods