Methods of Voice Reconstruction

Hung-Chi Chen; Karen F Kim Evans; Christopher J Salgado; Samir Mardini

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1255340

Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

Semin Plast Surg 2010; 24(2): 227-232
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255340

Methods of Voice Reconstruction

Hung-Chi Chen¹ , Karen F. Kim Evans² , Christopher J. Salgado³ , Samir Mardini⁴

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Jiau-shu Tsuen, Yan-chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
²Georgetown University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
³Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
⁴Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This article reviews methods of voice reconstruction. Nonsurgical methods of voice reconstruction include electrolarynx, pneumatic artificial larynx, and esophageal speech. Surgical methods of voice reconstruction include neoglottis, tracheoesophageal puncture, and prosthesis. Tracheoesophageal puncture can be performed in patients with pedicled flaps such as colon interposition, jejunum, or gastric pull-up or in free flaps such as perforator flaps, jejunum, and colon flaps. Other flaps for voice reconstruction include the ileocolon flap and jejunum. Laryngeal transplantation is also reviewed.

KEYWORDS

Electrolarynx - esophageal speech - ileocolon flap for voice reconstruction - laryngeal transplantation - pneumatic artificial larynx - tracheoesophageal puncture - voice reconstruction

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Samir MardiniM.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery

Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905

Email: mardinis@aol.com