Tracheo-oesophageal puncture
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Tracheo-oesophageal puncture
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A tracheo-esophageal puncture is a surgically created hole between the trachea (windpipe) and the esophagus in a person who has had a total laryngectomy, a surgery where the larynx is removed. The purpose of the puncture is to restore a person’s ability to speak after the vocal cords have been removed. This involves creation of a fistula between trachea and oesophagus, puncturing the short segment of tissue or “common wall” that typically separates these two structures. A voice prosthesis is ins
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheo-oesophageal_puncture
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2022-01-26T17:04:38Z
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