Precision Antifungal Treatment Significantly Extends Voice Prosthesis Lifespan in Patients Following Total Laryngectomy

Precision Antifungal Treatment Significantly Extends Voice Prosthesis Lifespan in Patients Following Total Laryngectomy

Indwelling silicone valves called voice prostheses (VPs) are the gold standard for speech rehabilitation in patients with laryngeal cancer following total laryngectomy. Reported VP lifespans amongst these patients are highly variable but when devices fail patients experience loss of voice and an inc...

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Main Authors: Daniel R. Pentland, Sarah Stevens, Leila Williams, Mark Baker, Carolyn McCall, Viktorija Makarovaite, Alistair Balfour, Friedrich A. Mühlschlegel, Campbell W. Gourlay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Candida
voice prosthesis
laryngectomy
speech therapy
microbiology
antifungal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00975/full

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