Tracheo-oesophageal puncture by retrograde passage of a gastroscope via mini-laparotomy and gastrotomy

Authors
Loughran, S McKee, G Carding, P
Citation
S. Loughran et al., Tracheo-oesophageal puncture by retrograde passage of a gastroscope via mini-laparotomy and gastrotomy, J LARYNG OT, 113(6), 1999, pp. 564-565
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222151 → ACNP
Volume
113
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
564 - 565
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(199906)113:6<564:TPBRPO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture is frequently used for voice restora tion after laryngectomy. A method utilizing a flexible gastroscope passed v ia a mini-laparotomy and gastrotomy in a retrograde manner is described in a patient where extensive pharyngeal resection made it impossible to cannul ate the upper aerodigestive tract. The patient suffered minimal morbidity a nd produced reasonable speech.