Perceptual Voice and Speech Analysis after Supraglottic Laryngeal Closure for Chronic Aspiration in Head and Neck Cancer

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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the voice and speech outcomes after tubed supraglottic laryngeal closure (TSLC) surgery to treat chronic aspiration after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective case-control study.

METHODS: The data of patients who underwent radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and who later required total laryngectomy or TSLC for chronic aspiration between 2004 and 2017 were retrieved from a dysphagia clinic. Preoperative and postoperative voice and speech were assessed by the GRBAS and INFVo rating scales. Control subjects who underwent radiotherapy alone or total laryngectomy with a tracheoesophageal prosthesis for other indications were recruited for comparison.

RESULTS: Of 15 patients who underwent a TSLC with a mean age of 57.3 years (45-75 years), 13 were male and 2 female. All patients had a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The success rate of speech production using their own larynx following an intact TSLC was 64%. There was no statistically significant difference in voice and speech ratings between preoperative and TSLC subjects on the GRBAS (P = .32) and INFVo scales (P = .57), although the quality of voice appeared to deteriorate after TSLC. However, the INFVo scale for impression, intelligibility and unsteadiness of the voice after TSLC was statistically significantly better than for laryngectomy with tracheoesophageal speech.

CONCLUSIONS: A tubed supraglottic laryngeal closure controls chronic aspiration while preserving the larynx for phonation, and results in a better voice and speech quality than a laryngectomy with a voice prosthesis.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4 Laryngoscope, 131:E1616-E1623, 2021.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:131

Enthalten in:

The Laryngoscope - 131(2021), 5 vom: 15. Mai, Seite E1616-E1623

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ku, Peter K M [VerfasserIn]
Vlantis, Alexander C [VerfasserIn]
Yeung, Zenon W C [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Osan Y M [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Ryan H W [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Alex K F [VerfasserIn]
Hui, Thomas S C [VerfasserIn]
So, Erin P L [VerfasserIn]
Law, Thomas K T [VerfasserIn]
Abdullah, Victor [VerfasserIn]
van Hasselt, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Michael C F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aspiration
Comparative Study
Head and neck cancer
Journal Article
Speech
Surgery
Voice

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Date Completed 07.05.2021

Date Revised 07.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/lary.29298

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318306360