Erschienen in:
01.01.2013 | Original Article
A Novel Obturator Device for Management of Dilated Trachea-esophageal Puncture Tract Fistulas
verfasst von:
Pankaj Chaturvedi, Prashant Pawar, Kanchan Dholam, Deepa Nair, Sudhir Nair, Sourav Datta, Sagar Shridhar Vaishampayan
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2013
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Abstract
Voice rehabilitation in laryngectomized patients by tracheoesophageal puncture is a time tested technique. In some patients the tracheoesophageal puncture gets inordinately dilated leading to leakage around the prosthesis. Most of these fistulas are managed by a variety of conservative treatments like temporary removal of prosthesis, placement of silastic ring over the prosthesis, placement of nasogastric tube and airway protection by a cuffed tracheostomy tube. Intractable fistulas are tackled by surgical closure but are fraught with failures. We hereby suggest a novel temporary obturator that can be can be easily made at a very low cost in any hospital having prosthetic rehabilitation services and obviates the need for a tracheostomy tube, nasogastric tube and repeated hospital visits.