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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Worldwide, multicenter study of peristomal geometry and morphology in laryngectomees and its clinical effects
Head and Neck, Volume 33, No. 8, Year 2011
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Background: The purpose of this study was to improve attachment of automatic tracheostoma valves, the knowledge on tracheostoma geometry, and its clinical influences preferred. This article investigates whether the number of removed trachea rings, incision of the sternocleidomastoid muscles, neck dissection, reconstruction, time after operation, and age have any effect on the (peri)stomal geometry of the patient. Methods: (Peri)stomas of 191 patients from 10 institutes worldwide were photographed, measured, and compared. Results: Paired comparisons between the number of trachea rings removed showed significant differences in horizontal and vertical trachea-opening diameters, but failed to demonstrate an effect in the depth of the stoma. T tests did not demonstrate significant differences in peristomal geometry between the sternocleidomastoid-cleaved and non-cleaved group. Conclusion: The number of removed tracheal rings during laryngectomy does not seem to influence stoma depth. However, this study does not demonstrate that cleaving the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) at the time of a laryngectomy will result in a geometrically flatter stoma. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
van Kalkeren, Tjouwke A.
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
van der Houwen, Eduard B.(Ward)
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Duits, Mari Anne E.
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Hilgers, Frans J.M.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Hebe, Ana
Portugal, Lisbon
Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil Lisboa
Mostafa, Badr Eldin
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University
Lawson, Georges
Belgium, Louvain
University Hospital Louvain
Martínez, Zuriñe
Spain, Donostia-san Sebastian
Osakidetza, Donostia University Hospital
Woisard, Virginie A.
France, Toulouse
Hôpital Rangueil
Marioni, Gino
Italy, Padua
Azienda Ospedale Università Padova
Ruske, Dean R.
New Zealand, Dunedin
Dunedin Hospital
Schultz, Philippe
France, Strasbourg
Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Post, Wendy J.(Wendy)
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Verkerke, Bart J.
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Netherlands, Enschede
Universiteit Twente
Van Der Laan, Bernard F.A.M.
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/hed.21595
ISSN:
10433074
e-ISSN:
10970347
Research Areas
Health System And Policy