Larynx. Surgical Procedures, Complications and Disorders

Description:

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of surgical procedures, complications and disorders of the larynx. Topics discussed include the molecular biology of laryngeal cancer; laryngeal reconstruction and voice rehabilitation; open supragottic horizontal laryngectomy; speech rehabilitation for patients who suffer larynx and voice box deficiencies; the lower esophageal sphincter and its relationship with the larynx; and the peri- and post-operative complications of endoscopic laser microsurgery of malignant tumors of the larynx. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents:

Preface

Molecular Biology of Laryngeal Cancer
(Jaime Lee, Rostam D. Farhadieh, Plastic Surgery, Southern Health Service, Melbourne, Australia, and others)

Laryngeal Chemoreflexes in Early Life: Potential Involvement in Pathologies Involving Cardiorespiratory Inhibition
(Marie-Laure Specq, Nathalie Samson, Jean-Paul Praud, Neonatal Respiratory Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Physiology
Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)

Laryngeal Reconstruction and Voice Rehabilitation: Current Techniques and Outcomes
(Rostam D. Farhadieh, Charles Geoffrey Gordon Rees, Jaime Lee, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Great Ormond Hospital for Kids, London, United Kingdom, and others)

Open Supraglottic Horizontal Laryngectomy Still Useful in the Endoscopic Era
(Alejandro Castro, Javier Gavilan, Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain)

From Whispers to Normal Speech: Offering Natural Voice to Laryngectomees
(Hamid Reza Sharifzadeh, Ian V. McLoughlin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

The Lower Esophageal Sphincter and its Relationship with the Larynx
(Albert L. Merati, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA)*

Endoscopic Laser Microsurgery of Malignant Tumors of the Larynx: Perioperative and Postoperative Complications
(Maik Ellies, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Göttingen, Germany)*

Index

Editors: Kevin F. Rivera and Jeffrey M. Evans