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Fungal colonization of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis
Author(s) -
Izdebski Krzysztof,
Ross Joel C.,
Lee Scott
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198705000-00011
Subject(s) - voice prosthesis , prosthesis , candida albicans , laryngectomy , medicine , tracheoesophageal fistula , surgery , larynx , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , esophagus
Laryngectomized patients fitted with tracheoesophageal (TE) puncture voice prosthesis may experience frequent failures in adequate production of neophonation. In some cases, these phonatory problems result from obstruction of the voice prosthesis with various deposits. The nature of these deposits was studied with mycologic techniques and by light and scanning electron microscopy. Candida albicans and other fungal species were identified.