Proton pump (H+/K+-ATPase) expression in human larynx.

Objective: The goal of our study was to investigate and to identify the existence of proton pump in different parts of larynx. The presence of acidic content in this area is known to be connected to several laryngeal diseases. It is mostly developed by upward recurrence of acidic gastric content, but there are some signs that the acid can be produced in the larynx as well, because of the proton pump activity in laryngeal mucosa.

Objective assessment of tracheoesophageal and esophageal speech using acoustic analysis of voice.

The aim of this study was to analyze the voice quality of alaryngeal tracheoesophageal and esophageal speech, and to determine which of them is more similar to laryngeal voice production, and thus more acceptable as a rehabilitation method of laryngectomized persons. Objective voice evaluation was performed on a sample of 20 totally laryngectomized subjects of both sexes, average age 61.3 years.

Epidemiology of laryngeal cancer in Osijek-Baranja County (eastern Croatia).

The aim of this retrospective study was to provide the incidence and mortality rate for all patients with laryngeal carcinoma diagnosed in Osijek-Baranja County, during the period of 1999-2008. In this period, there were 329 registered patients, from which 301 (91.5%) males, and 28 (8.