[Tracheoesophageal shunt for voice reconstruction after total laryngectomy to prevent from deglutition disorders].

Objective: To observe the effect of tracheoesophageal shunt on voice reconstruction after total laryngectomy.

Methods: Seventy-nine patients with laryngeal cancer of T3 and T4 stages were conducted an operation of tracheoesophageal shunt after total laryngectomy. The vertical voiced slit with a length of 0.