Phonosurgical Injection Approaches for Voice Restoration After Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomies: A Pilot Study.

Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of phonosurgical corrective approaches based on injection laryngoplasties and pharyngoplasties followed by speech therapy for voice restoration after unsatisfactory phonatory results of open partial horizontal laryngectomies.

Methods: Ten patients with not satisfying phonatory results despite speech therapy after type II or type III open partial horizontal laryngectomies (OPHLs) were included. Each patient underwent a voice restoration program based on phonosurgery (injection laryngoplasty and/or injection pharyngoplasty) with hyaluronic acid and/or calcium hydroxyapatite, followed by post-surgical voice rehabilitation.

Validation of the Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI) Version 03.01 in Italian.

Objective: The aim of the present study is to validate the Acoustic Voice Quality Index version 03.01 in the Italian language (AVQIv3-IT).

Methods: A total of 150 native Italian speakers with normal voices (n = 50) and with various voice disorders (n = 100) were enrolled.

Substitution Voice Rehabilitation After Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomy Through the Proprioceptive Elastic Method (PROEL): A Preliminary Study.

Objective: The aim was to investigate the efficacy of the Proprioceptive Elastic Method (PROEL) in the rehabilitation of the substitution voice after open partial horizontal laryngectomy (OPHL).

Study Design: Prospective outcome study.

Methods: Fifteen patients surgically treated by OPHL type II or type III for laryngeal cancer were recruited (experimental group).