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REVIVING OLFACTORY PERCEPTION IN TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY CASES: A STUDY ON SMELL REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES

Bianchi Luca Santoro
Published 20 February 2025
Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)
pp. 55-66
CC BY 4.0
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    Bianchi Luca Santoro
    Operative Unit of Otolaryngology, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
    IT

Laryngeal cancer, primarily afflicting male individuals, presents as a prevalent malignancy within the upper aerodigestive tract, predominantly as carcinomas. The treatment of laryngeal malignancies encompasses multiple therapeutic modalities, including radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. While non-surgical approaches are often favored, laryngectomy, a surgical procedure, becomes necessary in cases where radiation and chemotherapy fail to produce satisfactory therapeutic outcomes. Partial laryngectomy, frequently combined with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, involves the removal of a portion of the larynx, enabling the unobstructed flow of air through the respiratory passages, from the nasal cavities to the lungs. For more advanced cases of laryngeal cancer, total laryngectomy (TL) is imperative. TL involves the complete excision of the entire larynx, including the hyoid bone, necessitating a surgical incision in the anterior neck. Various muscles, including hyoidean muscles and the lower pharyngeal constrictor muscle, are sectioned and subsequently sutured, preserving the communication between the hypopharynx and the esophagus

JournalColumbia Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing
ISSN2998-8179
Volume / IssueVol. 12, No. 2 (2024)
Pages55-66
Published20 February 2025
DOI10.5281/zenodo.14898716
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LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Santoro, B. (2025). REVIVING OLFACTORY PERCEPTION IN TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY CASES: A STUDY ON SMELL REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES. Columbia Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 55-66. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14898716

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