Implantation of an Artificial Larynx after Total Laryngectomy

Abstract

To the Editor: Organ loss due to late-stage cancer is a heavy burden on both the patient and the health care system. Total laryngectomy in patients with advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal carcinoma is lifesaving,1 but it entails a substantial loss of quality of life because of altered physiological functions and a sense of mutilation. We designed an artificial larynx that can replace lost laryngeal functions. We first implanted an artificial larynx in a patient in 2012.2 Here we present the case of a patient who received an ENTegral artificial larynx in 2015 after total laryngectomy and underwent 16 months of . . .