Strategies for the prevention of microbial biofilm formation on silicone rubber voice prostheses

Total laryngectomy, a surgical treatment for extensive cancer of larynx, which alters swallowing and respiration in patients, is followed up with a surgical voice restoration procedure comprising tracheoesophageal puncture techniques with insertion of a ‘‘voice prosthesis’’ to improve successful voi...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rodrigues, L. R. (author)
Outros Autores: Banat, Ibrahim M. (author), Teixeira, J. A. (author), Oliveira, Rosário (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2007
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Texto completo:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/6362
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6362