Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis (TEP) is a device that is placed in the wall that separates the trachea and esophagus in order to enable a total laryngectomy patient to make voice.

2019年6月22日 · In TEP, a fistula (passage) is created in the thick party wall separating the trachea (airway) and esophagus (food pipe) surgically. This surgical procedure can be done primarily, at the time of total laryngectomy, or secondarily at weeks or …

2022年2月2日 · During the TEP procedure, a surgeon creates a small hole about the size of a pencil eraser in the wall between your trachea and your esophagus, the tube that moves food from your mouth to your stomach. A small one-way valve, called a tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis, is placed inside the hole to direct air into the throat.

A TEP is a method of communicating following a total laryngectomy surgery to remove the voice box to treat cancer. Your surgeon will create a fistula (hole) between your breathing pipe and your swallowing pipe, and implant a one-way valve with flanges on either side to hold it in your throat.

Speech through voice production created by passage of air through a valve positioned in the party wall between the trachea and pharynx or upper esophagus (tracheoesophageal puncture [TEP] speech) is dependent on a prosthesis.

A tracheoesophageal puncture, or TEP, is a surgical procedure that can be done at the same time as the Total Laryngectomy surgery (primary TEP) or as a separate outpatient procedure (secondary TEP). The TEP or Voice Prosthesis (VP) is a small plastic device that has two ‘flanges’ on either side to keep it in place.

The objective is, through a systematic literature review, to define evidence-based recommendations regarding the procedure of primary TEP with voice prosthesis placement, establish the conditions and requirements for performing primary TEP, determine the indications and contraindications of primary TEP, as well as to define the complications ...

Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) and management of TEP voice prosthesis problems Introduction o Phonation after total laryngectomy can be achieved through three main mechanisms: use of an electrolarynx, tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP), and esophageal speech. o Esophageal speech often requires significant practice and training. Some patients may

A tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis, TEP, is a device made of medical grade silicone, which is positioned within the “party wall” which is the shared wall between the trachea and the esophagus. The voice prosthesis itself does not produce a voice.

2023年4月19日 · A tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis is a medical device that connects the trachea and esophagus to restore voice and speech communication following a total laryngectomy. It allows patients to generate the most natural and intelligible sound and voice compared to other laryngeal speech techniques 1.