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The tracheostomal washer: a simple aid for tracheooesophageal speakers with a large tracheostome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Abstract

A simple device is described which enables the patient with a tracheo–oesphageal valve and a large tracheostome to easily occlude the stoma, avoiding the need for stomaplasty.

Type
Short communication
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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