ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2023
Olfactory function in laryngectomised patients: tracheo-oesophageal
Article in Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- [Research progress on olfactory function and rehabilitation after total laryngectomy].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025Review
- A new olfactory rehabilitation protocol based on physiological induction of nasal airflow after total laryngectomy: the Physiological Olfactory Recovery Technique (PORT).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Observational
- Statistical overview of the Sniffin' sticks olfactory test from the perspectives of anosmia and hyposmia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- An observational study of olfactory functions in total laryngectomees.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate olfactory function in patients rehabilitated with oesophageal (ES) voice or tracheo-oesophageal (TES) prosthesis to further verify whether there were differences in smell alterations depending on voice rehabilitation modality. Methods: A total of 40 patients who had undergone total laryngectomy participated in the study. Speech rehabilitation was achieved through TES in 20 patients (Group A) or ES in 20 patients (Group B). Olfactory function was evaluated using the Sniffin' Sticks test. Results: At olfactory evaluation, in Group A, 4/20 patients (20%) were anosmic, whereas 16/20 patients (80%) were hyposmic; in Group B, 11/20 patients (55%) were anosmic whereas 9/20 patients (45%) were hyposmic. A significant difference (p = 0.04) was found at global objective evaluation. Conclusions: The study shows that the rehabilitation with TES contributes to maintaining a functioning, albeit limited, sense of smell.
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