A simple technique for closure of persistent tracheoesophageal fistula after total laryngectomy.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St-Luc University Hospital and Cancer Center, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

Published: April 2009


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