Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 245-248 , March 2011

Effects of Neck Dissection and Radiotherapy on Short-Term Speech Success in Voice Prosthesis Restoration Patients

  • Erdogan Gultekin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Namik Kemal University Medicine Faculty, Tekirdag, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Erdogan Gultekin, Department of Otolaryngology, Namik Kemal University Medicine Faculty, 59100 Tekirdag, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Kursat Yelken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Gaziomanpasa University Medicine Faculty, Tokat, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mehmet Fatih Garca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Van Education and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
    • ,
  • Omer N. Develioglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mehmet Kulekci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

,Accepted 23 October 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00190-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.10.011

Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 245-248 , March 2011

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