What size tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP) is typically placed at the time of the primary puncture?
Answer
The party wall is 7.4 mm thick in cadaver models. In Europe, they typically place an 8 mm TEP at the time of the puncture. In Europe, I think you see fewer patients that have chemoradiation and less complicated patients for some reason. In the US, I always recommend that most patients have a 10 mm TEP. A 10 gives you a little extra "wiggle room" and typically a 10 is perfect. If there is a flap, you might consider a 12 1/2 mm or a 15 mm. I have not had any incidences of a 10 not working in a non-flapped patient.
Julie Bishop-Leone’s career as a Speech Language Pathologist spans 20 years first at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor then as Clinical Manager of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Specializing in alaryngeal voice restoration and swallowing she has participated in numerous clinical trials and co-authored several peer-reviewed papers focused on the head and neck oncology patient.
Julie Bishop-Leone, M.A., CCC-SLP
Julie Bishop-Leone’s career as a Speech Language Pathologist spans 20 years first at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor then as Clinical Manager of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Specializing in alaryngeal voice restoration and swallowing she has participated in numerous clinical trials and co-authored several peer-reviewed papers focused on the head and neck oncology patient. In addition to her extensive clinical experience with tracheoesophageal voice restoration, she has directed and been an invited faculty member at national seminars and training programs in the area of laryngectomy rehabilitation. Ms. Bishop-Leone has been employed by Atos Medical Inc for the last five years and is a founding member of the Educational Division of Atos Medical Inc.
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