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a one-way plastic valve placed in a surgically created tracheoesophageal fistula to restore speech after laryngectomy. Called also Blom-Singer p.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Tracheoesophageal puncture — A tracheoesophageal puncture is a small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the trachea but lets air into the esophagus for esophageal speech. External links *… … Wikipedia
tracheoesophageal puncture — A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the trachea but lets air into the esophagus for esophageal speech … English dictionary of cancer terms
tracheoesophageal fistula — a fistula between the trachea and the esophagus; it may be either pathological (the result of trauma or a congenital anomaly) or surgically created (see tracheoesophageal puncture) … Medical dictionary
puncture — 1. To make a hole with a small pointed object, such as a needle. 2. A prick or small hole made with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura, fr. pungo, pp. punctus, to prick] Bernard p. SYN: diabetic p.. cisternal p. passage of a hollow needle through … Medical dictionary
Blom-Singer puncture — Blom Sing·er puncture (blomґ singґər) [Eric D. Blom, American speech pathologist, 20th century; Mark Irwin Singer, American otolaryngologist, born 1945] see tracheoesophageal puncture, under puncture … Medical dictionary
Blom-Singer puncture — tracheoesophageal p … Medical dictionary
Esophageal speech — Esophageal speech, also known as esophageal voice, is a method of speech production that involves oscillation of the esophagus. This contrasts with traditional laryngeal speech which involves oscillation of the vocal folds. Instead, air is… … Wikipedia
Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy … Wikipedia
Cricothyrotomy — Intervention In cricothyrotomy, the incision or puncture is made through the cricothyroid membrane in between the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
