A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely ...

Researchers from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) and Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Informatics (KTU IF) have developed a new alternative voice evaluation index that ...

Evidence now demonstrates that a novel partial voice box resection, in which up to 75% of the voice box is removed and the rest reconstructed, can be just as effective as total laryngectomy, with ...

Different types of vocal cord surgery include microlaryngoscopy, medialization laryngoplasty, and reduction laryngoplasty. The type of surgery a person has may depend on the reason for the procedure.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Mayo Clinic is using 3D printing as a new option to heal the larynx after cancer or traumatic injury. David Lott, M.D., a Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon, is an ...

In a first for France, a Lyon-based team of surgeons performed a larynx transplant in early September. The patient is doing well and starting to regain the use of her voice. Philippe Ceruse, MD, PhD, ...

MODESTO, Calif. - After losing her speech more than a decade ago, Brenda Jensen became isolated from friends and was teased for using an electronic device that made her sound like a robot. Today, the ...

HERE’S NICOLE. HELLO, THE POWER OF A SIMPLE WORD, A RARE FORM OF CANCER STOLE MARTY KEATING’S ABILITY TO SPEAK. I LOST MY VOICE COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. AND THEN IT CAME BACK. IT WAS JUST A ...

There are four stages of laryngeal cancer. They are slightly different depending on where in your larynx the cancer starts. Laryngeal cancer happens when abnormal (cancerous) cells start to grow in ...