The Voice Button is a simple biflanged silicone device placed in the tracheoesophageal wall which has been found to enable speech without aspiration in approximately 80% of unselected laryngectomy patients. A simple surgical outpatient procedure provides the necessary tracheoesophageal fistula for insertion of the Voice Button. Indications, results, advantages, disadvantages and complications are discussed.
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