A Silastic surgical stent with an indwelling No. 2 Dacron polyester suture and a Silastic dilator have been designed for use in conjunction with Singer and Blom's tracheoesophageal puncture technique for voice restoration. The surgical stent is used to form the tracheoesophageal fistula; the Silastic dilator is sent home with each patient to be used as an atraumatic dilator if the puncture site becomes too small to allow for the insertion of the Singer-Blom voice prosthesis.
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