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Life as a Laryngectomy
2021-05-19
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- CC BY 4.0, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
A total laryngectomy, which involves the complete removal of the larynx, becomes necessary when conservative methods like chemotherapy, radiotherapy or partial removal are no longer effective for advanced laryngeal tumours. After a total laryngectomy, breathing and swallowing are completely separated. Next, your surgeon creates a so-called stoma (tracheostoma), which will help you breathe after surgery. From the outside, a hole is now visible in the neck, allowing you to breathe. Since: This hole leads directly to the windpipe, which the surgeon has sutured to the skin during surgery.
