Quality of life after total glosso-laryngectomy
Index to South African Periodicals
- Date
- 2007-01-01
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 29-38
- Keywords
- Quality of life, Glossectomy, glosso-laryngectomy, YES, WR, 2021/09/14, P9953, Physical well-being, Functional well-being, Social well-being, Emotional/psychological well-being, 5352
- Author(s)
- Engelbrecht, L., Van der Merwe, A.
- Publication Title
- South African journal of communication disorders
- Volume
- 54
- ISSN
- Africa : South Africa
- Description
- Explores the quality of life of two participants who had undergone total glosso-laryngectomy as treatment for advanced tongue base cancer. Finds that total glosso-laryngectomy has a significant impact on quality of life and a good quality of life can be maintained in a patient who has an extensive support structure and can achieve intelligible oral communication. Emphasizes that pre-operative counselling by a multi-disciplinary team is important for a person to make an informed decision.