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Table 2 - Surgical management options for intractable aspiration

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Surgical intervention and treatment of oral, pharyngeal motor disorders

Eugene A. Chu and James H. Kelly

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo51

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aPostoperative tracheostomy required.

bMay have postoperative phonation depending on technique.

Reversible
Allows phonationNo phonation
TracheostomyEpiglottic flap laryngeal closurea,b
Endolaryngeal stentaTracheoesophageal
Epiglottic flap laryngeal closurea,bDiversion/laryngotracheal separation
Irreversible
Allows phonationNo phonation
Partial cricoidectomySubperichondrial cricoidectomya
Glottic closurea
Narrow-field laryngectomy
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