“The Laryngectomee Guide” is available now in Portuguese

Brook, Itzhak

doi:10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.06.007

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition)

ISSN: 1808-8694

The Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology aims to provide timely information for physicians and scientists focused on otorhinolaryngology and head and neck disorders, including contemporary, ethical, clinically relevant information in:

- General otolaryngology;
- Head and neck surgery;
- Respiratory sleep disorders;
- Allergy/rhinology;
- Otology/neurotology;
- Laryngology/broncho-esophagology;
- Pediatric otolaryngology;
- Cranio-facial surgery;
- Skull base surgery;
- Head and neck oncology;
- Phoniatrics;
- Upper airway related diseases;
- Facial plastics and reconstructive surgery.

The journal is the official peer-reviewed open access scientific publication of the Brazilian Association of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery (ABORL-CCF).

All articles will be published under the CC-BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International) with copyright owned by the ABORL-CCF.

Please note that articles submitted as of May 1, 2022, which are accepted for publication will be subject to a fee (Article Publishing Charge, APC) payment by the author or research funder to cover the costs associated with publication.

Indexed in:

MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science/SCIE, DOAJ, Lilacs, SciELO, Qualis A3

The Guide provides practical information that can assist laryngectomees and their caregivers with medical, dental and psychological issues. It contains information about side effects of radiation and chemotherapy, methods of speaking, airway, stoma, and voice prosthesis care, as well as eating and swallowing, medical, dental and psychological concerns, respiration, anesthesia and travel guidelines.1

I hope that you will find the Guide helpful for you and your colleagues as well as your patients.

Thanks.

Conflicts of interest

The author declares no conflicts of interest.

Reference

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R. Gonzalez-Orus Alvarez-Morujo, P. Martinez Pascual, M. Tucciarone, M. Fernandez Fernandez, R. Souviron Encabo, T. Martinez Guirado.

Salvage total laryngectomy: is a flap necessary?.

Braz J Otorhinolaryngol, (2018),

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.11.007

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Please cite this article as: Brook I. “The Laryngectomee Guide” is available now in Portuguese. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;85:799.