Partial Laryngectomy Is Removal of a Portion of the Larynx

question 39

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Partial laryngectomy is removal of a portion of the larynx.It is done to remove superficial neoplasms that are confined to one vocal cord or to remove a tumor extending into the ventricle or the anterior commissure or a short distance below the cord.The patient should be prepared for an altered voice quality postoperatively as well as for the possibility of total laryngectomy if the tumor proves too extensive for partial resection.The perioperative nurse,in preparing the patient for surgery and post procedure expectations,can describe the postoperative voice as:

• A) enhanced voice with assistive tracheoesphageal puncture stoma.
• B) no voice,breathes through tracheostoma.
• C) normal as the patient's preoperative voice.
• D) a hoarse but serviceable voice.

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