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1. Hilgers FJM, Schouwenburg PF. A new low-resistance, self-retaining prosthesis (Provox) for voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 1990; 100, 1202-1207.

2. Hilgers FJM, Cornelissen MW, Balm AJM. Aerodynamic characteristics of the Provoxlow-resistance, indwelling voice-prosthesis. Eur Archs ORL 1993; 250: 375-378.

3. Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM. Long-term results of vocal rehabilitation after total laryngectomy with the low-resistance, indwelling Provox voice prosthesis system. Clin Otolaryngol 1993; 18: 517-523.

4. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Aaronson NK, Balm AJM. Communication, functional disorders and life-style changes after total laryngectomy. Clin Otolaryngol 1994: 19: 295-300.

5. Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, Gregor RT, Ackerstaff AH, Scholtens BEGM. Voice results using the in-dwelling Provoxvoice prosthesis. Voice Update; Proceedings 1st World Voice Congress, Oporto, April 9-13, 1995; ed. M Pais Clemente: Excerpta Medica ICS 1097, pp 173-182, 1996.

6. OpdeCoul B, Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, Tan IB, van Tinteren H, van den Hoogen FJA. A decade of postlaryng-ectomy vocal rehabilitation in 318 patients: a single institution’s experience with consistent application of ind-welling voice prostheses (Provox). Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 126: 1320-1328.

7. Hilgers FJM, Ackerstaff AH, Balm AJM, Tan IB, Aaronson NK, Persson JO. Development and clinical evaluation of a second generation voice prosthesis (Provox2) designed for anterograde and retrograde insertion. Acta Otolaryngol 1997; 117: 889-896.

8. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Meeuwis CA, van der Velden LA, van den Hoogen FJA, Marres HAM, Vreeburg GCM, Manni JJ, Multiinstitutional assessment of the Provox 2 voice prosthesis. Arch Otolar-yngol Head Neck Surg 1999;125:167-173.

9. Hilgers FJM, Ackerstaff AH, Aaronson NK, Schouwenburg PF, van Zandwijk N. Physical and psycho-social consequences of total laryngectomy. Clin Otolaryngol 1990; 15: 421-425.

10. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, van Zandwijk N. Long-term pulmonary function status after total laryngectomy. Clin Otolaryngol 1995; 20: 547-551.

11. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Meeuwis CA, Knegt PPM, Weenink C. Pulmonary function pre and post total laryngectomy. Clin Otolaryngol 1999; 24: 491-494.

12. Hilgers FJM, Aaronson NK, Ackerstaff AH, Schouwenburg PF, van Zandwijk N. The influence of a heat and moisture exchanger (HME) on the respiratory symptoms after total laryngectomy. Clin Otolar-yngol 1991; 16: 152-156.

13. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Aaronson NK, Balm AJM, van Zandwijk N. Improvements in respi-ratory and psychosocial functioning following total laryngectomy by the use of a heat and moisture exchanger (HME). Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1993; 102: 878-883.

14. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Aaronson NK, de Boer MF, Meeuwis CA, Knegt PPM, Spoelstra HAA, van Zandwijk N, Balm AJM. Heat and moisture exchangers as a preventative treatment option in the rehabilitation of laryngectomized patients. Clin Otolaryngol 1995; 20: 504-509.

15. Hilgers FJM, Ackerstaff AH, Balm AJM, Gregor RT. A new heat and moisture exchanger with speech valve (Provox Stomafilter). Clin Otolaryngol 1996; 21: 414-418.

16. Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, Tan IB. Long term compliance of laryngectomized patients with a specialized pulmonary rehabilitation device, Provox Stomafilter. Laryngoscope 1998; 108: 257-260.

17. As van CJ, Hilgers FJM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ, Ackerstaff AH. The influence of stoma occlusion on aspects of alaryngeal speech. Acta Otolaryngol 1998; 118: 732-738.

18. Hilgers FJM, Ackerstaff AH, van As CJ, Balm AJM, van den Brekel MWM, Tan IB. Development and clinical assessment of a Heat and Moisture Exchanger with a multi-magnet automatic tracheostoma valve (Provox FreeHands HME) for vocal and pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh), 2003;123;91-99.

19. Van Dam FSAM, Hilgers FJM, Emsbroek G, Touw FI, van As CJ, N de Jong. Deterioration of olfac-tion and gustation after total laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 1999; 109: 1150-1155.

20. Hilgers FJM, van Dam FSAM, Keyzers S, Koster MN, van As, Muller MJ. Rehabilitation of olfaction in laryngectomized patients by means of a Nasal Airflow Inducing Manoeuver: the ‘Polite Yawning’ technique. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 126: 726-732.

21. Hilgers FJM, Jansen HA, van As CJ, Polak MF, Muller MJ, van Dam FSAM. Long-term results of olfaction rehabilitation in laryngectomized individuals using the nasal airflow-inducing ‘Polite Yawn-ing’ maneuver. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002; 128: 648-654

Additional references:

in German:

- Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, Gregor RT. Stimmrehabilitation nach Laryngektomie mit der Provox-Stimmprothese. Chirurgische und technische Aspekte. Teil I. HNO 1995; 43: 197-202.

- Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, Gregor RT. Stimmrehabilitation nach Laryngektomie mit der Provox-Stimmprothese. Chirurgische und technische Aspekte. Teil II. HNO 1995; 43: 261-267.

- Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM. Die Folgen einer totalen Kehlkopfentfernung unter besonderer Beachtung der Rehabilitation der Stimme und der unteren Luftwege. HNO 1997; 45: 43-52.

in French:

- Hilgers FJM, Schouwenburg PF. Prothèse Provox. In: F. Le Huche et A. Allali, eds. Réhabilitation vocale après laryngectomie totale. Collection Phoniatrie. Masson, Paris/Milan/Barcelone/Bonn. 1993: pp 73-78.

in Dutch:

- Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM, Aaronson NK, Schouwenburg PF, van Zandwijk N. Lichamelijke en psy-chosociale gevolgen van totale larynxextirpatie en het effect van een warmte en vocht wisselaar. Ned Tijdschr Geneesk 1990; 134: 2438-2442.

- Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM. Totale laryngectomie: I. Stemrevalidatie en lichamelijke en psychosociale gevolgen. Logopedie & Foniatrie 1996; 6: 157-160.

- Ackerstaff AH, Hilgers FJM. Totale laryngectomie: II. Longproblematiek en longrevalidatie. Logopedie & Foniatrie 1996; 7/8: 192-195.

related papers and conference proceedings:

- Ackerstaff AH, Souren T, van Zandwijk N, Balm AJM, Hilgers FJM. Improvements in the assessment of pulmonary function in laryngectomized patients. Laryngoscope 1993; 103: 1391-1394.

- Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, Gregor RT. Surgeon’s workshop: changing the indwelling Provox tracheo-esophageal voice prosthesis as an outpatient procedure. (Parker AJ, Clegg RT. Clin Otolaryngol 1993; 18: 145-149). Letter to the editor. Clin Otolaryngol 1994; 19: 174-175.

- Elias MM, Hilgers FJM, Keus RB, Gregor RT, Hart AAM, Balm AJM. Carcinoma of the hypopharynx; a retrospective analysis of the treatment results over a 20-year period. Clin Otolaryngol 1995; 20: 249-253.

- Hilgers FJM, Hoorweg JJ, Kroon BBR, Schaeffer B, de Boer JB, Balm AJM. Prosthetic voice rehabilita-tion with the Provox system after extensive pharyngeal resection and reconstruction. In: Jesus Algaba, ed. Surgery and prosthetic voice restoration after total and subtotal laryngectomy. Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Surgical and Prosthetic Voice Restoration after Total Laryngectomy, San Sebastian 29 September - 1 October 1995. Excerpta Medica International Congress Series 1112. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, Shannon, Tokyo. pp 111-120, 1996.

- van As CJ, Hilgers FJM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ. Acoustical analysis and perceptual evaluation of tracheoesophageal prosthetic voice. J Voice 1998; 12: 239-248.

- As van CJ, Tigges M, Wittenberg T, Op de Coul BMR, Eysholdt U, Hilgers FJM. High-speed digital imaging of the neoglottic vibration after total laryngectomy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999; 125: 891-897.

- van As CJ, Op de Coul BMR, van den Hoogen FJA, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ, Hilgers FJM. ‘Quanti-tative videofluoroscopy’: a new evaluation tool for tracheoesophageal voice production. Arch Otolaryn-gol Head Neck Surg 2001; 127: 161-169.

Netherlands Cancer Institute Theses on rehabilitation aspects after total laryngectomy:

- AH Ackerstaff: Physical and psychosocial consequences of total laryngectomy. University of Amster-dam. January 18, 1995.

- CJ van As: Analysis of postlaryngectomy prosthetic voice. University of Amsterdam, September 26, 2001.

Other recent papers of interest in relation to the Provox system

- Ahmad I, Kumar BN, Radford K, O’Connell J, Batch AJG. Surgical voice restoration following abla-tive surgery for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma. J. Laryngol. Otol. 2000;114:522-525.

- Aust MR, McCaffrey TV. Early speech results with the Provox voice prosthesis after laryngectomy. Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 1997;123(September):966-968.

- Baumann A, Hotz A, Zbaren P. Ergebnisse der Stimrehabilitation mit Provox-Prothesen. Schweiz. Med. Wochenschr. 2000;130 (Suppl. 116):77-79.

- Brasnu D, Pages JC, Laccourreye O, Jouffre V, Monfrais Pfauwadel MC, Crevier-Buchman L. Résul-tats des traitements de l’élargissement spontané des punctures trachéo-oesophagiennes avec implant-phonatoire. Ann Oto-Laryngol Chir Cervicofac 1994;111:456-460.

- Callanan V, Baldwin D, White-Thompson M, Beckinsale J, Nennett J. Provox valve use for post-laryng-ectomy voice rehabilitation. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 1995;109(November):1068-1071.

- Carpentier JWd, Ryder WDJ, Grad IS, Saeed SR, Woolford TJ. Survival times of Provox valves. The journal of Laryngology and Otology 1996;110(January):37-42.

- Chung RP, Patel P, Ter Keurs M, van Lith Bijl JT, Mahieu HF. In vitro an in vivo comparison of the low-resistance Groningen and the Provox tracheoesophageal voice prostheses. Rev. Laryngol. Otol. Rhinol. 1998;119:301-306.

- Davidson P. An easier way to speak again. Using the Provox2 voice prosthesis. Nursing Times 1998;94(April):53-55.

- Heaton JM, Parker AJ. In vitro comparison of the Groningen high resistance, Groningen low resistance and Provox speaking valves. J Laryngol Otol 1994;108:321-324.

- Laccourreye O, Ménard M, Crevier-Buchman L, Couloigner V, Brasnu D. In situ lifetime, causes for replacement, and complications of the Provox voice prosthesis. Laryngoscope 1997;107:527-530.

- Luff DA, Izzat S, Farrington WT. Viscoaugmentation as a treatment for leakage around the Provox2 voice rehabilitation system. J. Laryngol. Otol. 1999;113:847-848.

- Mianni C, Bellomo A, Bertino G, Staffieri A, Carello M, Belforte G. Dynamic behaviour of the Provox and Staffieri prostheses for voie rehabilitation following total laryngectomy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 1998;255:143-148.

- Panarese A, Clarke RW, Young P, Jackson SR, McCormick MS, Jones AS. Vocal rehabilitation after pharyngo-laryngectomy ---- The Provox valve. Clinical Otolaryngology 1994;19:427-429.

- Sandberg N, Söderpalm E, Svensson P, Almquist S-A. Voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. The Göteborg experience. Scandinavian Journal fo Logopedics and Phoniatrics 1992;17:163-167.

- Van den Hoogen FJA, Van den Berg RJH, Oudes MJ, Manni JJ. A prospective study of speech and voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy with the low-resistance Groningen, Nijdam and Provox voice prostheses. Clin. Otolaryngol. 1998;23:425-431.

- Van Weissenbruch R, Albers FWJ. Vocal rehabilitation after total laryngectomy using the Provox voice prosthesis. Clin. Otolaryngol. 1993;18:359-364.

- Van Weissenbruch R, Bouckaert S, Remon J-P, Nelis HJ, Aerts R, Albers FWJ. Chemoprophylaxis of fungal deterioration of the Provox silicone tracheoesophageal prosthesis in postlaryngectomy patients. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 1997;106:329-337.

- Vural E, Hanna E. Modification of the tracheal flange of the Provox voice prosthesis for easier inser-tion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999;121:599-600.

- Schäfer P, Klützke N, Schwerdtfeger FP. Prothetische Stimmrehabilitation nach Laryngektomie. Laryn-go-Rhino-Otol 2001;80:677-681.

- Hotz MA, Baumann A, Schaller I, Zbaren P. Success and predictability of Provox prosthesis voice rehabilitation. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;128:687-691.
 

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