A H Ackerstaff
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Recent Articles
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de Bruin-Visser J, Ackerstaff A, Rehorst H, Retel V, Hilgers F
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
. 2011 Jun;
269(2):659-65.
PMID: 21698416
Smoking is the main causative factor for development of head and neck and lung cancer. In addition, other malignancies such as bladder, stomach, colorectal, kidney and pancreatic cancer have a...
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van Rij C, Oughlane-Heemsbergen W, Ackerstaff A, Lamers E, Balm A, Rasch C
Radiat Oncol
. 2008 Dec;
3:41.
PMID: 19068126
Background And Purpose: To assess the impact of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) versus conventional radiation on late xerostomia and Quality of Life aspects in head and neck cancer patients. PATIENTS...
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Geurts T, Ackerstaff A, van Zandwijk N, Hart A, Hilgers F, Balm A
Acta Otolaryngol
. 2006 Nov;
126(12):1315-20.
PMID: 17101594
Conclusion: Annual post-treatment screening of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients for second primary lung cancer and metastatic recurrence appeared to form no major burden for head and...
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Lorenz K, Groll K, Ackerstaff A, Hilgers F, Maier H
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
. 2006 Oct;
264(2):151-7.
PMID: 17043857
Excellent results have been reported with the use of voice prostheses for the rehabilitation of laryngectomees. Patients, however, consider it a disadvantage that the tracheostoma must be closed manually for...
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Op de Coul B, Ackerstaff A, van As-Brooks C, van den Hoogen F, Meeuwis C, Manni J, et al.
Acta Otolaryngol
. 2005 Aug;
125(6):629-37.
PMID: 16076712
Conclusions: With the use of a new automatic stoma valve (ASV) it appears possible to rehabilitate patients who have previously been unsuccessful in acquiring hands-free speech. As well as making...
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Op de Coul B, Ackerstaff A, van As C, van den Hoogen F, Meeuwis C, Manni J, et al.
Clin Otolaryngol
. 2005 Apr;
30(2):169-75.
PMID: 15839870
Objectives: To assess, whether the EORTC questionnaires QLQ-C30 and QLQ-H&N35 give enough detailed information to study specific quality of life (QoL) related issues in laryngectomized individuals. Design: Multicentre, prospective clinical...
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Ackerstaff A, Hilgers F, Meeuwis C, Knegt P, Weenink C
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci
. 1999 Dec;
24(6):491-4.
PMID: 10606994
Pulmonary function pre- and post-total laryngectomy was assessed in 16 patients without overt inspiratory stridor preoperatively. It could be shown that total laryngectomy is associated with a significant decrease in...
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Hilgers F, Ackerstaff A
Folia Phoniatr Logop
. 1999 Sep;
52(1-3):65-73.
PMID: 10474006
Comprehensive rehabilitation after total laryngectomy is more than voice alone. The removal of the larynx and the subsequent disconnection of the upper and lower airways not only has consequences for...
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Ackerstaff A, Hilgers F, Meeuwis C, van der Velden L, van den Hoogen F, Marres H, et al.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 1999 Feb;
125(2):167-73.
PMID: 10037283
Objectives: To verify the initial results of a new anterograde replacement method of the second-generation indwelling Provox voice prosthesis, Provox 2 (Atos Medical AB, Hörby, Sweden), and to determine its...
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van As C, Hilgers F, Ackerstaff A
Acta Otolaryngol
. 1998 Dec;
118(5):732-8.
PMID: 9840514
In this study, speech of 21 laryngectomized patients is investigated under 2 different stoma occlusion conditions, i.e. direct digital occlusion of the stoma (by thumb or finger), and digital occlusion...