Prevencija degeneracije olfaktorne sluznice nakon totalne laringektomije

Olfactory rehabilitation after a laryngectomy is based on establishing nasal airflow to allow odorant molecules to come into contact with the olfactory mucosa. Currently, the polite yawning technique (PYT) is the gold standard for post-laryngectomy olfactory rehabilitation, but it is usually introduced in patient’s rehabilitation programs one month after the surgery. To prevent loss of valuable time and pathophysiological changes of the nasal and olfactory mucosa, a new device was developed, named the LaryScent. The timely establishment of nasal air flow with LaryScent would prevent histopathological changes and facilitate regenerative processes in olfactory mucosa.Olfaktorna rehabilitacija nakon totalne laringektomije temelji se na uspostavi protoka zraka kroz nos čime se omogućuje doticaj mirisnih molekula u zraku s olfaktornom sluznicom nosa. Trenutno je „Polite yawning” tehnika (PYT) zlatni standard u olfaktornoj rehabilitaciji nakon totalne laringektomije, ali pacijenti obično započinju s rehabilitacijom mjesec dana nakon operacije. Kako bi se prevenirao gubitak dragocjenog vremena i spriječio nastanak patohistoloških promjena sluznice nosa, razvijena je nova naprava nazvana LaryScent. Pravovremena uspostava protoka zraka kroz nos s LaryScent napravom prevenirat će histopatološke promjene olfaktorne sluznice i potaknuti regenerativne procese