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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2012 Jul 2;122(8):1767–1772. doi: 10.1002/lary.23368

Table II.

Description and Outcomes of Customized Prostheses

Customization N=145 n (%) Successful* n (%)
Type
    Tracheal Collar Only 11 (7.59%) 7 (63.64%)
    Esophageal Collar Only 56 (38.62%) 43 (76.79%)
    Both (Tracheal and Esophageal) Collars 78 (53.79%) 62 (79.49%)
Increased Resistance
    No 37 (25.52%)
    Yes 108 (74.48%)
*

Prevention of leakage immediately after insertion

Glue was placed on a standard prosthesis or a commercially-available prosthesis with increased resistance.