Laryngeal transplantation. Why a transplant is not the best option?

Researchers from three continents have recently summarized the global experience in laryngeal transplantation. A total of 11 cases between 1998 and 2022. Eleven cases in 25 years, worldwide. The paper starts remarking an indisputable fact: “Loss of laryngeal function impairs vital human social and functional abilities, especially communication, respiration, and swallowing“. That is true. TheContinue reading “Laryngeal transplantation. Why a transplant is not the best option?”