Carl Gussenbauer and the first artificial larynx after total laryngectomy

A Mudry; S Vergez

doi:10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.004

Carl Gussenbauer and the first artificial larynx after total laryngectomy

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2023 Mar;140(2):89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.004. Epub 2022 Nov 18.

Authors

A Mudry¹, S Vergez²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Road, 94305-5739 Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Toulouse Larrey, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.

PMID: 36404206
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.004

Abstract

The aim of this historical vignette is to delve into the description and use of the first artificial larynx, developed by Carl Gussenbauer, and used after Theodor Billroth's first total laryngectomy, performed on December 31, 1873.

Keywords: Artificial larynx; Billroth; Gussenbauer; History; Laryngectomy.

MeSH terms

Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms* / surgery
Laryngectomy
Larynx* / surgery
Larynx, Artificial*
Prosthesis Implantation