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Placement of a voice device in a tracheoesophageal fistula provides successful speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. However, in the long term, removal of the voice device and permanent closure of the fistula is sometimes necessary. This paper presents and evaluates a simple surgical technique for primary closure of tracheo-esophageal fistulae. We retrospectively review 12 laryngectomees...