“The Laryngectomee Guide” in Slovak

Dear Editor,

“The Laryngectomee Guide” in Slovak

We are happy to announce that the “The Laryngectomee Guide” (Sprievodca laryngektómiou) is available now in Slovak as an eBook and paperback. The translation was supervised by Miroslav Tedla, MD, MPH, PhD.; from the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Paperback is available from Mr. Miro Tedla, MD, MPH, PhD., of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Comenius University, University Hospital, Antolská 11, 851 07 Bratislava, Slovakia; and eBook at: https: //bit.ly/3fT8eqO (FREE).

The Guide provides information that can assist laryngectomees and their medical providers about medical, dental and psychological issues. It contains information about side effects of radiation and chemotherapy; methods of speaking; airway, stoma, and voice prosthesis care; eating and swallowing; medical, dental and psychological concerns; respiration; anesthesia; travelling, and how to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery made the English edition available for free download on their website: http: //www.entnet.org/content/laryngectomee-guide.

The laryngectomee Guide is also available in 21 other languages: En­glish, traditional and simple Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Malaysian, Indonesian, Russian, French, Romanian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Greek, Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. http: //dribrook.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-laryngectomee-guide-is-available-in.html.

It is our hope that the Guide will be helpful to laryngectomees and their medical providers in Slovakia.

ORCID authors

I. Brook ORCID 0000-0001-6068-1475,

M. Tedla ORCID 0000-0002-3471-7195.

Accepted: 29. 8. 2021

Itzhak Brook, MD

4431 Albemarle st. NW

Washington DC 20016

USA

Ib6@georgetown.edu