List of works - Frans J M Hilgers

3D stereophotogrammetry for the assessment of tracheostoma anatomy

scientific article published on November 2008

A cost-effectiveness analysis of a preventive exercise program for patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with concomitant chemo-radiotherapy.

scientific article

A cost-effectiveness analysis of using TheraBite in a preventive exercise program for patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with concomitant chemo-radiotherapy

scientific article published on 11 February 2015

A multicenter, prospective, clinical trial evaluating a novel adhesive baseplate (Provox StabiliBase) for peristomal attachment of postlaryngectomy pulmonary and voice rehabilitation devices

scientific article

A new problem-solving indwelling voice prosthesis, eliminating the need for frequent Candida- and "underpressure"-related replacements: Provox ActiValve

scientific article

A novel, simplified ex vivo method for measuring water exchange performance of heat and moisture exchangers for tracheostomy application

scientific article

A randomized preventive rehabilitation trial in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy: feasibility, compliance, and short-term effects

scientific article

Acoustic analysis of changes in articulation proficiency in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy.

scientific article published in December 2013

Anatomical and functional correlates of voice quality in tracheoesophageal speech

scientific article published on September 2005

Biofilm formation on the Provox ActiValve: Composition and ingrowth analyzed by Illumina paired-end RNA sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and confocal laser scanning microscopy

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

Clinical phase I/feasibility study of the next generation indwelling Provox voice prosthesis (Provox Vega).

scientific article

Cost-effectiveness of heat and moisture exchangers compared to usual care for pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy in Poland

scientific article published on 2 April 2015

Development and (pre-) clinical assessment of a novel surgical tool for primary and secondary tracheoesophageal puncture with immediate voice prosthesis insertion, the Provox Vega Puncture Set

scientific article published on 6 March 2012

Development and clinical assessment of a heat and moisture exchanger with a multi-magnet automatic tracheostoma valve (Provox FreeHands HME) for vocal and pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy

scientific article

Dysphagia and trismus after concomitant chemo-Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (chemo-IMRT) in advanced head and neck cancer; dose–effect relationships for swallowing and mastication structures ⬇️

scientific article published on March 26, 2013

Early oral intake after total laryngectomy does not increase pharyngocutaneous fistulization

scientific article

Efficacy of a novel swallowing exercise program for chronic dysphagia in long-term head and neck cancer survivors

scientific article published on 2 August 2017

Endotracheal temperature and humidity measurements in laryngectomized patients: intra- and inter-patient variability

scientific article published on 26 May 2009

Ex vivo water exchange performance and short-term clinical feasibility assessment of newly developed heat and moisture exchangers for pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy

scientific article published in May 2013

Feasibility and impact of a dedicated multidisciplinary rehabilitation program on health-related quality of life in advanced head and neck cancer patients

scientific article published on 30 May 2015

Feasibility and potential value of lipofilling in post-treatment oropharyngeal dysfunction

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

First-year quality of life assessment of an intra-arterial (RADPLAT) versus intravenous chemoradiation phase III trial

scientific article published in January 2009

Functional outcomes and rehabilitation strategies in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer: a systematic review

scientific article published on 30 September 2008

High-dose superselective intra-arterial cisplatin and concomitant radiation (RADPLAT) for advanced head and neck cancer

scientific article published in June 2004

Hyoid bone displacement as parameter for swallowing impairment in patients treated for advanced head and neck cancer

scientific article

Incidence of severe tracheobronchitis and pneumonia in laryngectomized patients: a retrospective clinical study and a European-wide survey among head and neck surgeons

scientific article published on 20 February 2014

Long-term results of Provox ActiValve, solving the problem of frequent candida- and "underpressure"-related voice prosthesis replacements

scientific article

Perceptual evaluation of tracheoesophageal speech by naive and experienced judges through the use of semantic differential scales

scientific article published on August 2003

Postlaryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation: State of the Art at the Millennium ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2003

Practice of laryngectomy rehabilitation interventions: a perspective from Europe/the Netherlands

scientific article published on June 2013

Pre- and posttreatment voice and speech outcomes in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy: expert listeners' and patient's perception.

scientific article published on 29 December 2011

Predictive factors for pharyngocutaneous fistulization after total laryngectomy

scientific article published on March 2014

Pretreatment organ function in patients with advanced head and neck cancer: clinical outcome measures and patients' views

scientific article

Prospective clinical phase II study of two new indwelling voice prostheses (Provox Vega 22.5 and 20 Fr) and a novel anterograde insertion device (Provox Smart Inserter).

scientific article

Prospective clinical study on long-term swallowing function and voice quality in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy and preventive swallowing exercises

scientific article

Radiation dose to the tongue and velopharynx predicts acoustic-articulatory changes after chemo-IMRT treatment for advanced head and neck cancer

scientific article published on February 2015

Randomized controlled trial on postoperative pulmonary humidification after total laryngectomy: External humidifier versus heat and moisture exchanger ⬇️

scientific article published on November 21, 2011

Rehabilitation program for prosthetic tracheojejunal voice production and swallowing function following circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy and neopharyngeal reconstruction with a jejunal free flap

scientific article

Speech and swallowing after surgical treatment of advanced oral and oropharyngeal carcinoma: a systematic review of the literature

scientific article

The Relationship Between Acoustic Signal Typing and Perceptual Evaluation of Tracheoesophageal Voice Quality for Sustained Vowels

scientific article published on 17 March 2015

The cost-effectiveness of TheraBite® as treatment for acute myogenic temporomandibular disorder

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Treatment of myogenic temporomandibular disorder: a prospective randomized clinical trial, comparing a mechanical stretching device (TheraBite®) with standard physical therapy exercise

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Trends in treatment and survival for advanced laryngeal cancer: A 20-year population-based study in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Tumor volume as a prognostic factor for local control and overall survival in advanced larynx cancer

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Two-year results of a prospective preventive swallowing rehabilitation trial in patients treated with chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer

scientific article published on 28 July 2013

Value of digital high-speed endoscopy in addition to videofluoroscopic imaging of the neoglottis in tracheoesophageal speech

scientific article published on January 2004

Views on Acton et al's "Investigation of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage patterns: patient's self-report versus clinician's confirmation".

scientific article published in December 2008

Voice and speech outcomes of chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer: a systematic review

scientific article

List of works by Frans J M Hilgers

3D stereophotogrammetry for the assessment of tracheostoma anatomy

A cost-effectiveness analysis of a preventive exercise program for patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with concomitant chemo-radiotherapy.

A cost-effectiveness analysis of using TheraBite in a preventive exercise program for patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with concomitant chemo-radiotherapy

A multicenter, prospective, clinical trial evaluating a novel adhesive baseplate (Provox StabiliBase) for peristomal attachment of postlaryngectomy pulmonary and voice rehabilitation devices

A new problem-solving indwelling voice prosthesis, eliminating the need for frequent Candida- and "underpressure"-related replacements: Provox ActiValve

A novel, simplified ex vivo method for measuring water exchange performance of heat and moisture exchangers for tracheostomy application

A randomized preventive rehabilitation trial in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy: feasibility, compliance, and short-term effects

Acoustic analysis of changes in articulation proficiency in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy.

Anatomical and functional correlates of voice quality in tracheoesophageal speech

Biofilm formation on the Provox ActiValve: Composition and ingrowth analyzed by Illumina paired-end RNA sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Clinical phase I/feasibility study of the next generation indwelling Provox voice prosthesis (Provox Vega).

Cost-effectiveness of heat and moisture exchangers compared to usual care for pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy in Poland

Development and (pre-) clinical assessment of a novel surgical tool for primary and secondary tracheoesophageal puncture with immediate voice prosthesis insertion, the Provox Vega Puncture Set

Development and clinical assessment of a heat and moisture exchanger with a multi-magnet automatic tracheostoma valve (Provox FreeHands HME) for vocal and pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy

Dysphagia and trismus after concomitant chemo-Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (chemo-IMRT) in advanced head and neck cancer; dose–effect relationships for swallowing and mastication structures ⬇️

Early oral intake after total laryngectomy does not increase pharyngocutaneous fistulization

Efficacy of a novel swallowing exercise program for chronic dysphagia in long-term head and neck cancer survivors

Endotracheal temperature and humidity measurements in laryngectomized patients: intra- and inter-patient variability

Ex vivo water exchange performance and short-term clinical feasibility assessment of newly developed heat and moisture exchangers for pulmonary rehabilitation after total laryngectomy

Feasibility and impact of a dedicated multidisciplinary rehabilitation program on health-related quality of life in advanced head and neck cancer patients

Feasibility and potential value of lipofilling in post-treatment oropharyngeal dysfunction

First-year quality of life assessment of an intra-arterial (RADPLAT) versus intravenous chemoradiation phase III trial

Functional outcomes and rehabilitation strategies in patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer: a systematic review

High-dose superselective intra-arterial cisplatin and concomitant radiation (RADPLAT) for advanced head and neck cancer

Hyoid bone displacement as parameter for swallowing impairment in patients treated for advanced head and neck cancer

Incidence of severe tracheobronchitis and pneumonia in laryngectomized patients: a retrospective clinical study and a European-wide survey among head and neck surgeons

Long-term results of Provox ActiValve, solving the problem of frequent candida- and "underpressure"-related voice prosthesis replacements

Perceptual evaluation of tracheoesophageal speech by naive and experienced judges through the use of semantic differential scales

Postlaryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation: State of the Art at the Millennium ⬇️

Practice of laryngectomy rehabilitation interventions: a perspective from Europe/the Netherlands

Pre- and posttreatment voice and speech outcomes in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy: expert listeners' and patient's perception.

Predictive factors for pharyngocutaneous fistulization after total laryngectomy

Pretreatment organ function in patients with advanced head and neck cancer: clinical outcome measures and patients' views

Prospective clinical phase II study of two new indwelling voice prostheses (Provox Vega 22.5 and 20 Fr) and a novel anterograde insertion device (Provox Smart Inserter).

Prospective clinical study on long-term swallowing function and voice quality in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy and preventive swallowing exercises

Radiation dose to the tongue and velopharynx predicts acoustic-articulatory changes after chemo-IMRT treatment for advanced head and neck cancer

Randomized controlled trial on postoperative pulmonary humidification after total laryngectomy: External humidifier versus heat and moisture exchanger ⬇️

Rehabilitation program for prosthetic tracheojejunal voice production and swallowing function following circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy and neopharyngeal reconstruction with a jejunal free flap

Speech and swallowing after surgical treatment of advanced oral and oropharyngeal carcinoma: a systematic review of the literature

The Relationship Between Acoustic Signal Typing and Perceptual Evaluation of Tracheoesophageal Voice Quality for Sustained Vowels

The cost-effectiveness of TheraBite® as treatment for acute myogenic temporomandibular disorder

Treatment of myogenic temporomandibular disorder: a prospective randomized clinical trial, comparing a mechanical stretching device (TheraBite®) with standard physical therapy exercise

Trends in treatment and survival for advanced laryngeal cancer: A 20-year population-based study in The Netherlands

Tumor volume as a prognostic factor for local control and overall survival in advanced larynx cancer

Two-year results of a prospective preventive swallowing rehabilitation trial in patients treated with chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer

Value of digital high-speed endoscopy in addition to videofluoroscopic imaging of the neoglottis in tracheoesophageal speech

Views on Acton et al's "Investigation of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage patterns: patient's self-report versus clinician's confirmation".

Voice and speech outcomes of chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer: a systematic review