A patient has had a laryngectomy and was able to retain his airway, with no difficulty swallowing. There is no split of thyroid cartilage. The nurse would record this type of laryngectomy as which of the following?
a) Partial laryngectomy
b) Hemilaryngectomy
c) Total laryngectomy
d) Supraglottic laryngectomy
Answer: Partial laryngectomy
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