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If a patient attends an emergency department with a blocked TEP valve, it should be removed.
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False. TEP valves can get blocked with food or secretions but unblocking them is a specialist skill. Removal and replacement may be necessary but this again requires specialist skills. Damaging the tissues around a TEP valve can have serious implications for long term voice restoration.
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