Generally speaking, the same complica-tions associated with total laryngectomy have been encountered after near-total laryngectomy (NTL). In addition, aspira-tion and speaking shunt stenosis could be the problems for the later. The purposes of this report are to investigate the possi-ble causes of these two complications, the effects of perioperative wound infection, and the effects of postoperative irradiation on the outcome of a patient’s shunt speech. This study reveals that wound infection and radiotherapy do not interfere with the outcome of the shunt speech.