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The rate of positive margins in head and neck cancers has remained stagnant over the past three decades and is consistently associated with poor overall survival. This suggests that significant […]
» Read moreTracheal A-frame deformity is a known consequence of tracheostomy that may lead to obstruction after decannulation. The goal of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility and success of endoscopic […]
» Read moreChronic rhinosinusitis is associated with altered mucociliary clearance and olfaction. The study aimed to analyse the reversibility of impairment and endoscopic factors predicting changes in mucociliary clearance and olfactory parameters.This […]
» Read moreThis paper reports a rare case of a 61-year-old man with sialodochitis fibrinosa.Clinical case report and review of current literature.Sialodochitis fibrinosa is a diagnosis of exclusion and in many cases […]
» Read moreThis study aimed to describe the clinical presentation, microbiological profile and management of complications of bone wax usage for surgical procedures at the skull base.The case records of a series […]
» Read moreTo investigate whether the long-term presence of a patulous Eustachian tube (PET) is associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).Retrospective chart review.Tertiary referral center.Ears (n = 100) were classified into two groups based […]
» Read moreAssessment of pharyngeal collapse patterns by drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is often paramount to guide clinical decision-making in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Being a subjective investigation, DISE findings are […]
» Read moreThe UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has estimated a 70% increase in demand resulting from the 2019 modification to cochlear implant criteria We modelled the projected increase […]
» Read moreTo investigate the benefit of bilateral cochlear implantation in adults, who had been implanted being a child under the age of 10 years.Retrospective data analysis.Tertiary referral center with a large […]
» Read moreHepatitis C virus (HCV) was reported to associate with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in many studies. However, its correlation with prognosis of non-human papillomavirus (HPV) associated HNSCC […]
» Read moreThe objectives were to characterize the effects of wearing face coverings on: 1) acoustic speech cues, and 2) speech recognition of patients with hearing loss who listen with a cochlear […]
» Read moreThe Versius Surgical System (CMR Surgical, Cambridge, UK) is a new robotic surgical platform that is CE marked and available for clinical use. This is the first pre-clinical evaluation of […]
» Read moreTo identify pretreatment variables associated with the development of acute vestibular symptoms after Gamma Knife (GK) treatment for Vestibular Schwannoma (VS).Retrospective case series.Tertiary neurotology referral center.Patients treated with GK radiosurgery […]
» Read moreMany powered instruments used in routine sinonasal surgery are regarded as an aerosol generating procedure (AGP). This study aimed to assess assess how different instrument settings may affect detectable droplet […]
» Read moreSalivary gland choristoma is an extremely rare middle ear pathology. We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with unilateral conductive hearing loss. Tympanotomy showed a nonspecific middle ear mass, […]
» Read moreLanguage barriers may impact family experience, which is a key measure of healthcare quality. We compared family satisfaction between Spanish-speaking families (SSF) and English-speaking families (ESF) in pediatric otolaryngology.Retrospective cohort […]
» Read moreEccrine hidradenoma is a relatively rare benign tumor of sweat gland origin but with possible malignant transformation. It usually consists of solitary, well-demarcated papules or nodules covered with normal skin. […]
» Read moreArthropods may become lodged inside the ear and cause considerable emotional and physical trauma. Cases of centipedes being lodged in the external auditory canal have rarely been reported. In this […]
» Read moreThis article presents 2 cases of extremely intractable patulous Eustachian tube following multiple transnasal shim insertion. These cases highlight the disadvantages of repeat transnasal shim operations, including enlargement of the […]
» Read moreTo identify whether chemoradiotherapy improves survival in patients with stage T3-4N0M0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).The data of patients with stage T3-4N0M0 NPC were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results […]
» Read moreTo evaluate the effect of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and antireflux treatment on peak nasal inspiratory airflow (PNIF).Prospective observational study was conducted.Tertiary otorhinolaryngology clinic.Adults with LPR and healthy controls MAIN OUTCOME […]
» Read moreMedialization laryngoplasty, also known as type I thyroplasty is widely accepted as a definitive treatment for paralytic and nonparalytic glottal incompetence. This technique uses material to medialize the vocal fold […]
» Read morePredicting the course of cranial nerve (CN) VII in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) on preoperative imaging for vestibular schwannoma (VS) may help guide surgical resection and reduce complications. Diffusion MRI […]
» Read more1) To compare vestibular schwannoma maximum linear dimensions and calculated volume with measured volume in accurately determining tumor volume and growth. 2) To determine natural growth history of vestibular schwannomas […]
» Read moreTo describe a unique case of definite neuroborreliosis presenting with bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) due to simultaneous involvement of both vestibular systems highlighted by a complete assessment for all five vestibular […]
» Read moreGlottic stenosis is a discrete cause of airway compromise. We aimed to determine the surgical outcomes of transverse cordotomy with anteromedial arytenoidectomy (TCAMA), performed in the setting of isolated glottic […]
» Read moreInclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive inflammatory myopathy with dysphagia as a debilitating sequalae. Otolaryngologists are consulted for surgical candidacy when there are findings of cricopharyngeal dysfunction. We aim […]
» Read moreStapes surgery is occasionally complicated by an intraoperative tympanic membrane perforation (ITMP), traditionally indicating abortion of the procedure due to concerns for postoperative infection and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). This […]
» Read moreBioactive glass (BG) S53P4 reduces the viability of epidermal keratinocyte-derived immortalized cell line, HaCaT in sufficient concentrations in vitro.Although used in mastoid obliteration surgery, there is no data available on […]
» Read moreSchwannomas in the middle ear and external auditory canal are exceedingly rare. The facial nerve, chorda tympani nerve, and Jacobson’s nerve have rarely been reported as the origins of primary […]
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