Richard (Wei Chern) Gan

ENT Consultant

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Latest Contribution

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Outcomes of temporal bone-resurfacing for pulsatile tinnitus associated with vascular wall anomalies

1 September 2019 | | Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | carotid artery, dehiscence, diverticulum, hydroxyapatite, hypotympanic approach, jugular bulb, pulsatile tinnitus, resurfacing, sigmoid sinus, surgical technique, systematic review, vascular wall anomaly

This month’s Ed’s choice is an interesting systematic review into the management of pulsatile tinnitus. There are impressive results from resurfacing of symptomatic anatomical abnormalities of the temporal bone and I suspect that referrals for further imaging and otology clinic...

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Sphenopalatine ganglion block in endoscopic sinus surgery reduces intra and post-operative morbidity

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | adverse effect, bleeding, endoscopic sinus surgery, meta-analysis, postoperative pain, sphenopalatine ganglion block

The authors present results of a meta-analysis to investigate the role of sphenopalatine ganglion block (SPGB) in reducing postoperative pain in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). An electronic database search (Pubmed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, Embase, and the Cochrane Register of Controlled...

Oral versus oral and intratympanic corticosteroid treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, Paediatric ENT | CHEER Network, practice guidelines, steroids, sudden sensorineural hearing loss

The 2012 American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) clinical practice guidelines on sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) have two statements that address steroid use. Statement eight indicates an option to offer corticosteroid as initial treatment for...