Journal Reviews

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Benign oesophageal strictures: overview and management strategies

6 September 2021 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Endoscopic dilation, Esophageal benign stricture, Stent

Benign oesophageal strictures may have several attributable causes including caustic injuries, long-term acid reflux, eosinophilic oesophagitis, anastomotic strictures and endoscopic therapy. Endoscopic dilation via bougies or balloon dilators may treat most strictures successfully and satisfactorily. However, in some situations treatment...

Stenting and sinus surgery

1 January 2018 | | Chronic rhinosinusitis, Chronic sinusitis, Drug-eluting stents, Sinus surgery, Stents, Steroid releasing stents

Stents are used in sinus surgery with the aim of maintaining patency of sinus cavity avoiding restenosis from inflammation or scarring. The exact indication for stenting in sinus surgery however is still debated. The authors discussed the potential role of...

Endovascular management of cavernous and paraclinoid aneurysms

1 November 2014 | | Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck | Aneurysms, Cavernous, Coil, Endovascular, Flow diversion, Paraclinoid, Stent

This review discusses management of aneurysms arising from the internal carotid artery from the entrance into the cavernous sinus until just before the take off of the posterior communicating artery. Whilst paraclinoid aneurysms do not tend to have ENT presentations,...