Journal Reviews

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Balloon dilatation of the eustachian tube - largely very safe but not entirely without risk

4 March 2024 | | Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | MAUDE database, adverse event, balloon dilation, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, risk profile

Consent is a fundamental part of our daily working lives. This is something as simple as consent to examine a patient, consent to undertake a procedure as minor as taking blood, through to consent for a major operation. Whatever the...

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Surviving oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma – does subsite matter?

7 January 2020 | | HPV, database, oropharynx, prognosis, tonsil

Human papilloma virus (HPV) status is a known prognostic factor in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). The eighth edition of American Joint Cancer Committee (AJCC) has modified the TNM staging to reflect this. However, subsite as an independent prognostic factor...