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Surgical challenges in advanced or recurrent thyroid malignancy
1 July 2017
| Neil S Tolley (Prof)
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ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
The management of thyroid malignancy and extent of surgery is controversial, especially considering the limitations of preoperative diagnosis. Neil Tolley provides guidance and reminds us of our responsibility not to over-treat. In the UK, 16% of thyroidectomies are performed for...
Preoperative prediction of pain outcomes in patients with trigeminal neuralgia
9 September 2020
| Gauri Mankekar
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Neurotology, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
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Grading scale, Long-term outcome, Microvascular decompression, Trigeminal neuralgia
The authors of this retrospective study have developed a preoperative trigeminal neuralgia (TN) grading system for the preoperative prediction of long-term pain relief after microvascular decompression (MVD). Patients who had become refractory to or developed toxicity to carbamazepine or oxycarbamazepine...
Neuroimaging WG3. Neuroimaging as a window on the heterogeneity of tinnitus
Pim van Dijk and Sven Vanneste describe the hope that brain imaging techniques used for research will provide a better understanding of the heterogeneity of tinnitus through large-scale analysis. Their project will create a procedure whereby researchers can submit their...
Genetics of IP-III
The authors provide a literature review of the genetic basis and clinical features of incomplete partition (IP)-type III. The condition is seen typically in males and is due to mutation in the POU class 3 homeobox 4 (POU3F4) gene which...
Laryngology: Otorhinolaryngology – head and neck surgery series
1 November 2014
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A comprehensive and up to date textbook covering both conventional and contemporary topics in laryngology, written by authors of international repute, within 345 pages. The 39 chapters are divided into eight sections working through basic knowledge, clinical assessment and diagnostics,...
Incidental thyroid nodules: should we observe or operate?
1 January 2017
| Shabbir Akhtar
Thyroid nodules are extraordinarily prevalent, detected by physical examination in 7% and by imaging studies in 67% of the population. Although most of these nodules are benign, up to 20% are found to be malignant on excision. It’s a very...
A safe management pathway for low-risk head and neck cancer suspected referrals
3 September 2024
| Madhup K Chaurasia
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ENTA - Head & Neck
Head and neck cancer is the eighth most common malignancy and numbers are increasing. This has led to increasing number of suspected cancer referrals which, with imposition of the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard implemented in 2020, has further burdened the...
Developing an Innovation for ENT – from Idea to Market: how ‘e-i’ did it
1 March 2014
| Ajith Paulose George, Chris Coulson, Mark Prince, Simon Pargeter, Matthew Tulley
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ENTA - ENT
Background endoscope-i (e-i) Ltd was incorporated into Companies House on December 3rd, 2012 following eight months of developing our first project, a simple iPhone adapter for endoscopes. Of the three founding shareholders, two are ENT surgeons and one a lecturer...
Cochlear implants: recipient stories
The most powerful evidence for the remarkable achievements made with cochlear implants over 40 years comes from the life-changing, personal stories of those who have benefited from the technology. James Rylance I first noticed a problem with hearing when I...
How best to manage single-sided deafness?
1 July 2018
| Gentle Wong
Nowadays there is a plethora of options for patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) including: Bluetooth contralateral routing of signal (CROS) aids; in-the-ear bone conduction hearing aids (TransEar); intra-oral bone conduction aids (SoundBite) and bone-anchored technologies (BAHA). Unilateral cochlear implantation is...
Blindness after orthognathic surgery
This is a case report and review of the literature of this rare, but well recognised alarming complication. The authors discuss the possible mechanisms, suggesting that it does not arise from a direct injury to the optic nerve and is...
Videofluoroscopic swallowing studies: balancing risks and benefits
3 July 2023
| Roganie Govender
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AMD, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
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Deglutition Disorders, Dysphagia, Frame Rate, Pulse Rate, Radiation Dose, Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies
Videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) are an important part of the diagnostic toolkit and arguably the current gold-standard for assessing swallow biomechanics and diagnosing dysphagia. However, the procedure does involve exposure to radiation, and any clinician requesting this should be able...
