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How should I excise sinonasal tumours, open or endoscopic? En bloc or piecemeal?

1 January 2016 | | Craniofacial resection, Endoscopic resection, Endoscopic techniques, Minimally invasive, Sinonasal malignancies
Sinonasal tumours often present late because initial symptoms mimic benign disease. They tend to produce more unilateral nasal symptoms, and patients with advance disease often describe paraesthesia and other cranial neuropathies. They only account for approximately 3% of upper aerodigestive...

School-Based Audiology

1 March 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
I was interested to read this book which aims to cover the basics required for school based audiologists (or ‘educational audiologists’ as they are also known) working in the USA, as I had limited knowledge of this role. The role...
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International consensus paper on implantable devices for conductive or mixed loss

2 September 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology
This is a weighty but insightful ‘Special Feature’ paper in the June edition of Otology and Neurotology. It has the broad aim to gather current opinion from otologists, audiologists, manufacturers and health-economists from around the world on unilateral hearing implantation...
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A voice as smooth as silk?

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-Vestibular Disorders | Injection augmentation, Microparticle, Silk, Vocal fold, Vocal fold injectable
A number of materials currently exist for vocal fold injection medialisation. Popular options include calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA), hyaluronic acid (HA) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The authors of this paper state that there is an unmet need for an injectable material that...

Endoscopic middle ear surgery for cholesteatoma treatment

1 May 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
A critical question when any new technique is proposed is ‘does it work?’ In this article Daniele Marchioni and Davide Soloperto discuss the success rates of endoscopic ear surgery for cholesteatoma. Introduction Surgical management of cholesteatoma is still a controversial...

AI reshaping the landscape of head and neck cancer

4 July 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
With artificial intelligence set to transform almost every aspect of life, Abishek Mahajan reviews its potential to improve head and neck cancer care. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool in healthcare. In the realm of oncology, AI...

Murder most foul, strange and unnatural

13 November 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare at the very beginning of the 17th century has definite otological interest. The whole play is about young Prince Hamlet’s revenge for his father’s murder. The king is killed by Hamlet’s wicked uncle, who then...

History of ENT - Murder most foul, strange and unnatural

25 June 2019 |
Hamlet written by William Shakespeare at the very beginning of the 17th century has definite otological interest. The whole play is about young Prince Hamlet’s revenge for his father’s murder. The king is killed by Hamlet’s wicked uncle, who then...

Otology training in low- and middle-income countries: a view from within

5 July 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
It is recognised that hearing loss and ear disease are far more common in less affluent parts of the world, and that those countries are often least able to provide treatment; so how can we prioritise care for these patients?...

How the earwig got its name

2 March 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
What are earwigs, and how are they connected with the ear? Amr Abdelhamid explains the etymology, myths and beliefs behind the pesky creature with the otological name. Earwigs are harmless insects of the order Dermaptera that are amongst the most...

Mastoid surgery for cholesteatoma

5 January 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Landmark Paper: Toner JG, Smyth GDL. Surgical Treatment of Cholesteatoma: a comparison of three techniques. Am J Otol 1990;11(4):247-9. Canal wall up or canal wall down? Chris Aldren discusses the landmark paper that attempted to provide a definitive answer for...

History of innovation in ENT

2 November 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Innovation seems to have been in the strapline of every meeting, conference and course for the last few years. You would be forgiven for thinking it is a new a concept, but as Neil Weir beautifully details, innovation has been...