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ENT In this issue...Robotics in Head and Neck Surgery

4 November 2021
Robotic surgery is here to stay. Within the specialty of otolaryngology, robotics has made headway across all of the subspecialties, although some advances may still be at the pre-clinical stage. The clinical applications are most acutely evident in the practice of head and neck cancer surgery, specifically transoral robotic surgery (TORS).

In conversation with Guri Sandu - Cutting Edge Laryngology 2019

23 September 2019 |
Guri Sandu is a Consultant Otolaryngologist and Head & Neck Surgeon at Imperial College and The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospitals in London, with honorary contracts at The Royal Brompton, University College and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals. He is...
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Long-term voice outcomes following transoral laser surgery versus radiotherapy for early laryngeal cancers

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Laryngeal cancer treatment, Laser microsurgery, Quality of life, Radiation therapy, Voice outcome
The oncological outcomes of transoral laser microsurgery (TOLM) for early laryngeal cancers are well-known to be very similar to radiation therapy (RT). The functional outcomes associated with each treatment modality are therefore of significant interest. This study is reported to...

Outcome of TORS to tongue base and epiglottis in patients with OSA intolerant of conventional treatment

1 September 2016 | | Epiglottoplasty, Obstructive sleep apnea, Robotic surgery, Tongue base reduction, Transoral
The use of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in ENT is rather controversial, but the use of robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apneoa (OSA), makes it doubly so. Previous studies on TORS in OSA have been performed with other types of...

Voice outcomes following extended laser resections for laryngeal cancer

1 March 2016 | | Cancer, Laryngeal preservation, Radiation, VHI, Vocal cord, Vocal fold
It is now widely accepted that the oncological and voice outcomes following transoral laser microsurgery for early T1a glottic cancers are equivalent to, if not superior to, traditional radiotherapy. Voice outcomes following more extensive resections have not been as frequently...

Adult Hearing - CI Research at a Distance: a Post-Covid challenge

16 September 2020
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Managing the most common branchial arch anomaly

1 January 2018 | | Branchial apparatus, branchial cleft cyst
This article is a well written, helpful summary of the management of the most common branchial anomaly in children – the second. These are characterised as cysts, sinuses or tracts between the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid, coursing between the internal...

Specialist teams deliver world-class trauma care

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, which is a designated Major Trauma Centre. The Trust holds the contract to treat all UK injured military personnel evacuated from combat zones overseas. More than 1200 of...

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...

An overview of human factors in ENT and anaesthesia

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
James Bates and Chris Frerk are both passionate about how human factors science can improve safety in healthcare and have co-authored this article describing how communication, ergonomics and other non-technical skills are making operating theatres safer. There is no doubt...

Endoscopic DCR

31 October 2018 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
In this interesting article, our experienced colleagues describe their favoured technique for performing endoscopic DCR and share with us the key steps for a successful outcome. Dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) was historically performed by ophthalmologists for nasolacrimal obstruction using external techniques. The...

The use of THRIVE in laryngology and phonosurgery

1 May 2018 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The team in Lewisham has been using THRIVE for our phonosurgical cases for about a year. Here, we discuss the pros, cons and potential pitfalls of setting up and using THRIVE as ventilation during anaesthesia rather than using an ML...