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The era of lateral flow tests in ENT

17 October 2022 | Research & Development
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the versatility of lateral flow tests (LFTs), with heavy endorsement from healthcare professionals and a greater awareness among the general public.

Accurately diagnosing reflux to direct personalised treatment

25 November 2022 | Research & Development
Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) frequently causes severe extra-gastrointestinal symptoms – such as a persistent cough, vocal problems, asthma or difficulty swallowing – that can be easily confused with a common cold and allergies.

Narrow band imaging in the management of carcinoma of unknown primary

4 May 2021 | | Head and Neck, Rhinology / Sinus | carcinoma of unknown primary, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, narrowband imagin, transoral robotic surgery
This was a retrospective study to assess the utility of narrow band imaging (NBI) in the detection of a primary site in carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP). Patients with CUP who underwent transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and preoperative imaging with...
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Does middle turbinate resection affect olfaction in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery?

4 September 2023 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | endoscopic endonasal approach, endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, middle turbinate resection, olfaction
The middle turbinates (MT) are sometimes partially resected during endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery to improve surgical access. Some outfracture the middle turbinates instead. This article presents results of the first prospective randomised study, investigating the effects of such surgery...

Springtime is here and the Soluvos team is ready to meet readers!

19 April 2024 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Soluvos Medical’s biggest show this year will be the CEORL-HNS in Dublin, Ireland coming up in June.

Diagnosis, wearables and remote monitoring in 15 and 50 years

1 March 2019 | | ENT
In 2069 will we look forward to being enslaved by robots, becoming zombies or having our health (and ill health) diagnosed by nanotech? Ajith George muses over what the future holds for us all. The future of healthcare, not just...

Hidden genetic disorders in children that may present to the otolaryngologist

1 November 2014 | | Paediatric ENT, Genetics
Background Among the many hundreds of children presenting to the otolaryngology clinic are a few whose symptoms are due to an underlying genetic condition. In most cases the underlying syndrome is obvious and has already been diagnosed, such as the...

Quo vadis FESS? Future directions in functional endoscopic sinus surgery

1 May 2019 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Imaging
Endoscopic sinus surgery is now so ubiquitous that it is hard to imagine a time when it was not part of our clinical practice. Valentin Tomazic takes a look at its early development and looks ahead to endoscopic sinus surgery...

RSM ‘Otology Dragon’s Den’

1 May 2015 | | ENT, Otology
The Royal Society of Medicine Otology Section recently held an ‘Otology Dragon’s Den’ event. Following on from our interview with Professor Gerry O’Donoghue, RSM Otology Section President, in the run-up to this event, we interviewed Steve Broomfield, Consultant Otologist in...

Professor Heinz Stammberger’s pioneering contribution and legacy in the field of FESS

1 May 2019 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
It is no exaggeration to say that functional endoscopic sinus surgery would not exist in its current form without Heinz Stammberger. Prof Valerie Lund traces the development of this relatively recent surgical technique. In the early 1980s, a happy combination...

Taking life by the throat

5 July 2022 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Patients suffering with problems with their voice, airway and/or swallowing can find their symptoms immensely distressing, and their care places a huge burden on healthcare systems. We hear from a world-leading laryngologist on current and future directions. Field of interest...

Lessons learned from running a national thyroid surgery registry

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
The UK Registry of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery is now yielding the rewards of meticulous data collection and years of hard work. David Scott-Coombes discusses the advantages and the unintended consequences of their success. The British Association of Endocrine and...