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Death related to epistaxis

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | Clinical Audit, Epistaxis, Hemorrhage, Mortality
One of the commonest emergencies presenting in ENT is epistaxis. The presentation can be through accident and emergency or through ward referrals. In this national audit of epistaxis management involving 113 centres, it was noted that 33 of the 985...

Soft tissue changes following maxillary osteotomy: comparison of three computer programmes

1 July 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Dolphin, ProPlan CMF, craniofacial surgery, finite element modelling, orthognathic surgery, soft tissue prediction, virtual surgery planning
This small group of seven patients had a Le Fort I advancement maxillary osteotomy with vertical repositioning and alar base cinch sutures. They were assessed with cone beam CT’s three months preoperatively and one-year postoperatively. A clinical comparison between the...

Soft tissue changes following maxillary osteotomy, comparison of three computer programmes

1 May 2019 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Dolphin, ProPlan CMF, craniofacial surgery, finite element modelling, orthognathic surgery, soft tissue prediction, virtual surgery planning
This small group of seven patients had a Le Fort I advancement maxillary osteotomy with vertical repositioning and alar base cinch sutures. They were assessed with cone beam CT’s three months preoperatively and one year postoperatively. A clinical comparison between...

Steroids for vocal cord mucus retention cysts

1 January 2019 |
This is an interesting paper that describes the use of intralesional steroid injections to treat vocal cord mucus retention cysts. The gold standard is microlaryngoscopy and excision of the lesion. In patients who may be unable to undergo surgery, this...

The earlier the better: learning to work together

1 May 2018 |
Working as part of a team can be the most challenging aspect of any health professional’s job role. The authors of this article acknowledge that this is frequently considered a skill that can only be learnt ‘on the job’. Yet...

Helicobacter pylori and chronic tonsillitis

1 November 2017 | | Helicobacter Pylori, Hypertrophy, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Tonsillitis
Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach has long been associated with chronic gastritis, duodenal and peptic ulceration and even gastric cancer. Whether laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) brings up these organisms and induces chronic tonsillitis is an interesting concept, which the authors...

Does endoscopic stapling for pharyngeal pouch supersede open repair?

1 March 2017 | | Diverticulum, Endoscopic, Pharynx, Surgical Procedures
Endoscopic stapling for pharyngeal pouch is generally considered to be less invasive, safe and with fewer complications, resulting in quicker recovery and a shorter hospital stay. Whether these factors hold in the long-term follow-up is the subject of this interesting...

Sulcus vocalis in patients attending voice clinics: A retrospective study

1 May 2015 |
Sulcus vocalis was first described by Giacomini. This includes a variety of anatomic indentations of the vocal fold, ranging from shallow longitudinal furrows to deep vocal cord pits. This retrospective study was conducted at King Saud University between 2006 and...

The use of a tactical throat mic guitar amp system to improve communication in theatre in the COVID era

14 August 2020 | | ENTA-Covid-19, ENTA-ENT
During the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic, current guidelines dictate that surgical teams wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in theatre. Currently this is, at a minimum, an FFP3 respirator, a visor, fluid repellent gown and gloves [1]. Many surgeons, particularly in...

Spotlight on Africa: paediatric ENT focus

1 May 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries 24% of the global disease burden but employs only 3% of the world’s health workers [1]. Unique workforce considerations exist in SSA including a paucity of skilled health professionals and fluctuant political climates [1,2]. Shazia Peer...

Covid-19 Tips and insights

26 March 2020 | | ENTA-Covid-19, ENTA-ENT
The following blog articles have been kindly provided by Eric Levi. For more from Eric Levi, visit https://ericlevi.com/blog/ COVID19 affects everyone Posted on 01/04/2020 by Eric Levi Here’s a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention looking at...

WCA Innovation Prize

8 November 2024
At the World Congress of Audiology in Paris in September, a special prize was announced for the best innovation that addresses an unmet medical need. Candidates were selected from domains such as clinical trials or medical devices, and given five minutes and five slides to pitch in front of an international jury of researchers, clinicians, economists and industry professionals.