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Nasal and aural foreign body removal: another technique for a common problem
Trying to remove foreign bodies from the ears and noses of children is something we have all struggled with at various times. Many people have their own top tips, and here Oliver McLaren and Alexander Walkden describe an ingenious way...
New MRI technique assesses treatment response in skull base osteomyelitis
1 September 2016
| Anand Kasbekar
This paper describes another useful imaging technique to monitor Necrotising Otitis Externa (NOE). Echoplanar diffusion weighted magnetic resonance (DW MR) shows high signal on the ‘ADC map’ with active disease and this reduces in signal intensity as symptoms improve. This...
Which technique is better for turbinate reduction: surgical turbinoplasty or radiofrequency ablation?
1 November 2017
| Sangeeta Maini
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Turbinate hypertrophy, radiofrequency, surgical turbinoplasty, visual analogue score
Turbinate hypertrophy; radiofrequency; surgical turbinoplasty; visual analogue score
New ventilation technique FCV: improvement for patient, anaesthetist/intensivist and surgeon
1 September 2020
| Rucha Dagaonkar, José W A van der Hoorn
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ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Per-oral surgical access to the larynx can be hampered by the presence of an endotracheal tube. Various systems have been developed for tubeless ventilation, but these all carry a risk of aerosolisation of secretions with obvious inherent risks. We hear...
Getting your nose dry: endoscopic vidian neurectomy – an old technique given new life
1 November 2015
| Christos Georgalas
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endoscopic vidian neurectomy, nonallergic rhinitis, rhinorrhea, vasomotor rhinitis, vidian nerve
We are often faced with patients with intractable watery rhinorhea – patients with no demonstrable allergy, a diagnosis of NAR and no response to ipratropium or capsaicine. For such patients, vidian neurectomy has been devised – an old technique that...
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Anatomy, Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Surgical Technique - Fourth Edition
Although nothing can substitute for hands-on training and time in theatre, this book is about as close as any trainee wanting to make up for training time lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, will get. Whether bought as reading for a...The ‘umbrella furling’ deflation technique for cuffed tracheostomy tube - a useful tip for an easier tracheostomy insertion
27 June 2022
| Estelle How Hong, Lucy Li, Kerry Haddow, Omar J Hilmi
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ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors describe a quick and effective technique to assist with the maximal deflation of a tracheostomy tube cuff prior to insertion, thus making the process easier with less chance of damage to the cuff and a...
Facial reanimation dynamic trends
2 September 2022
| Gauri Mankekar
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Maxillofacial Surgery
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Facial paralysis, Nerve, Gracilis, Sural, Face
Facial nerve paralysis leads to functional loss and aesthetic issues. Several techniques are used to restore function and to improve cosmesis. The gold standard is dynamic facial reanimation. Typically, the masseteric, hypoglossal, and contralateral facial nerve branches have been used...
Awareness of alternative techniques in cochlear implantation
1 November 2016
| Clara Smith
The use of alternative techniques for cochlear implantation is indicated in unusual cases where the standard procedure would not be suitable. The authors of this study highlight the various reasons as to why an alternative technique might be sought, and...
