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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the vestibular system: a case study

1 November 2015 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Vestibular Disorders, Audiology - Diagnostic
This team of audiologists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre discuss an eight year old with congenital CMV, a neonatal infection which is usually asymptomatic, and provide guidance on how to recognise the signs in the paediatric population, and screen...
Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery journal cover image.

Facial reanimation dynamic trends

2 September 2022 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | 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...

The use of botulinum toxin A to reverse paralysis of the lower lip

1 January 2017 |
The aim of this retrospective case series was to examine the role of botulinum toxin A in paediatric patients with paralysis of the lower lip. Depressor or elevator muscles of the lip (unaffected side) were injected with varying doses of...
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Laryngeal disorders associated with HIV infection

5 January 2022 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | AIDS, HIV, Laryngeal cancer, Laryngeal disorders
Following the introduction, and now widespread availability, of combined antiretroviral therapy, HIV has become a chronic disease with minimal or indeed no negative impact on life expectancy. As a result, there is a growing public health interest in establishing the...

Voice change after total thyroidectomy with intact laryngeal nerves – a common but temporary problem

1 March 2018 |
It has been reported that up to 87% of patients have a degree of voice dysfunction after thyroidectomy, even when the laryngeal nerves are preserved. Postoperative inflammation, laryngeal oedema due to vascular congestion, direct damage to the cricothyroid muscles and...

Changes in swallowing function after thyroidectomy

1 March 2016 | | Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Laryngoscopy, Thyroidectomy, Vocal cord paralysis
Evaluation of functional impact following thyroidectomy tends to be focused on voice quality. The aim of this study was to document early (seven days postoperatively) and late changes (60 days postop) in swallowing function after thyroidectomy. A preoperative naso-endoscopic evaluation...

The newest robot from da Vinci – what can it offer for hypopharyngeal cancer surgery?

1 March 2018 | | da Vinci Sp, hypopharyngeal cancer, hypopharynx, transoral endoscopic head and neck surgery, transoral robotic surgery
The standard existing da Vinci surgical robot (the Si model) has been much maligned for not being optimally designed for transoral access and endoscopic manoeuvrability in head and neck surgery. This preclinical work from Holsinger and his team looks at...

1st World Congress of Paediatric ENT — In the 21st Century

7 April 2019 -10 April 2019 | Paediatric ENT
Report by: Professor Ray Clarke, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK Some 2000 delegates from 60 countries gathered in Buenos Aires in April to share their experiences and expertise in paediatric otolaryngology. Congress President, Professor Tania Sih, has long had...

Why is a Raven like a writing desk? Some reflections on countertenors and castrati

1 September 2016 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The countertenor voice has seen a resurgence in popularity in the last 50 years. Nicholas Clapton is one of the foremost performers and teachers of his generation, and he tells us here about the link between countertenors and the (fortunately...

Giacomo Puccini’s laryngeal cancer

1 September 2015 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Giacomo Puccini, one of the best known composers of all time, was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and died from the disease in 1924. In this article, Rosario Marchese-Ragona and Alessandro Martini describe Puccini’s experience of the disease with quotes from...

BLA Position Statement - Interview with Mark Watson

1 October 2019
Author and interviewer: Stefan Linton, ENT Registrar, Manchester Royal Infirmary. We caught up with Mark Watson, President of the British Laryngology Association, to find out his thoughts on the BLA’s position statement on the use of Gardasil vaccination in the...

Pinnaplasty for prominent ears

9 September 2020 | | ENT, Paediatric ENT
Pinnaplasty is a challenging yet rewarding procedure for which many different techniques have been described. In this article the authors describe their favoured technique, including the important postoperative care. Prominent ears can be a source of significant psychological distress in...