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The death of Attila the Hun, a 70s film and Japanese cartoons

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
The 6th century Gothic monk, Jordanes, tells us that Attila the Hun, the notorious and allegedly merciless barbarian (who was a prime mover in the fall of the Roman Empire), died of a nosebleed on his wedding night in 453...

Sit back, relax and enjoy the flight! & Arrivals

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
This series of stories is dedicated to those of you with whom some of these moments were shared (or endured) and, above all, to my amazing and long-suffering husband, David Howard. Most of you know him as an exceptional head...

A woman in a man’s world

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Being one of the few women professors of surgery in the world for most of my career inevitably led to some amusing situations. When I was first invited to the Middle East in the 1990s, I accepted primarily to see...

Chairmen, chairwomen and other persons

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
It is the lot of all academic clinicians to be called upon to chair or moderate the various sessions that take place at the multitudinous conferences we attend. Sometimes one is simply there to maintain order or to impose good...

Opening ceremonies – a necessary evil?

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
This series of stories is dedicated to those of you with whom some of these moments were shared (or endured) and, above all, to my amazing and long-suffering husband, David Howard. Most of you know him as an exceptional head...

Reflections on educational gatherings in the COVID era

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
The COVID pandemic has brought disruption and uncertainty for the organisers of medical conferences. ENT and audiology have always thrived on a healthy exchange of views and the sharing of knowledge across subspecialties and across national boundaries. Ray Clarke asked...

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

14 August 2020 | | 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...

Nuclear heads – and necks

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
Imaging of the extra-cranial head and neck is challenging due to the anatomic complexity of the region. CT, MRI and ultrasonography (US) are amongst the most frequently utilised radiological modalities in head and neck imaging but do not always provide...

Minimally invasive techniques for benign salivary gland obstruction

13 June 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Salivary gland obstruction is a common condition – it is recognised by a complaint of intermittent meal-time swelling of the affected salivary gland and can be accompanied by recurrent infections. Imaging can identify the nature and location of an obstruction...

TORS for patients with sleep-disordered breathing

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Transoral robotic surgery is now a well-accepted technique in malignant tumours of the tongue base. Here the team from St Mary’s and the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital in London describe its use in carefully selected patients with...

Migration and training: a British-Nigerian surgeon’s perspective

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Less than 4% of doctors on the UK’s medical register describe their ethnicity as African or part African, yet there are myriad driving forces behind the migration of medical trainees from Africa to the UK and other developed countries. Ekpemi...

Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy

1 September 2014 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Epiphora, or abnormal tearing, occurs because of blockage in the lacrimal drainage system, which impairs normal tear channeling into the nose. Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is used to treat patients diagnosed with lacrimal sac or nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). External DCR was...