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Surgical indications for infantile haemangiomas

1 May 2015 | | surgical indication, infantile hemangioma
Infantile haemangiomas are embryonal tumours and represent the most common tumour of infancy, with an estimated incidence 4-5%. There is well-described natural history, usually becoming apparent in the first few weeks of life and proliferating rapidly in the first few...

Evidence for balloon eustachian tuboplasty

1 May 2015 | | Eustachian tube, Eustachian tube dysfunction, alloon Eustachian tuboplasty, otology, surgery, systematic review
Balloon eustachian tuboplasty is an emerging intervention aimed at the management of eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and its sequelae. The authors acknowledge that ETD is a common but frequently ill-defined problem, with no well-established direct treatment. They performed a systematic...

The association of frontal recess anatomy and mucosal disease on the presence of chronic frontal sinusitis: a computed tomographic analysis

1 May 2015 |
Ostial obstruction is a primary pathophysiological mechanism contributing to sinusitis, which can be caused by anatomical variations, mucosal inflammation or both. This retrospective case series aimed to identify anatomical factors and inflammatory areas relating to chronic frontal sinusitis on nasal...

Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia; which one is this one?

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Head & Neck | lichen planus, oral leukoplakia, squamous dysplasia, squamous tumorigenesis, verrucous hyperplasia
Oral leukoplakia has the potential for malignant change and it may frequently require histological analysis and a period of regular clinical observation. The majority of oral leukoplakia remains constant but there is a subset that progress to carcinoma. The authors...

Multiple free flaps for head and neck cancer

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | Complications, Free tissue transfer flaps, Head and neck cancer, Maxilla-mandibular reconstruction, Microsurgical free flaps
Most patients with advanced head and neck cancers now undergo microvascular free flap reconstruction. This is mainly as flaps facilitate complete tumour and margin removal by providing reliable wound coverage and better restoration of form and function. However despite this,...

A higher aspiration for fine needles

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-ENT | Indeterminate biopsy, Molecular testing, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid nodule
Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has aided in the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules for decades. Now a rapid evolution is hoped to benefit an increasing cohort of patients with small nodules and non-diagnostic investigations. This review discusses the...
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The Essential Guide to Coding in Otolaryngology: Coding, Billing, and Practice Management - Second Edition

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Medical coding has been complex, evolving, and less understood by many, although it affects every medical practitioner practice in the United States. This book presents with the essentials of coding and billing for the otolaryngologist, thereby making it efficient and...

Surgical technology and operating room safety failures: lessons from vascular and general surgery

1 January 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
Background – surgical technology and otolaryngology An estimated 234 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide. This requires the interaction of multidisciplinary teams with varying contributions of surgical technology and therefore makes surgical procedures prone to multiple sources of...

The future of treatments for hearing and balance: a 15 and 50-year perspective

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
Jameel Muzaffar and Manohar Bance paint a picture of what otology will look like 15 and 50 years’ time. Will we still need doctors? Will there still be an ENT news journal? The last 50 years have seen advances including...

Audiological monitoring in ototoxicity - Are we doing enough?

1 November 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
In this article Ghada Al-Malky explores the dichotomy of life-saving, yet hearing loss-causing medication, and questions whether the hearing healthcare community is doing enough to prevent preventable hearing loss. Ototoxicity is the damage to hearing and / or balance functions...

Can we prevent chronic rhinosinusitis?

1 November 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
The old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ is considered by Professor Hopkins in respect to chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition affecting around 10% of the adult population and associated with huge impact on quality of life and economic cost. A...

Diabetes and hearing loss: a review

1 July 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
As hearing health professionals we often ask, especially in older patients, if they have diabetes; but what is the link? How is it manifested and should it change current practice? Alec Lapira reviews the changing evidence. Early attempts to establish...