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‘Bare below the elbows’

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
So it has finally happened. I have reached that stage of reactionary bewilderment known as middle age. As well having my finger nowhere near the pulse of contemporary culture, I am finding the siren charms of BBC Radio 2 and...
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Liver function assessment in glandular fever

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Epstein-Barr virus, abdomen ultrasound, glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, liver function
This month’s Editors’ Choice is a systematic review of the role of liver assessment in patients with glandular fever. Admission of patients with sore throat constitutes a significant burden of acute work for paediatric and adult ENT services as well...

Rotational Vestibular Assessment

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Although Rotational Vestibular Assessment is a textbook aimed primarily at audiologists, all specialists involved in vestibular work, including medics, physiotherapists and scientists will find something of interest here. The writing style adopted, combined with the numerous illustrations, all help to...
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Speech Mapping and Probe Microphone Measurements

27 February 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Consisting of seven chapters, 300 pages, numerous graphs and images, alongside a host of ‘tips and tricks, ‘clinical concepts, and ‘points to ponder’, you will be hard-pressed to find a more detailed, thorough discussion of all things related to probe...

The video head impulse test: an aid to the diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxias

1 January 2017 | | Friedreich ataxia, Neuro-otology, spinocerebellar ataxia, vestibular function tests, vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)
Spinocerebellar and Friedreich ataxias (SCA and FA) by their nature present in neuro-otology clinics. The diagnosis is ultimately genetic but the authors investigated the characteristics of the VOR using the video head impulse test (vHIT) in order to distinguish between...
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Bones, stones and surgical moans: rethinking PTH dynamics in parathyroid surgery

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) testing has revolutionised minimally invasive unilateral parathyroidectomy (MIP) as the gold standard treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism, replacing old-timey four-gland exploration. IOPTH testing ensures reliable excision of all hypersecreting glands, including those pesky hard-to-find ones, without relying...

The structure and function of DNA

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
DNA structure and replication Genetic information within multicellular organisms, including man, is stored in molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which reside within the chromosomes of each cell nucleus. A DNA molecule consists of two very long chains, or strands, of...

Innovative approaches to treating deafness

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Shahar Taiber and Karen Avraham give us a summary of gene therapies for hearing loss, with an overview of limitations and what the future holds. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder. The last two decades have seen a...

Diagnosis, wearables and remote monitoring in 15 and 50 years

1 March 2019 | | ENTA - ENT
In 2069 will we look forward to being enslaved by robots, becoming zombies or having our health (and ill health) diagnosed by nanotech? Ajith George muses over what the future holds for us all. The future of healthcare, not just...

In conversation with Professor Claire Hopkins

3 March 2021 | | ENTA - Covid-19, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
There can be few ENT surgeons who have had such a pivotal role in the COVID pandemic as Claire Hopkins. She has been instrumental in changing the diagnostic criteria, and has been a frequent presence in the media, as Sean...

Clinical leadership and management: the ‘Darzi’ experience

1 September 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
The Fellowship in Clinical Leadership programme, more commonly known as the ‘Darzi Fellowship,’ commenced in 2009. It was designed to provide junior doctors at the registrar level with postgraduate training in clinical leadership and change management in order to develop...

Thyroid cancer – the last decade

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Professor Ashok Shaha describes the evolution in the treatment of thyroid cancer that he has witnessed over the last decade and the invaluable progress made by himself and others, from their contributions to staging systems and guidelines. Nuances and paradigm...