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American Thyroid Association Thyroid Cancer Management Guidelines: utilising risk stratification to optimise patient care

1 March 2016 | | ENT, Head and Neck
The steep rise in thyroid surgery around the globe, has led to the development of risk stratification to define the indications for surgery and the extent of surgery as well as adjuvant therapies for papillary carcinoma, to avoid over treatment....

Lessons learned from running a national thyroid surgery registry

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
The UK Registry of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery is now yielding the rewards of meticulous data collection and years of hard work. David Scott-Coombes discusses the advantages and the unintended consequences of their success. The British Association of Endocrine and...

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) - Part 1

1 July 2016 | | Rhinology / Sinus
In the first of a two-part series, Martyn Barnes and colleagues discuss indications for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), the surgical objectives and techniques, patient expectations and the risks of surgery. In part two, the authors will discuss how to...

Remembering the first word first or the last word first: what does this mean about the interaction between language and short term memory?

1 May 2017 |
This article reviews theories of how verbal short term memory (STM) interacts with other language functions and thus how semantics or phonology of target items can influence what individuals remember. The authors describe examples from the research literature that have...

Have we reached our limits in endoscopic skull base surgery?

1 November 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Skull Base Surgery
As being an anterior skull base surgeon becomes the aspiration of many ENT trainees, Professor Nicolai gives his personal insights into the future for this exciting subspeciality. Having been directly involved in the evolution of transnasal endscopic surgery (TES) since...

3rd Scottish Head and Neck Conference - virtual

18 September 2020 | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric ENT
Complications & Management in Head and Neck Surgery

BACO 2015: Meet the Key Brits

1 July 2015 | | ENT
The triennial BACO is always a feast of academic and social activity – and BACO 2015 promises to be as busy as ever. We hear from three of the key British speakers who are making big contributions to this year’s...

Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2016 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Staphylococcus aureus has long been linked to chronic rhinosinusitis, particularly recalcitrant cases. In this article, Alkis Psaltis describes how newer techniques have shown higher rates of S. aureus infection than were previously thought, and explains how the bacteria are able...

Dr KJ Lee: From Penang to Presidency of the AAO-HNS… and beyond!

1 March 2018 | | ENT
Anyone who’s ever stopped to wonder about the personalities behind well-known names in ENT will enjoy Keyu Liu’s article on Dr KJ Lee, rich with stories of his travels, inspirations, and personal philosophies, alongside his momentous achievements. If you’ve experienced...

Addressing ear and hearing care through task sharing: the Malawian experience

27 February 2020 | | ENT, Otology, Audiology - Diagnostic
How can ear and hearing care be addressed in a setting with limited resources? Wakisa Mulwafu, Chris Prescott and Johan Fagan present an innovative model for training ear surgery technicians to perform endoscopic myringoplasty under local anaesthesia on a large...

Taking life by the throat

5 July 2022 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Patients suffering with problems with their voice, airway and/or swallowing can find their symptoms immensely distressing, and their care places a huge burden on healthcare systems. We hear from a world-leading laryngologist on current and future directions. Field of interest...

Less Than Full time Training in Otolaryngology

1 September 2014 | | ENT
A recent Statement from the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT) stated that in 2011 there were 17 otolaryngology trainees in Less Than Full Time training (LTFT) [1]. Otolaryngologists in LTFT posts (17/151) is the largest group after general surgery...