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Congratulations Prof Hesham Saleh

10 September 2020
Hesham Saleh has been awarded the title of Professor of Practice in Rhinology at Imperial College London in recognition of outstanding contributions to education, leadership...

A Grand Day Out!

25 June 2024
On 12 June, Emeritus Professor Valerie Lund was officially invested at Windsor Castle as Dame Commander of the British Empire for Services to Rhinology.

A new biomarker for chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2017 | | Chronic rhinosinusitis, periostin, inflammation, remodelling
This Chinese study looked at the feasibility of periostin (usually found in bone and lung tissue) as a biomarker for chronic rhinosinusitis. They sampled ethmoid mucosa in 12 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP) and 25 patients with...

Managing the most common branchial arch anomaly

1 January 2018 | | Branchial apparatus, branchial cleft cyst
This article is a well written, helpful summary of the management of the most common branchial anomaly in children – the second. These are characterised as cysts, sinuses or tracts between the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid, coursing between the internal...
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The search for the holy grail of rhinosinusitis: another step towards phenotyping in CRS wNP?

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
For many years, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand the infinite variability within the term ‘rhinosinusitis’ using radiology, basic science, epidemiology and then using their insights to solve the riddle of management: how to explain why some patients...
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How to manage the concha bullosa in FESS

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery | Lund–Mackay score, SNOT-22, chronic sinusitis, computed tomography, patient-reported outcomes, pneumatized middle turbinate, sinus surgery
It is an interesting concept to assess how much impact the presence of a large concha bullosa (CB) has on both severity of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and also postoperative outcomes after FESS. The authors accept that the paper has limitations...
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Does minimally invasive surgery under local anaesthesia have a role in the management of chronic rhinusinusitis?

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Anesthesia, Elderly, Nasal Polyps, Sinusitis, Surgery
A formal FESS procedure usually done under local anaesthesia is considered as gold standard in the management of chronic rhinusinusitis. However, success is hampered by a significant recurrence rate of polyps requiring revision surgery, long waiting lists, reluctance of elderly...
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Is benign intracranial hypertension underdiagnosed in patients with spontaneous CSF leaks?

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Cerebrospinal fluid leak, Headache, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Papilledema
In ENT practice we come across spontaneous CSF leaks. Patients present either as unilateral watery rhinorrhoea or otorrhoea, or sometimes as hearing loss with a watery middle ear effusion. Clinicians, after confirming the diagnosis of CSF leak with beta 2...

Musical perception and the brain: In conversation with Charles Limb

7 January 2020 |
One of the unique aspects of BACO 2020 will be a public engagement event. Charles Limb, an esteemed guest lecturer from San Francisco, will delve deep into the neurological experience of music. Who better than our very own Declan Costello...

Musical perception and the brain: In conversation with Charles Limb

7 January 2020 |
One of the unique aspects of BACO 2020 will be a public engagement event. Charles Limb, an esteemed guest lecturer from San Francisco, will delve deep into the neurological experience of music. Who better than our very own Declan Costello...

Congenital CMV: investigations and management in the audiology setting

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the only cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) for which there is a medical treatment available to prevent further hearing loss. Dr Simone Walter discusses cCMV infection, cCMV-related hearing loss, and how to facilitate their...

Experience on the front line

21 January 2021 | | ENTA - General
21st January 2021 Back to basics Yesterday I went right back to where my medical career began. I grew up in Germany, bilingual. A prerequisite to studying medicine in Germany is that applicants have to spend two months working as...