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Newsround January 2025
Our congratulations to Dr Héctor Enrique Ruiz, ENT & Audiology News’ Global Ambassador for South America and Past President of the Panamerican Association of ENT-HNS, who has been designated an Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology.
Oral hygiene and its interaction with standard of education on the risk of oral cancer in women
Oral cancer in women has an increasing incidence in China, although the majority of Chinese women don’t smoke or drink alcohol. Poor oral hygiene has been shown in previous studies to be a risk factor in the development of oral...
Retained surgical cottonoids in the nose
his is an interesting group of case reports essentially documenting the presence and characteristics of retained surgical packing (non-resorbable) post sinus surgery. Paranasal gossypiboma refers to surgical foreign objects such as sponge or patties that are left in the nose;...
Sialendoscopy assisted excision of parotid stones
This is a retrospective paper from China that looks to assess the efficacy and safety of sialendoscopy with a combined transoral or transcutaneous approach for the removal of parotid stones. Sialolithiasis is known to be a cause for obstructive parotid...
CT and intraoperative nerve monitoring to identify non-recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery
A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare (incidence 0.3% to 1.3%) anatomical variant that results in a higher rate of vocal cord palsy following thyroid surgery. This team from China examined the utility of preoperative CT and intraoperative nerve...
Reflux, a pre-disposing factor in paediatric OME?
It is almost 20 years since the Lancet publication by Tasker et al describing gastric juice in the glue ear of children. This paper attempts to look at the body of literature which has focused specifically on the clinical association...
Can a serpent-shaped graft enhance your nose?
The success of rhinoplasty is highly variable and the technique employed by the operating surgeon must be tailored for different patient demographics. This group from China describes the structural differences in nasal configuration within the Asian population, notably an under-projected...
