Search

You searched for "jaw"

246 results found

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and flap reconstruction: does it help?

1 May 2015 | | free flap reconstruction, hyperbaric oxygen, osteoradionecrosis, radiation complications, surgical complications
This is a multicentresite retrospective review from four clinics in the USA on patients who received radical debridement and free flap reconstruction for osteoradionecrosis (ORN) between 1 Jan 1995 and 30 June 2011. Patients were stratified divided based on having...

EBM Stats Calc: there’s a stat for that

1 May 2018 | | ENT
Quantifying the value of a specific test or intervention for a patient is no easy feat. Even when the value of a given test or intervention has been established, there may be additional case-specific factors to consider that are not...

From clinics to campaigns: my audiological career so far

3 July 2023 | | Audiology - Adult
In this article we hear about the Franki Oliver’s journey from clinical practice in audiology to the third sector. Hi! I’m Franki and I’m the audiology manager at the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), a charity supporting people...

ENT & Audiology in this issue...Music

3 September 2021 |
Music is a central part of many people’s lives, and ENT surgeons and audiologists frequently treat patients whose musical experience is affected by pathology. For September/October 2021, we explore a number of areas in which patients need the support of otologists, laryngologists, audiologists, and others.

Nuclear heads – and necks

1 May 2014 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Imaging of the extra-cranial head and neck is challenging due to the anatomic complexity of the region. CT, MRI and ultrasonography (US) are amongst the most frequently utilised radiological modalities in head and neck imaging but do not always provide...

Rhinoplasty for cleft nose deformity

1 July 2019 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty, Maxillofacial Surgery
Modern cleft lip and palate repairs produce excellent functional and aesthetic results at an early age. Tony Holmes, a craniofacial surgeon with over 40 years’ experience, shares his wisdom on the best timing and techniques for addressing the associated complex...

Will it ever happen?

1 November 2014 |
Audiology is a rapidly evolving field, with many exciting developments on the horizon. David Baguley identified some topics of interest, and asked some international experts ‘will it ever happen?’ Gene therapy for deafness After years of development, gene therapy for...

What is Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE)?

1 May 2018 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
THRIVE is a physiological mechanism for oxygenating and ventilating patients who are under general anaesthesia and who have diminished or absent respiratory effort [1]. Classical ventilation requires bulk flow of gases into and out of the lungs driven by chest...

From patient to performer

4 September 2023 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Peter Cawrey lives in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, with his wife Dorothy. He had a salvage laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma in 2015, three years following his initial radiotherapy. Due to complications and a complex recovery, he has elected not to have...

OBITUARY: James Milner Robinson (1937 - 2021)

4 February 2022 | ENT, Otology
James Milner Robinson FRCS, formerly a consultant otologist to Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals, died peacefully on 3 November 2021 at the age of 84 after several years of ill-health. In keeping with his lifelong love of nature and care for...

History of innovation in ENT

2 November 2020 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology, Rhinology / Sinus
Innovation seems to have been in the strapline of every meeting, conference and course for the last few years. You would be forgiven for thinking it is a new a concept, but as Neil Weir beautifully details, innovation has been...

ENT/AUDIOLOGY in this issue March/April 2020

27 February 2020 |
Emma Stapleton, MBChB, FRCS (ORL-HNS), Consultant Otolaryngologist, Cochlear Implant and Skull Base Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK. E: emmastapleton@doctors.org.uk Twitter: @otolaryngolofox Martin O’ Driscoll, Consultant Clinical Scientist; Head of Audiology and Hearing Implants, Audiology (Hearing and Balance) Centre, Manchester Royal...