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Effects of nasal sprays on ciliary function

1 January 2015 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-ENT
What do topical nasal sprays do to the nasal mucosa in the long term? This study reports the effect of corticosteroids, antihistamines and common preservatives in nasal sprays, benzalkonium chloride (BKC) and potassium sorbate (PS), on an in-vitro model of...
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Assessment of temporal bone skills on 3D-printed temporal bones – a useful training curriculum?

5 January 2022 | | Otology | Otolaryngology, Otologic Surgical Procedures, Printing
The authors contend it is now archaic to follow Halstead’s model of surgical training, namely ‘see one, do one and teach one’. Simulated training is now widely used in many surgical specialities. With every surgical trainee having an individual learning...
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Cervical tracheal reconstruction

3 November 2023 | | ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders | tracheal reconstruction, xenogenic acellular dermal matrix
This Chinese animal study looked at the use of a xenogenic acellular dermal matrix for tracheal reconstruction. The authors took a total of 22 rabbits and divided them into an experimental (repair with xenogenic acellular dermal matrix) and control group...

Another use for Tisseel – plugging of the round window

1 January 2017 |
After insertion of a cochlear implant electrode through the round window, there are several methods of sealing the perilymph leak and in my experience fascia (with varying amounts of attached muscle) seems to be most commonly used. Stephen O’Leary’s group...

CAD/CAM assisted mandibular reconstruction or freestyle?

1 September 2016 | | Computer-aided design, Computer-aided manufacturing, Mandible, Microsurgery, Morphological results, Reconstructive algorithm
The gold standard for the reconstruction of the mandible is a free bone flap and the fibula is commonly used. The fibula is a straight bone and presents considerations and difficulties in the formation of a U-shaped neo-mandible. Computer aided...

Safety of outpatient thyroid and parathyroid surgery

1 September 2016 | | outpatient surgery, parathyroidectomy, patient safety, surgical outcomes, thyroidectomy
This study examined the safety and outcomes of matched groups of patients, undergoing either inpatient thyroid / parathyroid surgery or being discharged within eight hours of surgery. There were 2,362 patients in each group who were matched by a ‘propensity...

Cascading communication skills to help children with autism

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-Speech and Language Therapy
Inadequate workforce resource is an ongoing difficulty across the health professions. This study proposes a train the trainer model, with the ultimate goal of improving the communication skills of children with autism. The study describes an intervention called naturalistic developmental...

Have we reached our limits in endoscopic skull base surgery?

1 November 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-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...

Using the Ling-Madell-Hewitt (LMH) Test Battery

4 May 2023 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Speech and Language Therapy
Why change a classic? Because of new knowledge and improved technology, of course! Drs Hewitt and Madell present an update to Daniel Ling’s classic speech test. One of Daniel Ling’s legacies is the Ling Six Sound Test which presents six...

The tip in rhinoplasty

1 July 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Rhinoplasty
Getting the tip right (both its position and its shape) is vital in rhinoplasty. George Marcells eloquently gives us his perspective on how to get it right. “Many surgeons overly concentrate on the profile at the expense of the frontal...

In conversation with Nash Patil and Gerry O’Donoghue

3 June 2019
In celebration of Nash Patil’s inauguration as President of the Irish Otolaryngology Society (IOS), we dropped by to ask him a few questions, along with Gerry O’Donoghue, BACO 2020 Master. We’re particularly pleased to hear that Nash is looking forward...

Reflected glory: the race to claim the laryngeal mirror

8 January 2024 | | ENTA-ENT
“None of today’s young doctors can start to imagine the feeling of professional helplessness and despair that prevailed before the invention of the laryngeal mirror. Thousands of people died, whom we were not able to help, or even bring relief...