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Cochlear implants for tinnitus

1 January 2016 |
This study from Belgium is the first to look at the long term reduction in tinnitus for a cohort of 23 patients with unilateral profound hearing loss and incapacitating tinnitus implanted with cochlear implants (CI). The authors were able to...

The effect of adenotonsillectomy on the immune system

1 January 2018 | | (Adeno)tonsillectomy, immunology, Waldeyer’s ring, immunoglobulins, lymphocytes
Parents often ask about the effect of adenotonsillectomy on the immune system, with concerns that the child may be prone to more infections postoperatively due to the absence of immune tissue. This Belgian literature review looked at the local and...

What works better for type 3 tympanoplasty?

1 January 2019 | | PORP, Type III tympanoplasty, incus, ossicular chain, ossiculoplasty
This is a systematic review comparing incus transposition (IT) and partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP). There is a total of 14 articles, obtaining 1055 patients: 614 for the IT group and 441 for the PORP group. All included patients had...

Team based learning in speech language pathology graduate courses

1 May 2016 |
According to the author of this article, the role of a speech language pathologist involves clinical problem solving in both diagnostic and treatment processes. Problem solving involves cooperative collaboration with clients and their parents. Therefore, in this pilot study, the...
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Does Koos classification predict facial nerve dysfunction?

6 September 2021 | | Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery | Acoustic schwannoma, Facial nerve, Koos classification
The Koos classification is a grading system used often for preoperative evaluation of acoustic tumours on imaging studies. It indirectly correlates to the size of the tumour. Size of the vestibular schwannoma is often considered the main determinant for hearing...

Comparing patient and surgeon concerns in sinus surgery

1 January 2015 | | Rhinology / Sinus | chronic rhinosinusitis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), computer modeling for nasal airflow
This prospective observational study had a total of 180 patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyposis. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and analysis of variance. Subjects felt the greatest level of concern regarding potential...
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Prediction of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing thyroid or parathyroid surgery

30 April 2020 | | Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Major postoperative adverse events in thyroid or parathyroid surgery are uncommon. Various authors have developed risk indices to identify physical deficits in patients undergoing elective surgery. The literature is less clear about patients undergoing thyroid or parathyroid surgery. In this...
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Success of butterfly myringoplasty in myringosclerosis

3 November 2023 | | Otology | Butterfly inlay myringoplasty, tympanoplasty, butterfly inlay tympanoplasty
Butterfly inlay myringoplasty is a simple surgical technique used in the repair of tympanic membrane perforation. The authors evaluated the effects of myringosclerosis on the success of surgery by reviewing demographic data, perforation size and hearing outcomes of patients undergoing...
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How satisfying can a rhinoplasty be?

3 May 2024 | | Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty has seen an exponential rise in its uptake over the last few decades globally, offering patients a way to surgically correct the external appearance of the nose with the aim to improve cosmesis. Whilst the success of the procedure...

What are the best minimal surgical techniques used for concha bullosa?

1 January 2015 | | Rhinology / Sinus | concha bullosa, crushing, crushing with intrinsic stripping, endoscopic, resection, surgical, treatment
This prospective endoscopic and radiologic evaluation studied 42 patients who underwent concha bullosa surgery, amounting to a total of 55 conchae surgeries. The patients were allocated consecutively to either of the two groups. The presurgical and one year postsurgical endoscopic...

Surgical technology and operating room safety failures: lessons from vascular and general surgery

1 January 2014 | | ENT
Background – surgical technology and otolaryngology An estimated 234 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide. This requires the interaction of multidisciplinary teams with varying contributions of surgical technology and therefore makes surgical procedures prone to multiple sources of...

Reduction thyroplasty

1 November 2014 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Introduction Male to female transgendered patients are referred to ENT for reduction thyroplasty – a procedure to reduce the external appearance of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, and feminisation of the voice. Reduction thyroplasty, often erroneously called ‘tracheal shave’,...