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Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Wide variation in maximal medical therapy for CRS; "sinus headache" diagnosis and treatment; hospital-acquired conditions after HN cancer surgery uncommon but costly; tympanoplasty plus mastoidectomy in perforations; transoral BOT resection effective for OSA; type 1 GPT improves vocal outcomes in GI

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Adenotonsillectomy in obese children improves AHI but not inflammation; improvements in OSA after weight loss in obese diabetic patients even after weight regain; ESS a viable choice for children with CRS and failed therapies; otolaryngology hospitalist model can work for inpatient practices; enlarged vestibular aqueduct indicates stronger risk of hearing loss progression; patients with VFP thyroidectomy incur high cost of care

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Oral steroids in chronic rhinosinusitis; macrolide therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis; parotid gland lymphoma consideration in parotid lesion evaluation; better dialogues with patients may minimize liability in cranial nerve injury malpractice trials; obesity in children with OSA can lead to depression, withdrawal; many otolaryngologists dissatisfied with current sinus CT results
 

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Transnasal balloon catheter dilation of eustachian tube relieves ear pressure; fat graft myringoplasty highly successful in certain tympanic membrane perforations; molecular testing may improve differentiated thyroid cancer diagnoses; polysomnography widely used in pediatrics, but not up to practice guidelines; length of intubation, number of sedation doses affect subglottic stenosis risk in children; little difference between tetracaine and lidocaine for nasal endoscopy

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

MRI cost justified in dysosmia; ESS superior to medical therapy for QOL in CRS; First-line steroid therapy can improve outcomes for ISSHL; TORS total laryngectomy effective for salvage surgery; Cidofovir effective for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis; High-volume academic medical centers have lower complication rates for head and neck oncologic surgery

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

TLM safe salvage option for T1a and T1b glottic cancers; post-operative pain and bleeding risk following tonsillectomy; tissue-engineered regeneration of mastoid air cells improves eustachian tube function; two-stage process repairs internal lining in nasal deformity; impact of treatment modality and radiation technique in cancer patients; psychological impact of wait time for thyroid surgery

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Simulator training can accelerate resident learning; FDG-PET indicative of hypoxic status; laryngeal visualization in dysphonic patients superior to HPE alone; pillar implant improves snoring and some OSA; role of frontal sinus surgery in nasal polyp recurrence; aging population changes frequency, disease types seen by otolaryngology

Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies

Bilateral cochlear implants improve spatial acuity; SSCD treated with surgical plugging; vocal fold paresis following neonatal cardiac surgery; management of temporal bone defects after oncologic resection; pattern of active HPV expression correlates to disease course; safety of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for CRS studied