In an ideal world, otolaryngologists would know ahead of time exactly why a pediatric patient was referred to their office.
The Neurotologist as Gamma Knife Radiosurgeon
There are three management options for patients with acoustic neuromas: microsurgical removal, stereotactic radiosurgery, and expectant management.
Collegial Relationships: Extending Otolaryngology Practice with Other Professional Providers
Harold (Rick) Pillsbury, MD, President-Elect of the Triological Society, has been predicting for 10 years that there would be a need to hire people to help extend otolaryngology practices—in other words, physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs). “I was right. That makes me the soothsayer here,” he joked.
Who Should Perform Facial Cosmetic Procedures?: Turf Battle Between Core and Non-Core Physicians
Pay for Performance: Here to Stay-for the Time Being
Improving health care quality is absolutely the right thing to do for our patients, and different approaches are being used by the various organizations involved in health care.
Dissonance Between Patients’ and Physicians’ Perceptions of Allergic Rhinitis and Effects of Medications
The largest survey to date of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and physicians who treat them revealed that patients’ and physicians’ perceptions of this disorder are not always in sync.
Case Studies in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Even in patients with relatively common sinus disease, decision making about endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) can be difficult, and not all cases are the same.
How Accurate Are Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Conditions?
How much stock should otolaryngologists put into the parental interpretations of their child’s complaints? According to Ellen M. Friedman, MD, an otolaryngologist in Houston, parental descriptions are an important part of patient histories, but you still need to perform objective measures.
Tissue Engineering: New Treatment Possibilities for Otolaryngologists
A new era in efforts to treat patients with tissue loss or organ failure is under way, which has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of many diseases and conditions that otolaryngologists treat.
Microdebriders Offer New Surgical Options
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