It may seem reasonable to assume that a five-star physician provides better care than a four-star physician, but patient ratings can vary wildly, with one patient giving a five-star review for an “excellent doctor” and another leaving a three-star review for “the most responsive doctor that we’ve ever seen.”
Awards for outstanding candidate theses were given out at this year’s Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings in Boston. Congratulations to this year’s recipients.
Facial paralysis, whether caused by a virus, tumor, trauma, or congenital abnormality, can be devastating to patients and significantly impact their quality of life, but new treatments and specialized facial nerve centers can make a big difference.
In today’s media-saturated environment, an otolaryngologist’s chances of winding up as a mainstream media source have risen considerably. Although this can be personally and professionally rewarding, physicians must navigate a learning curve and consider some risks.
Having a better understanding of what is important to patients and educating patients and referring providers may help decrease the number of patients with an expectation that surgery is the only answer.
The primary advantage of laryngeal reinnervation is prevention of denervation atrophy, which limits the long-term voice outcomes of static procedures. Recovery or maintenance of muscle tone is expected to lead to more symmetric vibratory masses, symmetric mucosal wave propagation, and improved voice quality.
Platelet-rich plasma has a therapeutic role in hair restoration, with most trials examined having a low risk of bias.
Nuclear medical imaging is strongly recommended in the diagnosis of paragangliomas that are familial, SDHB variants, malignant, or potentially multifocal, but those that have classic presentations do not routinely require peptide receptor imaging.
Middle cranial fossa and transmastoid approaches to superior semicircular canal dehiscence repair are effective approaches that result in acceptable rates of favorable hearing outcomes for patients.
Rapid additive manufacturing of a superlight obturator for large oronasal fistula in pediatric patients are considered more comfortable, more cost-effective, and precise than conventional impression techniques