As robotic machines for oropharyngeal cancer surgery become more common, surgeons debated the pros and cons of transoral robotic surgery and transoral laser microsurgery in a panel discussion at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. last January
A controlled substance agreement can help a physician communicate expectations for their pain medication treatment plan, and guidelines for safe usage by their patients
Delay in repairing mandible fractures post-injury can be associated with technical challenges and complications, but a delay of up to five days has not been shown to compromise outcomes in terms of bony union and occlusion.
Voice outcomes are similar whether patients are treated with endoscopic surgical resection or radiation therapy (XRT).
Can lateral neck dissection be withheld if imaging of the lateral neck is negative and there are positive central lymph nodes?
New Current Procedural Terminology codes, including codes for reporting pediatric sleep studies and intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, are now available.
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
Over the past 15 years, a distinct subgroup of head and neck cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) has emerged, particularly among white males between 45 and 54 years of age
Immunohistochemical analysis of p16 expression levels in tumor tissues, and it situ hybridization to detect many types of onocogenic HPV, are often used either alone, or in combination
A doctor with throat cancer, and a musician with cochlear implant, relay the importance of treating patients with compassion