Does the osteocutaneous radial forearm free flap (OCRFFF) provide equivalent functional outcomes and improved morbidity compared to the fibular free flap (FFF) in mandibular reconstruction? Background: Although widely used due to […]
Extracapsular Dissection a Valid Option for Benign Parotid Tumors
Is extracapsular dissection a better option for benign parotid tumors? Background: While a superficial or total parotidectomy is considered the gold standard surgical intervention for benign parotid tumors, the surgery […]
Unintended Consequences: Combat-related injuries lead to advances in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Ever since the first fully equipped otolaryngology team was sent to the Air Force Theater Hospital (AFTH) in Balad, Iraq in 2004, an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon has become a permanent member of any deployed multispecialty head and neck team, working alongside a neurosurgeon, ophthalmologist and oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
Trauma Care and the Otolaryngologist: Roles, Expectations, and Challenges
SAN DIEGO-Trauma care in the United States is on or heading toward life support. Although this may sound hyperbolic, it points to a need, seen by many otolaryngologists and other surgeons, to raise awareness of the growing gap between the numbers of people in need of trauma services and the accessibility of getting those services.
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An Otolaryngologic Quandary: Diagnosis and Treatment of Pain Syndromes of the Head and Neck
When a person walks into an otolaryngologist’s office with pain in the head and neck area, the challenge to correctly identify the cause and treat appropriately is a large one and one that otolaryngologists face daily.
In-Office Transnasal Tracheoesophageal Punctures Yield Good Results
Secondary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) performed in the office on total-laryngectomy patients, using transnasal esophagoscopy, yielded good results, researchers have reported.
Facility and Case Volume Tied to Cancer Death Rates
Patients with cancer of the larynx who are treated at teaching and research hospitals that see high volumes of such patients are the least likely to die within a year of their diagnoses, researchers said at the annual meeting of the American Head and Neck Society.
With Change Looming, Head and Neck Surgeons Look in the Mirror
HPV-Positive Oropharnygeal Cancer Has Better Prognosis than Tobacco-Induced Cancer
Mounting evidence suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer has an improved prognosis compared with HPV-negative disease. The most recent supportive evidence comes from an analysis of a Phase III trial presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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