What type of in vivo tissue engineering construct best facilitates tissue regeneration after vocal fold scarring? Background: Vocal fold scarring is the cause of most cases of voice deficiencies after […]
Evaluating Dysphagia: Maximize exam and swallow studies for diagnostic success
Stroke, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), head and neck cancer, Zenker’s diverticulum—each of these disparate conditions can cause dysphagia.
The Impact of Thyroidectomy on Vocal Quality Characteristics
With no laryngeal nerve injury, do vocal characteristics change after thyroidectomy? Background: Vocal dysfunction is a feared complication of thyroidectomy. While operative injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve is a […]
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Experts Debate Pediatric Airway Issues
In a recent debate-style panel, five otolaryngologists addressed topical clinical issues relating to the pediatric airway ranging from adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep symptoms, to whether cidofovir should be used as a standard treatment in children with recurrent respiratory papillomas.
Considering Tonsillectomy? Factor in Evidence, Clinical Judgment, Patient Preference
SAN DIEGO-Weighing whether or not to perform tonsillectomy boils down to a balance between benefit and harm, declared Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, at the lively and well-attended miniseminar on evidence-based tonsillectomy at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting here.
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.
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.
Tracheal Transplant Brings High Hopes for Tissue Engineering
When a 30-year-old woman from Colombia who had had severe stenosis from airway tuberculosis was referred to the University College London Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, there were more questions than answers.
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