There are otolaryngologists who focus their surgical practices on patients with thyroid/parathyroid diseases; some have completed fellowships while others have not, and continuing board certification activities aren’t currently focused on this content. These issues, among others, were part of the genesis of the new focused practice designation.
There are significant variations in preferences regarding vocal fold injection materials, although hyaluronic acid-based products are the most frequently used by providers.
This step-by-step article on the surgical procedure for rapid intraoperative localization will help assist with reproducibility of the technique.
Study findings document an age-related decline in arytenoid innervation and in myelinated, putative mechanosensory innervation density, which may be a contributing factor to presbyphagia.
Various factors can influence pharyngocutaneous fistula development after total laryngectomy, with postoperative hypoproteinemia being the highest predictive risk factor.
Peak flow meter measurements can adequately demonstrate disease progression and predict the need for surgery in patients with SGS disease and, together with dyspnea Index (DI) scores, may be a useful tool for remotely following these patients.
A tracheocutaneous fistula (TCF) commonly persists after pediatric tracheostomy decannulation, potentially preventing tract closure and negatively impacting phonation, swallowing, and cough physiology.