As 2024 comes to a close, we asked members of the ENTtoday editorial board two questions: What’s been the biggest success in otolaryngology in the last five years and what are you most excited about for the next 5-10 years of ENT medicine? Here’s what they had to say.
This article describes an updated and straightforward technique for in-office retrograde placement of the voice prosthesis in patients with challenging TEP tracts.
This article introduces a new endoscopic technique for anterior LTR using costal rib cartilage grafting in a two-year-old patient with acquired grade III subglottic stenosis.
A CNN-based model can accurately localize and segment turbinates in images obtained during NE, signifying the feasibility of future machine learning (ML) algorithms to interpret NE findings.
The cellular landscape of the mouse model larynx contains multiple macrophages and secretory epithelial cell populations; commensal microbiota has an extensive impact on the laryngeal immune system.
VBC (value-based care) is coming to otolaryngology offices within the next five years through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiatives, and otolaryngology needs strategies for responding to how value, outcomes, and cost will be captured and measured
In two trials, participants with OSA and obesity who received tirzepatide had a clinically meaningful change in sleep-disordered breathing and alleviation of perceived sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairment, as well as reductions in common OSA-related cardiovascular risk factors.
Gig work has generally been on the rise, fueled largely by a shortage of otolaryngologists, ENT physicians’ desire to limit demanding call work that can lead to burnout, and the need to fill the gaps while healthcare systems conduct time-consuming searches to staff vacancies.
The Triological Society (TRIO) has been awarded an R25 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to establish the Neely National Clinician–Scientist Mentorship Network. This program aims to cultivate the next generation of otolaryngologist–scientists through comprehensive mentorship, training, and networking opportunities. It will be the first national mentorship network for otolaryngologist–scientists.
Fundamental to medical decision making is the challenging task of weighing the benefits against the risks of any given treatment decision. Clinical guidelines and protocols help with this decision making, which is further informed by physician judgment, particularly when the evidence is weak or lacking.