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ENTtoday: February 2012

Features

SM12: TRIO President Advises Colleagues Not to Neglect Personal and Family Time

Robert Ossoff, DMD, MD, said he “never in a million years,” as a young doctor, thought that he would be standing at a podium giving the presidential address to the Triological Society at its Combined Sections Meeting in January.

SM12: Disaster Planning Only Hope During Chaos, New Orleans Doctor Says

Anna M. Pou, MD, the Louisiana State University professor of otorhinolaryngology who found herself at the center of the debate over disaster medical care following her work after Hurricane Katrina, told colleagues at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting that disaster could strike anywhere, anytime and that the only way to protect themselves and their patients is to plan now.

SM12: Otolaryngologists Debate Resident Training, Implantable Hearing Aids, Oropharyngeal Cancer

Four pairs of experts squared off at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting in a session of mini-debates over limits on training of residents, treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum, implantable hearing aids and the best approach to oropharyngeal cancer.

SM12: Nasal Reconstruction after Cancer Treatment Includes Variety of Options

The right way to restore a patient’s nose after cancer depends on subtle factors: The shape, the depth, and the precise location of the wound all dictate how to go about the reconstruction, according to experts at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting.

SM12: Hemangiomas in Infants Require Careful Diagnosis

Hemangiomas in pediatric patients pose a special challenge because the proper way to proceed might not be clear immediately, according to panelists at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting.

SM12: Options for Hearing Loss are Multiplying

More and more options are emerging to help patients improve their hearing, a group of aural rehabilitation panelists said on Jan. 27 at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting.

Departments

Case of the Month

Decade-Long Progressive Dysphagia with Intermittent Regurgitation

A 78-year-old woman presented with a 10-year history of progressive dysphagia for solid foods and pills, with intermittent regurgitation of pills but not food. No aspiration or weight loss was reported. Her past medical history was significant for breast cancer, hypothyroidism and arthritis. No head and neck masses were appreciated. A modified barium swallow was obtained.

Special Reports

Voice Disorders in Children Require a Team Approach

Although voice disorders in children are not new, recognition of the need to address and treat these disorders in many children is increasing.

Cloud Computing May Be a Simple Solution for Your EHR Needs

Cloud computing is the delivery of your computing needs as a service rather than as a suite of products that you have to purchase and maintain. Why couldn’t we do that with an EMR or EHR for our patients?

Other

Literature Reviews

PET-CT is Cost-Effective for N2 Disease After Chemoradiotherapy

Is positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) scanning cost-effective for the management of the neck after chemoradiotherapy (CRT)?

Literature Reviews

Prevalence and Causes of Dysphonia Identified in Large Database

What are the prevalence and causes of dysphonia as diagnosed by primary care physicians and otolaryngologists in a large population?

Literature Reviews

MRI Surveillance Helpful Following Vestibular Schwannoma Resection

What are the clinical and radiologic variables associated with recurrence using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following vestibular schwannoma (VS) resection?

Literature Reviews

Laryngeal Mask Airway Compared with Endotracheal Tube

How do the safety and postoperative outcomes of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) during pediatric tonsil surgery compare with use of the endotracheal tube (ETT)?

Literature Reviews

Pathologic Effects of External Beam Irradiation on Human Vocal Folds

What exactly are the pathologic changes that occur in the vocal folds after external beam irradiation?

Literature Reviews

Relationship Between Fatigue, Perfectionsism and Functional Dysphonia

Do patients with functional dysphonia (FD) experience general fatigue in addition to their voice problems, and is this associated with perfectionism?

Literature Reviews

Incidence of Adenocarcinoma Among Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus

What is the risk of adenocarcinoma developing in patients with Barrett’s esophagus?

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