Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has become increasingly accepted as a treatment modality in human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive T1/T2 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).
Manometry Identifies Most Common Abnormalities in Patients with Globus Sensation
Among 24-hour dual-probe pH testing, esophageal high-resolution manometry, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and contrast videofluoroscopy (esophagram), which modality is most able to identify the common abnormalities seen in patients with globus sensation? Bottom line: Esophageal high-resolution manometry testing identified the greatest proportion of common abnormalities seen in patients with globus sensation. BACKGROUND: Globus sensation has long been […]
When Is Surgical Intervention Indicated for Vocal Fold Leukoplakia?
Management remains controversial because there is no universally accepted consensus on the threshold for surgical intervention, appropriate treatment strategy, frequency of surveillance, and ablative versus excisional management
How Sports Helped an Olympic Athlete Prepare for a Medical Career
Valeria Silva Merea, MD, a laryngologist specializing in head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how sports taught her important skills, including discipline and time management.
Are Neuromodulating Medications Effective for Treatment of Chronic Neurogenic Cough?
The use of neuromodulators appears to be helpful in patients with chronic idiopathic/ neurogenic cough
Vocal Fold Paralysis Treatments
Otolaryngologists at Triological Combined Sections Meeting recommend procedures, therapeutic approaches for accidental transection, cancer, large vagal paraganglioma
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?
Endoscopic Surgical Management of Subglottic Stenosis Still a Challenge
How effective is endoscopic surgical management of adult subglottic stenosis, and what are the treatment outcomes?
Preventing Nasogastric Tube Injury: Is There a Better Way?
Flexible transnasal endoscopy-assisted placement, as well as 35 mm radiography, and electromagnetic and capnometry assistive devices can reduce complications and lower misplacement rates associated with NGTs
SM14: Concurrent Session V – Laryngology
Experts at the Triological Society’s 2014 Combined Sections Meeting present research in laryngology.
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