Christopher Burgess

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK.

Latest Contribution

Gardasil vaccination for laryngeal RRP – an update

1 October 2018 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Antibody titers, Gardasil, Laryngeal secretions, Quadrivalent HPV vaccine, Recurrent laryngeal papilloma

This paper reports the results of a follow-up study investigating the possible role of adjuvant Gardasil vaccination in patients with recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis. The preceding study – also published in the Journal of Voice (2017) – reported the changes in...

A histological test for LPR?

1 September 2018 | | Biomarker, Immunohistochemical staining, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Pepsin, Vocal fold leukoplakia

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is often considered to be a contributory factor to the development of a spectrum of laryngeal abnormalities including vocal cord leukoplakia and dysplasia. This is especially the case when traditional risk factors, such as tobacco smoking, are...

Beware the skinny patient…

1 July 2018 | | Arytenoid dislocation, BMI, Cricoarytenoid joint three-dimensional reconstruction, High-resolution computed tomography, Risk factor

The adverse health impacts of an excessive BMI are well known. This study highlights one laryngeal pathology for which a low BMI appears to be a significant risk factor. The records of 28 patients treated for arytenoid cartilage dislocation were...