Richard (Wei Chern) Gan

ENT Locum Consultant Surgeon

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Latest Contribution

Is surgery in obese children with obstructive sleep apnoea effective?

1 November 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty | adenotonsillectomy, apnea, lingual tonsillectomy, meta-analysis, midline posterior glossectomy, obesity, outcomes, supraglottoplasty, surgery, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

The authors present the results of their literature review and meta-analysis of studies examining adenotonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), supraglottoplasty, tongue base surgery or a combination in obese children with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The one study investigating effects of UPPP was...

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Outcomes of temporal bone-resurfacing for pulsatile tinnitus associated with vascular wall anomalies

1 September 2019 | | Otology, Rhinology / Sinus | carotid artery, dehiscence, diverticulum, hydroxyapatite, hypotympanic approach, jugular bulb, pulsatile tinnitus, resurfacing, sigmoid sinus, surgical technique, systematic review, vascular wall anomaly

This month’s Ed’s choice is an interesting systematic review into the management of pulsatile tinnitus. There are impressive results from resurfacing of symptomatic anatomical abnormalities of the temporal bone and I suspect that referrals for further imaging and otology clinic...

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Sphenopalatine ganglion block in endoscopic sinus surgery reduces intra and post-operative morbidity

1 September 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | adverse effect, bleeding, endoscopic sinus surgery, meta-analysis, postoperative pain, sphenopalatine ganglion block

The authors present results of a meta-analysis to investigate the role of sphenopalatine ganglion block (SPGB) in reducing postoperative pain in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). An electronic database search (Pubmed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, Embase, and the Cochrane Register of Controlled...