Serge Latis

ENT, Head & Neck Consultant

Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Latest Contribution

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Is the greater auricular nerve important in parotid surgery?

7 January 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Rhinoplasty | Blair's incision, Parotidectomy Outcome Inventory-8, great auricular nerve preservation, great auricular nerve sacrifice, parotid surgery, quality of life, sensory deficit

The greater auricular nerve (GAN) is often partially or totally sacrificed during parotidectomy procedures. This was a retrospective study comparing auricular sensation and quality of life in patients that either had their GAN preserved or sacrificed. In the shortterm, patients...

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Are elective neck dissections needed during salvage laryngectomy?

1 November 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | hypopharyngeal neoplasms, laryngeal neoplasms, laryngectomy, lymphatic metastasis, radiotherapy, salvage therapy

There has recently been a move away from elective neck dissections in the setting of salvage laryngectomy. This has mainly resulted from an appreciation of the increase in morbidity, in particular pharyngocutaneous fistula formation, and an improvement in cross-sectional imaging...

Steroids for vocal cord mucus retention cysts

1 January 2019 |

This is an interesting paper that describes the use of intralesional steroid injections to treat vocal cord mucus retention cysts. The gold standard is microlaryngoscopy and excision of the lesion. In patients who may be unable to undergo surgery, this...