Sunil Sharma

Consultant in Paediatric ENT

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, UK.

Latest Contribution

Closure of septal perforations

27 February 2020 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty | Nasal mucosa, nasal septal perforation, nasal surgical procedure, acquired nose deformities

This Belgian retrospective observational study looked at the success rate and predictive factors for success when bilateral advancement flaps were used via an external approach. In total, 111 patients were included in the study over a 16-year period. The mean...

Inverted papilloma

27 February 2020 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Inverted papilloma, malignant transformation, recurrence

This Croatian study aimed to look at risk factors associated with malignant transformation and recurrence in 91 cases in a single institution over a 20-year period. There were 66 men and 25 women included in the study. The authors reported...

Percutaneous tracheostomy in anticoagulated patients

27 February 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Head and Neck | Dilatation percutaneous tracheotomy, anticoagulant therapy, bleeding complications, intensive care unit

This Belgian study looked at the risks and complications of bedside percutaneous tracheostomy in patients who received anticoagulant therapy. The 231 tracheostomies included in the study were performed over an eight-year period by two otolaryngologists using bronchoscopic guidance. The mean...