Journal Reviews

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Early injection laryngoplasty for iatrogenic vocal fold movement impairment – a safe and effective treatment

30 April 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Aspiration, Deglutition and deglutition disorders, Dysphagia, Injection, Laryngoplasty, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Vocal fold movement impairment

This Ed’s Choice examines the role of early injection laryngoplasty on swallowing dysfunction and is one of a few studies available in the literature. Research on early injection laryngoplasty has been predominately focused on voice and reducing the risk of...

To monitor the nerves or not?

1 November 2017 | | Neuromonitoring, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Surgery, Thyroid, Voice

Whilst intraoperative nerve monitoring has become the standard of care for mastoid and parotid surgery, its benefit in thyroid surgery remains unclear. In the UK NICE was agnostic on the subject in 2008, stating that it was potentially helpful and...

Finding the elusive parathyroid glands

1 January 2017 | | Parathyroid glands anatomy, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, failed surgical explorations, Parathyroid gland embryology, ectopic locations, supernumerary glands

While reading in the literature about new advances in knowledge and surgical techniques, it is often easy to lose track of the longstanding knowledge that we all acquired during our training. This is why this article on the anatomy and...