Journal Reviews

Speculating on saliva during endoscopy

2 November 2020 | | Speech and Language Therapy | dysphagia, endoscopy, reliability, scaling, secretions

It has been noted that the presence of saliva in the pharynx and larynx during flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) can be an indicator of increased risk of aspiration and consequent pneumonia, as well as weight loss and malnutrition....

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CRSwNP, another monoclonal antibody

1 July 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | biomarkers, dupilumab, nasal polyposis, nasal secretions, type 2 inflammation

Interleukins 4, 5 and 13 were shown to be important factors in type 2 inflammation, which characterises chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). In CRSwNP non-responders and those who recur short after-surgery monoclonal antibodies might be an answer. Examples include...

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...