Journal Reviews

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Should we be utilising the pre-lacrimal approach for maxillary sinus inverted papilloma?

2 September 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | maxillary sinus, paranasal sinus neoplasms, papilloma, inverted, endoscopy, Caldwell–Luc, treatment outcome, prelacrimal recess, recurrence, systematic review, meta-analysis

For some time now, gold standard management of the maxillary sinus inverted papilloma has been endoscopic medial maxillectomy (EMM). Recently the endoscopic prelacrimal recess approach (EPLRA) has been reported to provide good access whilst preserving the nasolacrimal duct and inferior...

Does surgery work for acquired stenosis of the ear canal in the long term?

31 October 2018 | | Otology | Ear canal, hearing loss, patient satisfaction, skin transplantation, treatment outcome

The surgical treatment of acquired post-inflammatory atresia of the external auditory canal (EAC), namely meatoplasty, is challenging with variable long-term outcome. This study looked at the clinical, audiological data, long-term outcome and patient satisfaction after performing meatoplasty. Sixteen patients were...