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The push towards scarless parotid surgery

When dealing with benign parotid pathology, high expectations are placed on the operating surgeon to preserve key neurovascular structures, especially the animating facial nerve, through meticulous dissection. With time, there has been a greater emphasis on improving cosmesis in parotid...

7th Scottish International Head and Neck Conference

Amy Campbell, ST5 Otorhinolaryngology at Ninewells Hospital in DundeeThis year’s Scottish International Head and Neck Conference was an example of a truly successful hybrid course. It was hosted by the conference chair, Jai Manick, and co-organiser Omar Hilmi, and in...

IAOO 2025

Jason Fleming, Reader/Hon Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon, Liverpool Head and Neck CentreThis July, Liverpool became the beating heart of global oral oncology, welcoming almost 1200 delegates for the 10th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO)....

ENT UK Spring Meeting & YCOHNS Event

Young Consultants in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (YCOHNS) Annual MeetingBehrad Barmayehvar, ENT ST6 registrar, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, West Midlands Deanery, UKAttending my first YCOHNS meeting as a senior registrar preparing for fellowship and consultant applications, I found it...

Outreach to build capacity for surgical ear care in low-resource settings: challenges and opportunities

There are successful models for delivering complex ear surgery where resources may be more limited. Ear, nose and throat conditions are frequently overlooked when global health issues are considered, but hearing loss is the world’s most common sensory deficit, and...

Outreach to build capacity for surgical ear care in low-resource settings: challenges and opportunities

There are successful models for delivering complex ear surgery where resources may be more limited. Ear, nose and throat conditions are frequently overlooked when global health issues are considered, but hearing loss is the world’s most common sensory deficit, and...

How can we manage children with poor speech discrimination but with normal audiogram

We often come across children and young adults brought in for consultation for suspected hearing loss and having hearing difficulty in noisy backgrounds but who often have normal audiograms. Such patients are suspected to have auditory neuropathy. The term auditory...

Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo manoeuvres in children and adolescents: a systematic review

In this paper of Saniasiaya et al, the literature review is conducted in accordance to the PRISMA consensus, aiming to investigate the outcomes of canalith repositioning manoeuvres (CRM) to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in a paediatric and young...

Evolution of salivary gland pathology classifications

Targeted therapies for malignant salivary gland tumours have changed the treatment paradigm and therapy approaches. Better outcomes are now feasible. Choosing the treatment method requires a clear classification of the lesions. The authors of this paper reviewed the World Health...

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome

In this article, Hannah North and Simon Lloyd give us an overview of the complex condition of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) syndrome, including diagnosis, treatment and management. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a bony defect of the otic...

BAA to host World Congress of Audiology in 2028

The British Academy of Audiology is delighted to have won its bid to host the International Society of Audiology’s World Congress in 2028 (WCA2028). The 38th Congress will be hosted in Edinburgh, 23-26 April 2028.

Celebrating female surgeons

A newly-commissioned painting of female surgeons has been added to the portrait collection at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). ‘Eleven Surgeons’ by Scottish artist Kirstin Mackinnon features recipients of the Hunter Doig medal, awarded for excellence within the surgical profession.