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Single surgery for repair of tegmen defects and superior semicircular canal dehiscence
This retrospective review of 34 patients undergoing repair of the temporal bone defect via the middle cranial fossa approach provides the author’s management strategy for two problems: superior semicircular canal dehiscence and tegmen defects. The incidence of both these pathologies...
Recovery room cortisol to predict long-term glucocorticoid supplementation
The authors report the results of using recovery room (RR) cortisol to predict the need for long-term glucocorticoids in patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). They conducted a retrospective study of preoperative morning serum cortisol (MSC), RR cortisol and day...
Endovascular therapies for venous tinnitus
Tinnitus is an extremely vexing issue, not only for patients but also for otolaryngologists. The authors of this article review the causes of venous tinnitus, such as increased intracranial hypertension (IIH), dural venous sinus thrombosis and age-related anatomic variants. They...
Eagle syndrome and vascular complications
Eagle syndrome is characterised by an elongated styloid process, which is anatomically positioned between the external carotid artery laterally and the internal carotid artery and internal jugular vein medially. As a result, vessel impingement can be exacerbated by head movements,...By the people, for the people: a multidisciplinary facial nerve clinic with a difference
Facial nerve palsy is regularly seen in ENT clinics. Underlying diagnoses are excluded, and the patient is often then discharged to ‘see how it goes’, with or without an ophthalmology referral. Here, Catherine Meller describes how she and her team...
Tell me like it is: advice for relatives of people with aphasia
More than a quarter of people who have a stroke present with aphasia immediately post-stroke (approx. 30%) and of these, around 60% experience chronic communication difficulties. Provision of information is seen as one of the top 10 best practice recommendations...The future of facial plastics and rhinoplasty
Interest in facial plastic surgery and in particular rhinoplasty has never been greater. From his wealth of experience in the field, Professor Palma outlines the potential problems of this increasing popularity and how they may be addressed, areas on which...6th Rhinocon 2023
Dr Sarfraz Latif presenting 'Nonsurgical concerns improving FESS results.' Syed Ahmed Shahzaeem Hussain, Third Year Postgraduate Trainee, ENT Department, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan and Syeda Anum Fatima Naqvi, Medical Student, Nishtar Medical University, Multan. The enchanting city streets of...3rd ENT Masterclass® World Congress
The 3rd ENT Masterclass World Congress at the Palace of Parliament was a perfect setting to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ENT Masterclass. Two days of academic excellence saw over 250 delegates and faculty from all across Europe and beyond.BLA/UEP Inaugural Joint Meeting
Matthew Cherko, Consultant Laryngologist, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. It was a historic day when the highly anticipated inaugural joint meeting between the British Laryngological Association (BLA) and the Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP) took place in London. In a...The role of artificial intelligence and applications in ENT surgery
AI is progressing apace. If you’re wondering how it might affect our working lives in ENT, read on for insights and a pilot study that show us what may be possible. The recent launch of ChatGPT, an open access artificial...
