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Evidence-based hospital management of epistaxis
Epistaxis is the most common presentation to acute ENT services in the UK. However, there are currently no nationally accepted guidelines for its management. The British Rhinological Society, ENT UK and INTEGRATE (The National ENT Trainee Research Network) are working...Oticon Medical announces (FDA) clearance and CE mark of its first active transcutaneous bone conduction hearing system, the Sentio™ System.
The Sentio System delivers the proven benefits of the Ponto™ System – and more – in a transcutaneous option.Sylvester O’Halloran Perioperative Symposium 2025
Dr Nyamateja Kaare - SHOThe 20th anniversary meeting of the Head & Neck section of the annual Sylvester O Halloran Peri-operative Symposium was held on 1 March 2025 at the University of Limerick Medical School.An attending 'Brains Trust' of John...BAAP Annual Conference 2025
Shaista Kerai, ST3 Audiovestibular Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Amol Anand, ST4 Audiovestibular Medicine Whittington Hospital NHS TrustThe British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (BAAP) hosted its 2025 Annual Conference in Birmingham, drawing clinicians, researchers and trainees from...The structure and function of DNA
DNA structure and replication Genetic information within multicellular organisms, including man, is stored in molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which reside within the chromosomes of each cell nucleus. A DNA molecule consists of two very long chains, or strands, of...The outer ear in the visual arts
The ear is an exceptional organ, and quite rightly takes its place in the visual arts, as described by Albert Mudry, who takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the appearance of the ear and its depictions in art throughout...Salivary duct clipping for drooling
Drooling can be a challenging problem to manage in paediatric ENT. The variety of medical and surgical treatments suggests that there is no gold standard treatment. Nicola Stobbs and Ravi Thevasagayam describe an approach to ligating the salivary ducts. Drooling...
Smaller gauge voice prosthesis is effective in secondary trans-oesophageal puncture
Placement of voice prosthesis at the time of trachea-oesophageal puncture is well described using 20-French prostheses. There is debate about the optimal size of the prosthesis with work in the 1980s and 1990s supporting larger prostheses. The rationale was that...
Sinonasal inverting papilloma: who is at risk of recurrence?
This study from a tertiary sinus surgery unit, describes some useful information in the follow-up of sinonasal inverted papilloma patients - in particular those likely to recur - and discusses the optimal staging systems to use to attempt to predict...
Office-based otology procedures
This edition of the Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America covers office-based surgery in ENT. This article discusses procedures in otology that could be performed in the outpatient setting and covers innovations in office-based otologic procedures. The endoscope features prominently in...
X-ray vs. intraoperative testing for determining cochlear implant placement
Most cochlear implant centres confirm electrode position after surgery using X-rays to ensure optimal electrode placement. As well as transorbital view X-rays, this team check placement using impedance measures and neural response telemetry (NRT) performed intraoperatively. The former indicates whether...
