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Beware the skinny patient…

1 July 2018 | | Arytenoid dislocation, BMI, Cricoarytenoid joint three-dimensional reconstruction, High-resolution computed tomography, Risk factor
The adverse health impacts of an excessive BMI are well known. This study highlights one laryngeal pathology for which a low BMI appears to be a significant risk factor. The records of 28 patients treated for arytenoid cartilage dislocation were...

Management of necrotising otitis externa

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
Although uncommon, necrotising (previously malignant) otitis externa (nOE) can be very aggressive, particularly if not managed appropriately. In this study the authors perform a retrospective review of 25 patients admitted with nOE over a four year period at a tertiary...

COVID-19 and oral cancer

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
This is a Canadian retrospective paper covering the period of March 2018 to March 2022. It identified 190 patients; 91 pre-pandemic and 99 from the pandemic. From this, they found there was no increase in patient delay, professional delay or...

Continue ENT Diagnosis, Safely – with Single-use SNAP, Endoscope Guide

21 July 2022 | Research & Development
The SNAP, Endoscope Guide ensures safe passage of a nasendoscope through a surgical mask.

From the editor January/February 2023

6 January 2023 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.netTw: @Voicedoctor_uk As we start 2023, it’s a pleasure to wish you a Happy New Year. We have much to look forward to...
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Early injection laryngoplasty for iatrogenic vocal fold movement impairment – a safe and effective treatment

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Aspiration, Deglutition and deglutition disorders, Dysphagia, Injection, Laryngoplasty, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Vocal fold movement impairment
This Ed’s Choice examines the role of early injection laryngoplasty on swallowing dysfunction and is one of a few studies available in the literature. Research on early injection laryngoplasty has been predominately focused on voice and reducing the risk of...

What is the prognostic value of lymph node yield and density in head and neck cancer?

1 September 2018 | | head and neck cancer, lymph node ratio, lymph node yield, prognostic value, systematic review
Neck dissection in addition to surgery of the primary site is commonly recommended in head and neck cancer treatment. However, there has been no consensus on the number of nodes that need to be removed to constitute a sufficient neck...
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Effects of coronavirus pandemic on presentation of head and neck cancer patients

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruption of NHS services. This was compounded by patients’ reluctance to attend hospitals at that time. How this affected the presentation of patients with head and neck cancer is the subject of this study. Head...

Percutaneous fibre guided laser surgery of the endolarynx

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Occasionally, getting access to the larynx for an intervention can be challenging. Markus Hess and Susanne Fleischer describe a novel way to perform laser treatment in such difficult instances. Fibre guided office-based endolaryngeal laser surgery has developed to be a...

Clinical utility and practical interpretation of the video head impulse test

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
The head impulse test (HIT) is an essential bedside test to detect peripheral vestibular deficits. The video head impulse test (vHIT) is a new tool quantifying the HIT. In this article Maria Heuberger and colleagues point out the clinical utility...

From patient to performer

4 September 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Peter Cawrey lives in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, with his wife Dorothy. He had a salvage laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma in 2015, three years following his initial radiotherapy. Due to complications and a complex recovery, he has elected not to have...

Head and neck cancer and PET-CT

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is an imaging technique in which abnormalities of tissue metabolism are precisely superimposed onto the anatomy. It relies on the premise that malignant cells are more metabolically active compared with non-malignant cells. On this basis,...