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Sulcus vocalis in patients attending voice clinics: A retrospective study

1 May 2015 |
Sulcus vocalis was first described by Giacomini. This includes a variety of anatomic indentations of the vocal fold, ranging from shallow longitudinal furrows to deep vocal cord pits. This retrospective study was conducted at King Saud University between 2006 and...

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in posterior laryngitis

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - ENT | Posterior laryngitis, Laryngo-pharyngeal reflux, Motilin, Functional gastrointestinal disorder, Health-related quality of life
The authors of this study investigated the prevalence of acid reflux in the proximal oesophagus and functional gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with posterior laryngitis. They analysed plasma motilin as well as health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaires before and after...

Malignant craniopharyngiomas

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Head & Neck
Craniopharyngiomas are successfully managed with surgery and / or adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. The transnasal endoscopic route has become increasingly utilised in the management of these challenging tumours. This paper reviews 23 cases from the literature of the rarely reported malignant transformation....
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Are elective neck dissections needed during salvage laryngectomy?

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | hypopharyngeal neoplasms, laryngeal neoplasms, laryngectomy, lymphatic metastasis, radiotherapy, salvage therapy
There has recently been a move away from elective neck dissections in the setting of salvage laryngectomy. This has mainly resulted from an appreciation of the increase in morbidity, in particular pharyngocutaneous fistula formation, and an improvement in cross-sectional imaging...

Reasons for attending annual hearing aid review appointments

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery | ATHA, Hearing aid, IOI-HA, appointment attendance, funding source, travel
The aim of this study was to investigate what factors influence hearing aid users’ decision to attend or not attend an annual hearing aid review (HAR) appointment. Two separate surveys were created for attendees and non-attendees. An invitation letter was...
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Efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannoma

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Neurotology
This international multicentre study reviewed the results of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in 63 patients with facial nerve schwannoma over three decades. The facial nerve schwannoma were distinguished from vestibular schwannoma based on intraoperative findings or typical temporal or extra temporal...
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Role of non-echo planar diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in detection of cholesteatoma

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Otology
Whilst the method of canal wall down and same-session reconstruction is emerging to be more popular, canal wall up procedures are still performed. In either, it is necessary to ensure eradication of cholesteatoma or detect its recurrence. The reliability of...
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Non-surgical and surgical management of arytenoids granuloma

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Antireflux Treatment, Conservative Management, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Laryngeal Granuloma, Laser Surgery, Proton Pump Inhibitor, Recurrence, Resolution, Speech Therapy, Vocal Process Granuloma
Arytenoid granulomas are often a sequelae of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Unless there is suspicion of malignancy, they require a very balanced approach between conservative management and surgical intervention. The authors present a series of 62 patients with whom the primary...

Returning to practice

21 May 2020 | ENTA - General
Here, we provide a combination of written guidelines, podcasts and videos providing information on returning to practice and elective services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources will be updated as and when they become available. - Guidelines - 7 July -...

Tonsillitis and tonsillectomies: where do we go from Paradise?

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Landmark Paper: Paradise JL, Bluestone CD, Bachman RZ, et al. Efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in severely affected children – results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials. N Engl J Med 1984;310(11):674-83. The Paradise paper on tonsillectomy...

Getting started in research

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Dave had a passion for research and was very encouraging in developing a research interest in others. Bhavisha and Amanda are currently working with a team of researchers, patients, research funders, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, to develop the 2023-2028 UK Action Plan for Hearing loss and Tinnitus Research - a set of recommendations to grow hearing research in the UK. Here, they discuss their journey to hearing care research and how you could get involved in the world of research.

In conversation with Lawrence Cleary

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
Lawrence Cleary is an art dealer and an ENT patient. He is also a recipient of an MBE for his contribution towards establishing the first multichannel cochlear implant programme in the UK. In this article he discusses with Katherine Conroy...