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In the future there will be robots

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Head & Neck | Partial pharyngectomy, Robotic surgery, Squamous cell carcinoma, Tonsil cancer, Transoral resection
This edition of review articles encompasses the emerging techniques of robotic surgery, written by international experts from centres that are increasing their repertoire of procedures. The treatment of oropharyngeal cancer is challenging irrespective of modality, as oncological and functional outcomes...
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Understanding osseointegration for the otologist

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants | Bone conduction implant, Conductive hearing loss, Osseoimmunology, Osseointegration, Single-sided deafness, salivary gland
Bone conduction implants are hearing devices that require osseointegration to create a stable and reliable interface between the hearing device and the skull to deliver sound to the cochlea. This article reviews the physiology of osseointegration, factors that may lead...
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Medication and its effect on the larynx

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Anticholinergic, Antipsychotic, Dysphonia, Medications, Reflux, Steroid inhaler
This article summarises different medications and their effect on the voice. A growing number of patients we see in clinic are on multiple medications that could affect vocal cord function. The author summarises different classes of medications and their potential...

In conversation with Professor Patrick Gullane: My life in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

1 September 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
Fellowship RCSEng 2009. Patrick, as you have recently ‘stepped down’ as Chairman and Chief of ORL-HNS at Toronto General Hospital, what next? Firstly, so often I have been asked why I selected this career path, from a quote by Johnny...

In conversation with Prof Peter Friedland – Reflections on an extraordinary career and life

27 October 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
Our illustrious friend, Harvey Coates, hears about Professor Friedland’s amazing personal journey, ranging from horrifying exposure to violence through to his clinical care for (and friendship with) Nelson Mandela and his prevailing passion for teaching. Professor Peter Friedland. Professor Peter...

Maxillofacial and neck surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Introduction Over the past 150 years, military personnel wounded in action had a survival rate of approximately 80% [1]. During the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, those servicemen wounded in action have a 90.4% survival rate [2]. During the...

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Otology
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...

Training reinvented: NHS staff embrace free VR education platform

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Paediatrics
A groundbreaking VR platform is transforming NHS training, offering immersive, cost-free simulation experiences to boost skills across multiple clinical fields. ENT is a specialty that demands precision, rapid decision-making and familiarity with complex anatomy, especially in emergency contexts such as...

The experience of being a new ENT SHO

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
In this article, Matt Donachie shares insights on the daunting yet enjoyable experience of starting as an ENT junior doctor, offering valuable advice. Starting your first job as a junior doctor in any specialty in the UK can be a...

OBITUARY: Professor David M Baguley (1961-2022)

1 July 2022 |
Leader, teacher, mentor, scientist, clinician, patient advocate and man of faith: we will not see his like again. The sudden and tragic death of David (Dave) Baguley has left a gap within the national and international audiology and hearing science...

Machine learning and the future of otolaryngology

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Imaging
If you are over 30 years of age, you have witnessed a technology revolution that has grossly affected how we live: computers have come from being an oddity to an everyday feature in our households and places of work; the...

An overview of human factors in ENT and anaesthesia

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - General
James Bates and Chris Frerk are both passionate about how human factors science can improve safety in healthcare and have co-authored this article describing how communication, ergonomics and other non-technical skills are making operating theatres safer. There is no doubt...