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Steroids pre-FESS

1 September 2016 |
This meta-analysis and systematic review from the Netherlands and the UK aims to answer the question of whether corticosteroids inhaled and / or taken orally are beneficial to patients with chronic rhinosinusitis undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Refreshingly 18 RCTs...

Thalidomide in HHT

1 March 2016 |
An interesting paper from a specialist centre in the Netherlands regarding the use of thalidomide in HHT patients. The St Antonius hospital has 1238 patients with HHT and 1% of these use thalidomide. The aim was to assess the benefits,...

No difference upper or lower lip

1 November 2015 | | lower lip, overall survival, relative survival, squamous cell carcinoma, upper lip
This is a retrospective review from the Netherlands over a 20-year period to 2009 of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip. In total, 979 cases of the lower lip were identified and 126 of the upper lip, with men...

How interaural level differences differ between children with bilateral cochlear implants and their normally-hearing peers

5 July 2022 | | Audiology - Paediatric | Bilateral Cochlear Implants, Children, Interaural Level Difference, Localization
A group in the Netherlands investigated interaural level differences (ILDs) in children who were bilaterally implanted with cochlear implants (CIs) and compared their performance to their normally-hearing peers. ILDs are used to localise sound and rely on the high-frequency cues....

CT parameters in orbital wall fractures, choice of treatment, and patient outcome

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | X-ray computed tomography, conservative treatment, decision support techniques, orbital fractures, reconstructive surgical procedures
This review from the Netherlands attempts to evaluate the relationship between CT parameters and the treatment that is used in clinical outcome (enophthalmos, diplopia and/or limitation in ocular movement). The authors look at fracture size, fracture location and involvement of...

Antibiotics in orthognathic surgery

3 March 2021 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | orthognathic surgery, osteosynthesis removal, prophylactic antibiotics, surgical site infection
This paper from the Netherlands looked at 137 patients over a one-year period, 18 of whom had Le Fort I procedures, 68 bilateral sagittal split surgery, and 51 bi-maxillary surgery. A further 54 surgical procedures were undertaken, including 15 having...

Clinical histopathology of 250 parotidectomy patients

30 April 2020 | | Head and Neck | OMFS, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), oral and maxillofacial surgery, parotid gland tumour, parotidectomy, salivary gland
Clinical histopathology of 250 parotidectomy patients This is a retrospective study of 250 consecutive parotidectomy patients at units in Belgium and the Netherlands. The sensitivity and specificity of FNAC was 64% and 99% respectively, the sensitivity being slightly lower than...

Obstructive sleep apnoea: Does maxillomandibular advancement work?

1 March 2018 | | OSA, complication, maxillomandibular advancement, obstructive sleep apnoea
This is a paper from the Netherlands reviewing 62 patients who underwent maxillomandibular advancement for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea. The authors observed a 71% success rate with mean apnoea hypopnea index (AHI) reduction of 69%. There was no...

Another paper advocating resection templates

1 April 2017 | Maxillofacial Surgery | 3D, Computer-aided surgery, Head and neck cancer, Mandibular reconstruction, Mandibular resection, Virtual surgical planning
Resection in the head and neck region leads to complex defects with significant impairment in function. Reconstruction is even more difficult and to improve the accuracy of both resection and reconstruction a number of aids are used. With the improved...

The HEARO Procedure for cochlear implantation

3 December 2020 | | ENT, Otology, Auditory Implants
Cochlear implants have become the state-of-the-art treatment for profound to severe sensorineural hearing loss. Since its popularisation, many aspects of this technology have constantly been optimised. Processors have become smaller, are worn behind the ear and are even water resistant....

Moscow Otolaryngology Masterclass FMBA

8 April 2019 -11 April 2019
Report by Prof Hesham Negm, Cairo University, Egypt. The Moscow Otolaryngology Masterclass, arranged by the Russian FMBA, took place in the Federal Scientific Clinical Centre of Otorhinolaryngology in Moscow, directed by Professor Daikhes. This event was free to attend. Two...

Soluvos Medical wishes you a healthy 2022!

12 January 2022 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The team at Soluvos Medical hopes that 2022 will bring social life, travels and meetings back to normal and that everyone can meet up at one of the scheduled meetings in the first quarter of 2022.