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26th Annual Florida Combined Otolaryngology Meeting

A line-up of more than 120 speakers is in place for the 26th annual Florida Combined Otolaryngology Meeting (FCOM2022), which includes the Florida Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (FSO-HNS), the Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery...

Tonsillectomy in adolescents

Tonsillectomy is one of the most common operations performed across the developed world. Salil Sood and Ray Clarke discuss the special considerations that apply when performing this procedure on adolescent patients. Tonsillitis in teenagers can be exceptionally painful and disruptive....

73rd National Congress of SEORL-CCC

Jesus Benitez welcomes delegates to the congress with Los Gofiones, one of the most popular bands in Canary Islands. The Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC) brought together Spanish otorhinolaryngologists again after two years of virtual...

MIO Autumn Meeting 2022

The Midland Institute of Otolaryngology (MIO) autumn meeting invited trainees and consultants to the elegant Nottinghamshire Golf Club. After the morning refreshments, Anand Kasbekar, MIO Trustee and Conference Organiser, welcomed the audience with a pleasant speech and made a heartfelt...

8th Baltic ENT Congress

Austėja Kučinskienė, senior resident. Attending the Baltic Otorhinolaryngology Congress held great personal significance for me. Organised by the Lithuanian Society of Otorhinolaryngology every three years under the esteemed leadership of President Professor Eugenijus Lesinskas, it took place in Vilnius, Lithuania,...

The Royal Society of Medicine Laryngology and Rhinology Section Lecture Series

The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Laryngology and Rhinology Section hosted a much-welcomed lecture series that re-ignited the face-to-face meeting scene following a post-COVID lull across academic societies. The excitement and energy amongst colleagues, friends and mentors was palpable as...

What’s new in laryngology: the next 10 years!

At a time of unprecedented technological advances, Taran Tatla and Jonathan Fishman gaze into the laryngological crystal ball… Introduction The recent explosion in science, technology and innovation takes us into a new era, with the opportunity and capability to transform...

Head and neck robotic surgery – considerations for the surgical trainee

In 2021, training in head and neck cancer surgery would be incomplete without some robotic resections under the belt. Henry Zhang explains how he did it and outlines the options available. With a wide range of applications in both benign...

Surgical management of congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis

Introduction Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of neonatal upper airway obstruction which was first described by Douglas in 1952 [1]. The first radiological description of CNPAS was described by Ey et al in 1988 [2]....

Role of intranasal steroids after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Rhinosinusitis often follows radiotherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the nasopharynx. The interval and severity may vary with the dose of radiation and stage of the carcinoma. In this randomised, controlled study, patients who developed rhinosinusitis after radiotherapy treatment...

ENT Expert Opinion

The creator of ENT Expert Opinion, Dr Niall Jefferson, was in the midst of his surgical training in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery in Australia in 2012. In contemplating his upcoming Fellowship exams, he began to seek out resources that...

Hidden genetic disorders in children that may present to the otolaryngologist

Background Among the many hundreds of children presenting to the otolaryngology clinic are a few whose symptoms are due to an underlying genetic condition. In most cases the underlying syndrome is obvious and has already been diagnosed, such as the...