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SFO Conference 2021
The Student and Foundation Doctors in Otolaryngology (SFO) Conference 2021 kicked off to a great start with a very warm welcome from SFO UK Chair Mr Dheeraj Karamchandani and Professor Nirmal Kumar, ENT UK President. The friendly and encouraging tone...
A ‘smarter’ way to examine the ear?
Otoscopes and endoscopes, essential tools for ENTs, audiologists, and general practitioners, are on the receiving end of a modern twist thanks to smartphone technology. Aimed at adapting smartphones for otoscopic and endoscopic imaging, these reimagined devices might just change the...Protective SNAP device to be provided free to the NHS
Four thousand SNAP devices will be distributed to all NHS hospitals with an ENT department for free. The device, developed by endoscope-i during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure safe nasoendoscopy assisted procedures, is a one-way valve which fits on to...
Sialendoscopy assisted excision of parotid stones
This is a retrospective paper from China that looks to assess the efficacy and safety of sialendoscopy with a combined transoral or transcutaneous approach for the removal of parotid stones. Sialolithiasis is known to be a cause for obstructive parotid...
Successful laser treatment of a laryngeal cause of dizziness
Dizziness is often considered to be a condition that is best managed by physicians or otologists. This case report describes an unusual cause of presyncope successfully treated by a laryngologist. The patient in question was a 45-year-old member of the...
Patient positioning for transnasal flexible laryngoscopy
The position of a patient’s head during flexible nasendoscopy to visualise the larynx does not usually require much consideration – adequate views are almost always obtained with a patient sitting in a neutral position. Occasionally however, there will be patients...RCSI CT2 Tracheostomy Training Day
RCSI hosted a one-day blended workshop for ENT trainees, incorporating both didactic and interactive elements, on tracheostomy and emergency airway management.Innovation in medical product technologies
There is a point in all innovation projects where the clinician has exhausted their knowledge and needs expert help to create a prototype. Mark Prince, Design Engineer, discusses this phase of the project and how engineers’ analytical thinking brings a...
Deep space neck infections and their management
This article explores the approach to managing patients with deep space neck infections. Clearly, an understanding of the fascial planes within the neck is required which then provides an understanding of the route of spread in these cases. The authors...
Learning curve for sialendoscopy
Sialendoscopy represents a minimally invasive technique that permits direct salivary tree visualisation and treatment using endoscopic techniques. Previous studies have shown that it is an efficacious, safe and potentially gland preserving method to treat major salivary gland disease. However, it...Awake transnasal laryngeal and pharyngeal biopsy in the unsedated patient
In an attempt to improve the efficiency and flow of patients through a busy ENT clinic, technology now allows the ENT surgeon to consider biopsies in the outpatient setting on a more regular and controlled basis. This can avoid the...
