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A therapeutic algorithm for tracheoesophageal periprosthetic leakage

5 November 2021 | | Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Speech and Language Therapy | management, periprosthetic leakage, postlaryngectomy rehabilitation, total laryngectomy, voice prosthesis
Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage can be intravalvular (more common) or periprosthetic (focus of this study). The authors studied the causes of periprosthetic leakage among 115 patients attending for voice prosthesis management (1374 clinic attendances) treated between December 2014 to December...

Soluvos Medical is looking forward to the congress season

21 April 2022 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The Soluvos team is looking forward to finally meeting readers in person. It has been such a long time! The team will be at the following events

Paediatric ENT trauma

31 October 2018 | | ENT, Paediatric ENT, Audiology - Paediatric
Managing trauma in children often strikes terror in doctors who do not deal with children regularly. Kate Stephenson explains the approach to a child who has suffered ENT trauma and specific things to look for in children. ENT injuries are...

Parathyroidectomy

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Many ENT head and neck surgeons are now involved in thyroid surgery. This can also include the need to explore the parathyroids, either to preserve them or indeed to resect parathyroid adenomas. David Smith, a highly experienced endocrine surgeon from...

Muscle tension dysphagia: an underdiagnosed problem

4 May 2023 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors introduce the description of swallowing problems which have been recently attributed to muscle tension dysphagia (MTDg). The authors are clear that this is a diagnosis of exclusion, and it is important to rule out other...

Soluvos Medical supports many hands-on courses

31 January 2020 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Contracts & Distributors
Soluvos Medical is looking forward to meeting you at the various congresses, workshops and symposia throughout the world in 2020 and will be supporting the following hands-on workshops and congresses.

Surgical challenges in advanced or recurrent thyroid malignancy

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
The management of thyroid malignancy and extent of surgery is controversial, especially considering the limitations of preoperative diagnosis. Neil Tolley provides guidance and reminds us of our responsibility not to over-treat. In the UK, 16% of thyroidectomies are performed for...

Can we prevent chronic rhinosinusitis?

1 November 2017 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
The old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ is considered by Professor Hopkins in respect to chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition affecting around 10% of the adult population and associated with huge impact on quality of life and economic cost. A...

OBITUARY: Peter Rhys Evans (1948–2022)

7 October 2022
On 3 June 2022, we lost a widely recognised and respected ENT/head and neck surgeon, Mr Peter Rhys Evans.

15th International ENT Masterclass®

25 January 2019 -27 January 2019 | ENT
Report by: Dr Natasha Quraishi, Foundation Year Two Doctor, North West Thames Foundation School, London, UK. As sure as day follows night, the last weekend in January can only mean one thing: the latest Annual International ENT Masterclass. This year...

CO2 Laser Dohlmans: Does It Still Have A Role In Pharyngeal Pouch Management?

1 March 2015 | | Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Background The commonest active management of a pharyngeal pouch is the division of the “interparty” wall using a stapling device [1, 2]. The technique is relatively straight forward to perform and theoretically should have less complications than other techniques such...

Vocal cord dysfunction and dysfunctional breathing: an evolving clinical paradigm

1 September 2016 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Patients frequently present to the ENT department with breathing difficulties. The entity of ‘vocal cord dysfunction’ (also known as paradoxical vocal cord movement, inducible laryngeal obstruction, and many other names) is increasingly well recognised. Ravi Thevasagayam gives us an overview....