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Robotic assisted orbital surgery (RAOS) – a novel approach to orbital malignancy surgery

4 March 2024 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Robotic technology in ENT surgery has been used in certain areas of head and neck cancer care but, in this article, we hear of an exciting development from the team at Guy’s & St Thomas’. Advances in surgical robotic technology...

ESSD 2023 13th Annual Congress

30 November 2023 -2 December 2023
Emilien Chabrillac, MD, PhD student, specialising in head and neck cancer surgery and oncorehabilitation, Cancer University Institute of Toulouse Oncopole. The recent congress of the European Society for Swallowing Disorders was a remarkable gathering that brought together an array of...

European Laryngological Society Virtual Meeting 2020

3 July 2020 | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
@2.00pm - 7.00pm (UTC+2)

CT and intraoperative nerve monitoring to identify non-recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery

1 November 2014 | | Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, ENT | nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve, thyroid surgery, CT, IONM
A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare (incidence 0.3% to 1.3%) anatomical variant that results in a higher rate of vocal cord palsy following thyroid surgery. This team from China examined the utility of preoperative CT and intraoperative nerve...

COVID-19 and medical practice

7 July 2020 | | Head and Neck | COVID-19, COVID, SARS-Cov-2, Head and Neck Cancer, ENT
The pandemic has deeply affected all types of medical and surgical practice and even publications. In this issue, the lead article was on the French consensus on ENT practice during the pandemic. In ENT practice, both patients and health workers...

Dental implant rehabilitation in fibula free flaps

1 February 2018 | Fibula, Implants, Reconstruction
The fibula free flap was first described in 1975 and since then has gone on to become the gold standard technique for reconstruction of longer spans in the mandible or maxilla. It is a reliable flap that affords good quality...

3rd Scottish Head and Neck Conference - virtual

18 September 2020 | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric ENT
Complications & Management in Head and Neck Surgery

A modification of the crescentic flap for nasal skin reconstruction

1 November 2016 | | Crescentic flap, Non-melanoma skin cancer, Oncologic surgery, Reconstructive surgery
Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most frequent skin tumours and in over 25% of cases affect the nose. Following excision, the reconstruction may be challenging. Reconstruction aims to preserve the anatomical units, nasal functions and also an aesthetic final outcome....

Evidence-based practice: management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 November 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
What is the current evidence for medical management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss? Jessica Choong and Stephen O’Leary present a review of the current evidence of treatments options. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) causes significant distress and, in many cases,...

In conversation with Professor Paul J Donald

1 November 2014 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Skull Base Surgery
Prof Paul J Donald has recently stepped down as Chairman of the ORL-HN Department at UC Davis in Sacramento and is winding down to retirement. In this interview with Prof Pat Bradley, Prof Donald explains some of the highlights of...

Setting up a robotic surgical practice: view from India

4 November 2021 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Transoral robotic surgery has an established role in head and neck cancer surgery. But how easy is it to set up a service in a resource-constrained environment? Gouri Pantvaidya and Ameya Pai give us a view from the Indian subcontinent....

The changing spectrum of cancer of the oropharynx: dilemmas and future directions

1 March 2016 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Head and Neck
The association of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer has identified a ‘new disease’, with its unique biologic behaviour, and challenges for clinicians in selecting therapeutic combinations offering maximum efficacy and minimum morbidity or long-term sequela currently under study in clinical trials....