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Original research article
Although 20–40% of primary care complaints are Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OtoHNS) related, little emphasis is placed on OtoHNS instruction at the undergraduate medical education level. An OtoHNS cle...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:51
Published on: 10 July 2017
Original research article
Only few therapeutic options exist for patients with refractory sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss (SISHL). Little is known about the efficacy of second-line therapies. Rheopheresis seems to be an ef...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:50
Published on: 29 June 2017
Case report
We have identified a cause of falsely elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels after total parathyroidectomy with forearm auto-transplantation (TPT-ATx). Our cases highlight the need to draw PTH samples remot...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:49
Published on: 23 June 2017
Review
Tympanoplasty is a common procedure performed by Otolaryngologists. Many types of autologous grafts have been used with variations of techniques with varying results. This is the first systematic review of the...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:48
Published on: 17 June 2017
Original research article
Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction can be very difficult to diagnose accurately. Our aim is to determine whether a newly developed sonotubometric test using clicks can reliably detect ET opening during swallowin...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:47
Published on: 15 June 2017
Original research article
Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery (MIPS) was recently described as a new technique to facilitate the placement of percutaneous bone anchored hearing devices.
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:46
Published on: 12 June 2017
Original research article
Head and neck cancer of unknown primary (HNCUP) is rare and prospective studies are lacking. The impact of different prognostic factors such as age and N stage is not completely known, the optimal treatment is...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:45
Published on: 10 June 2017
Review
Vestibular disorders have been reported following cochlear implant (CI) surgery, but the literature shows a wide discrepancy in the reported clinical impact. The aim of this meta-analysis is to quantify the ef...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:44
Published on: 8 June 2017
Original research article
Practice variability exists for the extent of neck dissection undertaken for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) metastatic to the lateral neck nodes, with disagreement over routine level V dissection.
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:43
Published on: 31 May 2017
Original research article
Learners often utilize online resources to supplement formalized curricula, and to appropriately support learning, these resources should be of high quality. Thus, the objectives of this study are to develop ...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:42
Published on: 25 May 2017
Review
Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common forms of sensorineural hearing loss, is a major health problem, is largely preventable and is probably more widespread than revealed by conventional pure to...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:41
Published on: 23 May 2017
Original research article
The inserted cochlear implanted electrode is covered at the site of the round window or cochleostomy to prevent infections and leakage. In a surgically hearing preservational concept, low intracochlear pressur...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:40
Published on: 11 May 2017
Original research article
This was a diagnostic accuracy study to develop an algorithm based on administrative database codes that identifies patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) who have endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:38
Published on: 8 May 2017
Original research article
We aim to characterize the workup received by and identify any delays to diagnosis or treatment in patients referred to a tertiary cancer centre with the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in neck node(s) an...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:39
Published on: 8 May 2017
Original research article
Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is the most commonly performed procedure for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in pediatrics. However, 20-40% of patients will have persistent signs and symptoms of SDB after AT. Drug-in...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:37
Published on: 5 May 2017
Original research article
Eosinophilic chronic frontal sinusitis is difficult to treat compared with non-eosinophilic sinusitis because of recurring inflammation and polyp formation in the frontal recess after the post-operative follow...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:36
Published on: 2 May 2017
Original research article
This study surveyed non-United States maxillofacial prosthodontists (MFP) to determine their practice profile and rationale for pursuing an MFP career.
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:35
Published on: 27 April 2017
Original research article
Research productivity is an important component of the CanMEDS Scholar role and is an accreditation requirement of Canadian Otolaryngology training programs. Our objective was to determine if an association ex...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:34
Published on: 27 April 2017
Original research article
Autologous and synthetic nasal and auricular frameworks require skin coverage. The surgeon’s decides on the appropriate skin coverage for reconstruction based on colour matching, subcutaneous tissue thickness,...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:33
Published on: 18 April 2017
Original research article
Hypertrophy of the lingual tonsil tissue in the adult patient is thought to contribute to the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea. The underlying etiology of lingual tonsil hypertrophy (LTH) in the adul...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:32
Published on: 17 April 2017
Original research article
The surgical excision of anatomic obstructions such as adenoids, palatine or lingual tonsils are commonly performed in children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Imaging studies measuring airway changes p...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:31
Published on: 11 April 2017
Original research article
Plate-related complications following head and neck cancer ablation and reconstruction remains a challenging problem often requiring further management and reconstructive surgeries. We aim to identify an assoc...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:30
Published on: 8 April 2017
Case report
Giant cell tumors (GCTs) are typically found in the metaphyseal-epiphyseal area of long bones but can also occur in the head and neck region. GCT of the larynx is a rare entity with only 42 reported cases in t...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:26
Published on: 4 April 2017
Original research article
Thyroid nodules are common and often benign, although prove to be malignant upon surgical pathology in 5–15% of cases. When assessed with ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (USFNA), 15–30% of the nodules...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:25
Published on: 4 April 2017
Original research article
The incidence of thyroid nodules is increasing among patients in North America. Few of these nodules harbour malignancy, thus further research is required to identify predictive markers of malignant thyroid di...
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:28
Published on: 4 April 2017
