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  1. Informed consent consists of basic five elements: voluntarism, capacity, disclosure, understanding, and ultimate decision-making. Physician disclosure, patient understanding, and information retention are all ...

    Authors: Hussain Alsaffar, Lindsay Wilson, Dev P. Kamdar, Faizullo Sultanov, Danny Enepekides and Kevin M. Higgins
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:14
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  2. Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a common medical issue, occurring in at least 1 % of the adult population. Patients suffering from ET dysfunction typically present with complaints of hearing loss or sensa...

    Authors: Blair Williams, Benjamin A. Taylor, Neil Clifton and Manohar Bance
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:13
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  3. It is well-known that ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) predominantly reflect utricular function whilst cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs) reflect saccular function. To...

    Authors: Hui Xu, Fa-ya Liang, Liang Chen, Xi-cheng Song, Michael Chi Fai Tong, Jiun Fong Thong, Qing-quan Zhang and Yan Sun
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:12
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  4. In Canada, 4,400 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed yearly. Surgical resection is a key component of treatment in many of these cancers. Reconstruction of defects, with the goal of preserving function, is of u...

    Authors: D. Forner, T. Phillips, M. Rigby, R. Hart, M. Taylor and J. Trites
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:11
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  7. The occurence of cholesteatoma and cochlear implant is rare. Secondary cholesteatomas may develop as a result of cochlear implant surgery. Primarily acquired cholesteatoma is not typically associated with cong...

    Authors: J. Mierzwinski, AJ Fishman, T. Grochowski, S. Drewa, M. Drela, P. Winiarski and I. Bielecki
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:8
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  8. Recent studies have examined the effects of brief electrical stimulation (BES) on nerve regeneration, with some suggesting that BES accelerates facial nerve recovery. However, the facial nerve outcome measurem...

    Authors: Adrian Mendez, Hadi Seikaly, Vincent L. Biron, Lin Fu Zhu and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:7
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  9. Authors: Khalid Hussain AL-Qahtani, Mushabbab Al Asiri, Mutahir A. Tunio, Naji J. Aljohani, Yasser Bayoumi, Hanadi Fatani and Abdulrehman AlHadab
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:6
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:51

  11. Endoscopic ear surgery is an emerging technique with recent literature highlighting advantages over the traditional microscopic approach. This study aims to characterize the current status of endoscopic ear su...

    Authors: Michael Yong, Tamara Mijovic and Jane Lea
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:4
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  12. Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) frequently present with epistaxis. Up to 98 % of these patients will have epistaxis at some point in their life. There are multiple ways to deal with t...

    Authors: Christopher J. Chin, Brian W. Rotenberg and Ian J. Witterick
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:3
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. Nasal obstruction is a common complaint seen by otolaryngologists. The internal nasal valve (INV) is typically the narrowest portion of the nasal cavity, and if this area collapses on inspiration the patient e...

    Authors: Bree Erickson, Robert Hurowitz, Caroline Jeffery, Khalid Ansari, Hamdy El Hakim, Erin D. Wright, Hadi Seikaly, Sam R. Greig and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:2
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  14. The three well recognized tympanoplasty approaches: permeatal, postaural, and endaural, each have advantages and disadvantages. The permeatal approach is suitable only for ears with adequate canal size. The po...

    Authors: S. Christopher Man and Desmond A. Nunez
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:1
    Content type: How I do it article Published on:

  15. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disease that results in telangiectasia of the sinonasal tract, gastro-intestinal tract as well as possible arteriovenous malformations of th...

    Authors: Mark Bastianelli and Shaun J. Kilty
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:59
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  16. Bacterial infection, Eustachian tube dysfunction, allergies, and immunologic factors are major causes of otitis media with effusion (OME). However, the exact pathogenesis of OME is still unclear. This study ev...

    Authors: Woo Jin Kim, Byung-Guk Kim, Ki-Hong Chang and Jeong-Hoon Oh
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:58
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:15

  17. No literature exists which examines referral preferences to, or the consultation process with, Otolaryngology. In a recent Canadian Medical Association nation-wide survey of General Practitioners and Family Ph...

    Authors: John R. Scott, Eric Wong and Leigh J Sowerby
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:57
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  18. Dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) is an operation used to treat nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Essentially there are two approaches: external and endoscopic. Several modalities are used in endoscopic DCR; all aiming ...

    Authors: Islam Herzallah, Bassam Alzuraiqi, Naif Bawazeer, Osama Marglani, Ameen Alherabi, Sherif K. Mohamed, Khalid Al-Qahtani, Talal Al-Khatib and Abdullah Alghamdi
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:56
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  19. Authors: Boban M. Erovic, Manish D. Shah, Guillem Bruch, Meredith Johnston, John Kim, Brian O’Sullivan, Bayardo Perez-Ordonez, Ilan Weinreb, Eshetu G. Atenafu, John R. de Almeida, Patrick J. Gullane, Dale Brown, Ralph W. Gilbert, Jonathan C. Irish and David P. Goldstein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:55
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:43

  21. There are no nationwide studies documenting changes in cutaneous malignant melanoma incidence or association of incidence with socioeconomic status (SES) in Canada. We sought to determine whether melanoma inci...

    Authors: Stephanie E. Johnson-Obaseki, Varant Labajian, Martin J. Corsten and James T. McDonald
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:53
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  22. Thyroid nodules are common but only a minority are malignant. Molecular testing can assist in helping determine whether indeterminate nodules are suspicious for malignancy or benign. The objective of the study...

    Authors: Mandeep S. Gill, Smriti Nayan, Linda Kocovski, Jean-Claude Cutz, Stuart D. Archibald, Bernard S. Jackson, James E. M. Young and Michael K. Gupta
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:52
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  23. Papillary Microcarcinoma (PMC) of thyroid is a rare type of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), which according to the World Health Organization measures 1.0 cm or less. The gold standard of treatment of PMC ...

    Authors: Khalid Hussain AL-Qahtani, Mushabbab Al Asiri, Mutahir A. Tunio, Naji J. Aljohani, Yasser Bayoumi, Hanadi Fatani and Abdulrehman AlHadab
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:51
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2016 45:6

  24. Cholesteatoma are cyst-like structures lined with a matrix of differentiated squamous epithelium overlying connective tissue. Although epithelium normally exhibits self-limited growth, cholesteatoma matrix ero...

    Authors: Derrick R. Randall, Phillip S. Park and Justin K. Chau
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:50
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  25. Tumor thickness has been shown in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) to be a predictor of cervical metastasis. The postoperative histological measurement is certainly the most accurate, but it would b...

    Authors: J. Madana, Frederick Laliberté, Grégoire B. Morand, Deeke Yolmo, Martin J. Black, Alex M. Mlynarek and Michael P. Hier
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:49
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  26. Age is an important prognostic factor in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Our aim was to evaluate differences in clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes among children and adult patients with DTC.

    Authors: Khalid Hussain AL-Qahtani, Mutahir A. Tunio, Mushabbab Al Asiri, Naji J. Aljohani, Yasser Bayoumi, Khalid Riaz and Wafa AlShakweer
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:48
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  27. The radial forearm free flap is a workhorse free flap. The radial artery, which supplies it, is increasingly being used for endovascular access. A complication of this is radial artery occlusion. Although ofte...

    Authors: Andrew Foreman, John R. de Almeida, Ralph Gilbert and David P. Goldstein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:47
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  28. Controversy regarding the usefulness of routine histopathological examination of bilateral nasal polyps removed during endoscopic sinus surgery to identify occult diagnoses still exists. There is a paucity of ...

    Authors: Jay SM Wong, Stephanie Hoffbauer, David H Yeh, Brian Rotenberg, Michael Gupta and Doron D Sommer
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:46
    Content type: Review Published on:

  29. To determine if rigid adherence (where medically appropriate) to an algorithm/checklist-based patient care pathway can reduce the duration of hospitalization and complication rates in patients undergoing head ...

    Authors: Daniel A. O’Connell, Brittany Barber, Max F. Klein, Jeff Soparlo, Hani Al-Marzouki, Jeffrey R. Harris and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:45
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  30. Accurate pre-operative imaging of parathyroid adenomas (PAs) is essential for successful minimally invasive surgery; however, rates of non-localizing PAs can be as high as 18 %. Multiphasic dual-energy CT (DEC...

    Authors: Michael Roskies, Xiaoyang Liu, Michael P. Hier, Richard J. Payne, Alex Mlynarek, Veronique Forest, Mark Levental and Reza Forghani
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:44
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  31. To identify prognostic factors in patients with parotid gland carcinomas who were treated at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

    Authors: Boban M. Erovic, Manish D. Shah, Guillem Bruch, Meredith Johnston, John Kim, Brian O’Sullivan, Bayardo Perez-Ordonez, Ilan Weinreb, Eshetu G. Atenafu, John R. de Almeida, Patrick J. Gullane, Dale Brown, Ralph W. Gilbert, Jonathan C. Irish and David P. Goldstein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:43
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:55

  32. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy has become the standard of care for the evaluation of thyroid nodules. More recently, the use of ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (UG-FNAB) has improved adequacy of...

    Authors: Vinay T. Fernandes, Robert J. De Santis, Danny J. Enepekides and Kevin M. Higgins
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:42
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  34. Myringotomy with tube insertion can be challenging for junior Otolaryngology residents as it is one of the first microscopic procedures they encounter. The Western myringotomy simulator was developed to allow ...

    Authors: Caiwen Huang, Horace Cheng, Yves Bureau, Sumit K. Agrawal and Hanif M. Ladak
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:40
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  35. The optimal treatment strategy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma is highly debated. However, growing evidence supports the use of minimally invasive techniques, such as transoral laser microsurgery (TL...

    Authors: Jonathan C. Melong, Matthew H. Rigby, Martin Bullock, Robert D. Hart, Jonathan R.B. Trites and S. Mark Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:39
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:41

  36. Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a debilitating disease due in part to its effects on function, including speech, swallowing, and cosmesis. Previous studies regarding depression in HNC have focused on demographic...

    Authors: Brittany Barber, Jace Dergousoff, Margaret Nesbitt, Nicholas Mitchell, Jeffrey Harris, Daniel O’Connell, David Côté, Vincent Biron and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:38
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  37. The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been rising in recent years. Given the clinical impact of HPV/p16 positivity in OPSCC, identifying surrogat...

    Authors: Jessica Clark, Caroline C. Jeffery, Han Zhang, Tim Cooper, Daniel A. O’Connell, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly and Vincent L. Biron
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:37
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  38. Thyroid cancer incidence in Canada is increased in high socioeconomic groups, and in urban compared with rural areas. The objective of this study was to analyze patterns in thyroid cancer incidence across Cana...

    Authors: Martin J. Corsten, Matthew Hearn, James Ted McDonald and Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:36
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  39. Vocal cord paralysis (VCP) is found in both benign and malignant thyroid disease. This study was performed to determine if the presence of preoperative VCP predicts malignancy.

    Authors: Emily Kay-Rivest, Elliot Mitmaker, Richard J. Payne, Michael P. Hier, Alex M. Mlynarek, Jonathan Young and Véronique-Isabelle Forest
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:35
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  40. Hypothyroidism following radiation therapy (RT) for treatment of Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is a common occurrence. Rates of hypothyroidism following RT for Early Stage Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ES-LS...

    Authors: Graeme B. Mulholland, Han Zhang, Nhu-Tram A. Nguyen, Nicholas Tkacyzk, Hadi Seikaly, Daniel O’Connell, Vincent L. Biron and Jeffrey R. Harris
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:34
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  41. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is increasing in incidence. Fine needle aspiration is the gold standard for diagnosis, but results can be indeterminate. Identifying tissue and serum biomarkers, like microRNA, i...

    Authors: M. Elise R. Graham, Robert D. Hart, Susan Douglas, Fawaz M. Makki, Devanand Pinto, Angela L. Butler, Martin Bullock, Matthew H. Rigby, Jonathan R. B. Trites, S. Mark Taylor and Rama Singh
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:33
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  42. We sought to determine the ability of the endoscopic Mueller maneuver (MM) to predict the severity of OSAS based on upper airway (UA) collapse.

    Authors: Russell N. Schwartz, Richard J. Payne, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Michael P. Hier, Amanda Fanous and Camille Vallée-Gravel
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:32
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  43. We report our experience with patients who received re-irradiation to the head and neck area for locoregional recurrences (LRR) or second primaries (SP) in a previously irradiated field.

    Authors: Rolina Al-Wassia, Siavosh Vakilian, Crystal Holly, Khalil Sultanem and George Shenouda
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:31
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  44. Cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oropharynx were compared with other head and neck cancer (HNC) anatomic subsites in patients treated at the provincial referral centre for HNC, the Nova Scotia Can...

    Authors: Scott Murray, Michael N. Ha, Kara Thompson, Robert D. Hart, Murali Rajaraman and Stephanie L. Snow
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:30
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. The head impulse test (HIT) is a recognised clinical sign of the high frequency vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), which can be quantified with video-oculography. This measures the VOR gain as the ratio of angular...

    Authors: Benjamin Mossman, Stuart Mossman, Gordon Purdie and Erich Schneider
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:29
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  46. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is a very rare, benign tumour of the sinonasal tract usually presenting in infants. We present a systematic review of NCMH cases alongside a case report of an adult wi...

    Authors: Katrina Anna Mason, Annakan Navaratnam, Evgenia Theodorakopoulou and Perumal Gounder Chokkalingam
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:28
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  47. Bilateral vocal fold immobility (BVFI) is a rare diagnosis causing dyspnea, dysphonia and dysphagia. Management depends on respiratory performance, airway patency, vocal ability, and quality-of-life priorities...

    Authors: Maria K. Brake and Jennifer Anderson
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:27
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  48. Having good balance is a facilitating factor in the performance of everyday activities. Good balance is also essential in various sport activities in order to both get results and prevent injury. A common meas...

    Authors: Eva Ekvall Hansson, Anders Beckman and Liselott Persson
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:26
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  49. 1. To assess the reproducibility of eye movement velocity measurement using two methods: traditional electro-oculography (EOG) and infrared video-oculography (VOG) and,

    Authors: Brian W. Blakley and Laura Chan
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:25
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  50. Immunoglobulin G4 related disease (IgG4-RD) is a poorly understood chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the middle-aged and elderly that can present to the otolaryngologist. We aim to summarize the current ...

    Authors: Graeme B. Mulholland, Caroline C. Jeffery, Paras Satija and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015 44:24
    Content type: Original research article Published on:
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