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Survival outcomes of First Nations patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (Poliquin 2014)

Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is the most common head and neck cancer, affecting approximately 2000 Canadians yearly. Analysis of Canadian Cancer Registry data has shown that the incidence of ora...

Authors: Bree Erickson, Vincent L Biron, Han Zhang, Hadi Seikaly and David WJ Côté

Surgical exploration and discovery program: inaugural involvement of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery

There is significant variability in undergraduate Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OTOHNS) curricula across Canadian medical schools. As part of an extracurricular program delivered jointly with other s...

Authors: Brittany Greene, Linden Head, Nada Gawad, Stanley J Hamstra and Laurie McLean

Preliminary report: neural firing patterns specific for Meniere’s disease

To describe the application of a new, objective diagnostic test for Meniere’s disease.

Authors: Brian Blakley, Zeinab A Dastgheib, Brian Lithgow and Zahra Moussavi

Publication rate of abstracts presented at the Canadian society of otolaryngology- head and neck surgery annual meetings: a five year study 2006–2010

To determine the rate of publication in a peer-reviewed journal for all oral presentations made at the Canadian Society for Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meetings from 2006–2010.

Authors: Lauren N Ogilvie, Julie Pauwels, Neil K Chadha and Frederick K Kozak

Overview of major salivary gland cancer surgery in Ontario (2003–2010)

The primary objective of this study is to describe variations in incidence rates, resection rates, and types of surgical ablations performed on patients diagnosed with major salivary gland cancers in Ontario.

Authors: Antoine Eskander, Jonathan Irish, Jeremy Freeman, Patrick Gullane, Ralph Gilbert, Patti A Groome, Stephen F Hall, David R Urbach and David P Goldstein

Patients reported outcome post-cochlear implantation: how severe is their dizziness?

The reported prevalence of vestibular dysfunction after cochlear implantation (CI) is varies between different scientific papers. The aim of this study is to determine the reported post-implantation outcome in...

Authors: Faisal Zawawi, Faisal Alobaid, Tony Leroux and Anthony G Zeitouni

Predictors of non-diagnostic cytology in surgeon-performed ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules

Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is the standard of care for the diagnostic work-up of thyroid nodules but despite its proven utility, the non-diagnostic rate for thyroid FNA ranges from 6-36%. A non-diagnostic FN...

Authors: Andre Isaac, Caroline C Jeffery, Hadi Seikaly, Hani Al-Marzouki, Jeffrey R Harris and Daniel A O’Connell

Reducing otolaryngology surgical inefficiency via assessment of tray redundancy

Health care costs in Canada continue to rise. As a result of this relentless increase in healthcare spending, ways to increase efficiency and decrease cost are constantly being sought. Surgical treatment is th...

Authors: Christopher J Chin, Leigh J Sowerby, Ava John-Baptiste and Brian W Rotenberg

The Canadian contribution to the otolaryngology literature: a five year bibliometric analysis

To assess the 2008-2012 Canadian contribution to the Otolaryngology literature.

Authors: Joshua Gurberg, June RJ Lin, Elaheh Akbari, Paul White and Desmond A Nunez

Erratum to: Validation of 1-hour post-thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone level in predicting hypocalcemia

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Authors: Trung N Le, Paul D Kerr, Donna E Sutherland and Pascal Lambert

Erratum to: Is fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography useful for the thyroid nodules with indeterminate fine needle aspiration biopsy? a meta-analysis of the literature

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Authors: Ningjian Wang, Hualing Zhai and Yingli Lu

Surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism in Canada

Primary hyperparathyroisim is a relatively common condition, for which the standard treatment is surgical excision of one or more of the parathyroid glands. Primary hyperparathyroidism can be due to a single a...

Authors: Blair A Williams, Jonathan RB Trites, S Mark Taylor, Martin J Bullock and Robert D Hart

Evaluation of a German version of the tonsil and adenoid health status instrument

To create and validate a German version of the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument (TAHSI) for evaluation of tonsillectomy outcome in adult patients with chronic or recurrent tonsillitis.

Authors: Teresa Steinbichler, Birte Bender, Elisabeth Blassnigg and Herbert Riechelmann

The McGill simulator for endoscopic sinus surgery (MSESS): a validation study

Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is a technically challenging procedure, associated with a significant risk of complications. Virtual reality simulation has demonstrated benefit in many disciplines as an importa...

Authors: Rickul Varshney, Saul Frenkiel, Lily HP Nguyen, Meredith Young, Rolando Del Maestro, Anthony Zeitouni, Elias Saad, W Robert J Funnell and Marc A Tewfik

‘The air that we breathe’: assessment of laser and electrosurgical dissection devices on operating theater air quality

To measure changes in air quality during surgery.

Authors: Matthew D Brace, Elizabeth Stevens, S Mark Taylor, Sarah Butt, Zhennan Sun, Licai Hu, Megan Borden, Neeraj Khanna, James Kuchta, Jonathan Trites, Robert Hart and Mark D Gibson

Metabolic tumour volume as a prognostic factor for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma treated with primary surgery

Metabolic tumour volume (MTV) obtained from pre-treatment ¹⁸ F-fluorodeoxydeglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET-CT) has been validated as an independent predictive factor of outcome...

Authors: Han Zhang, Hadi Seikaly, Jonathan T Abele, Dean T Jeffery, Jeffrey R Harris and Daniel A O’Connell

Comparison of cadaveric and isomorphic virtual haptic simulation in temporal bone training

Virtual surgery may improve learning and provides an opportunity for pre-operative surgical rehearsal. We describe a novel haptic temporal bone simulator specifically developed for multicore processing and imp...

Authors: Dana Wong, Bertram Unger, Jay Kraut, Justyn Pisa, Charlotte Rhodes and Jordan B Hochman

Gesture-controlled interactive three dimensional anatomy: a novel teaching tool in head and neck surgery

There is a need for innovative anatomic teaching tools. This paper describes a three dimensional (3D) tool employing the Microsoft Kinect ™. Using this instrument, 3D temporal bone anatomy can be manipulated w...

Authors: Jordan B Hochman, Bertram Unger, Jay Kraut, Justyn Pisa and Sabine Hombach-Klonisch

Eyelid and brow asymmetry in patients evaluated for upper lid blepharoplasty

In evaluation for blepharoplasty, patients often desire improved cosmesis and/or correction of visual field deficits. However, patients are usually unaware of eyelid or brow asymmetry. Furthermore, the prevale...

Authors: Kristian I Macdonald, Adrian I Mendez, Robert D Hart and S Mark Taylor

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgeon unemployment in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of graduating Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residents

Recently graduated Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgeons (OTO-HNS) are facing an employment crisis. To date, there has been no systematic evaluation of the factors contributing to this situation, graduating ...

Authors: Michael G Brandt, Grace M Scott, Philip C Doyle and Robert H Ballagh

Factors associated with severe deep neck space infections: targeting multiple fronts

To determine factors predictive of a severe deep neck space infection (DNSI), defined as those requiring surgery and/or postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission. To specifically examine dental practic...

Authors: Brittany R Barber, Peter T Dziegielewski, Vincent L Biron, Andrew Ma and Hadi Seikaly

Current management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in Canada

The detection of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is on the rise and its optimal management remains controversial. Our aim was to determine the current self-reported management of PTMC amongst Canadian ...

Authors: Mazin Merdad, Antoine Eskander, John De Almeida, Jeremy Freeman, Lorne Rotstein, Shereen Ezzat, Anna M Sawka and David P Goldstein

Mixed reality temporal bone surgical dissector: mechanical design

The Development of a Novel Mixed Reality (MR) Simulation.

Authors: Jordan Brent Hochman, Nariman Sepehri, Vivek Rampersad, Jay Kraut, Milad Khazraee, Justyn Pisa and Bertram Unger

Cochlea sparing effects of intensity modulated radiation therapy in head and neck cancers patients: a long-term follow-up study

Radiation to the inner ear may lead to (irreversible) sensorineural hearing loss. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term effect of radiotherapy on hearing in patients treated with Intensity Mo...

Authors: Eleonoor AR Theunissen, Charlotte L Zuur, Marta Lopez Yurda, Sieberen van der Baan, Anne F Kornman, Jan Paul de Boer, Alfons JM Balm, Coen RN Rasch and Wouter A Dreschler

Physician payment methods: a focus on quality and cost control

With rising health care costs, governments must develop innovative methods to deliver efficient and equitable health care services. With physician remuneration being the third largest health care expense, the ...

Authors: Luke Rudmik, Dominika Wranik and Caroline Rudisill-Michaelsen

Metallic hairpin inhalation: a healthcare problem facing young Muslim females

To perform an epidemiological assessment of metallic hairpin inhalation in young Muslim females and highlight the need for a health education program in this population.

Authors: Nabil Rizk, Noor E Gwely, Vincent L Biron and Usama Hamza

Tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy on young children: 2 year post surgery follow-up

To study the long-term effect of tonsillotomy and tonsillectomy in young children after two years in comparison to the results after six months.

Authors: Elisabeth Ericsson, Jonas Graf, Inger Lundeborg-Hammarstrom and Elisabeth Hultcrantz

Practice patterns in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer in Ontario Canada 2000-2008

The extent of treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer remains controversial. The objective of this study was to describe the variations in practice prior to diagnosis and for the first year after diagnosis...

Authors: Stephen F Hall, Jonathan C Irish, Patti A Groome and David R Urbach

Differential expression of transforming growth factor-beta in benign vs. papillary thyroid cancer nodules; a potential diagnostic tool?

Thyroid nodules are common, but only 5% of nodules are found to be malignant. In North America, the incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing. Fine needle aspirate (FNA) biopsy is the diagnostic test of choice...

Authors: Matthew D Brace, Jun Wang, Mark Petten, Martin J Bullock, Fawaz Makki, Jonathan Trites, S Mark Taylor and Robert D Hart

Resource development in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: an analysis on patient education resource development

There is a need for educational tools in the consenting process of otolaryngology-head and neck procedures. A development strategy for the creation of educational tools in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery,...

Authors: Jeremy Goldfarb, Vishaal Gupta, Heather Sampson and Albino Chiodo

Prevalence of voice & swallowing complaints in Pre-operative thyroidectomy patients: a prospective cohort study

Compressive symptoms are common in patients with thyroid disease and are an accepted indication for thyroidectomy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of voice and swallowin...

Authors: Theresa Holler and Jennifer Anderson

In vitro efficacy of N-acetylcysteine on bacteria associated with chronic suppurative otitis media

The safety and efficacy of Ciprodex® has been demonstrated for treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). However, symptoms fail to resolve in 9-15% of patients. The objective of this study is to ev...

Authors: Jane Lea, Anne Elizabeth Conlin, Inna Sekirov, Veronica Restelli, Komathi G Ayakar, LeeAnn Turnbull, Patrick Doyle, Michael Noble, Robert Rennie, William E Schreiber and Brian D Westerberg

Carcinoma of the larynx, metastatic to illeum, presents as ruptured appendicitis: case report and literature review

Metastasis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) to the intra-abdominal gastrointestinal tract is exceedingly rare. The objectives of this case report are to describe a case involving a perforated metasta...

Authors: Jordan T Glicksman, David Bottoni, Jessica Shepherd, Neil Parry and Jason H Franklin

Management of oropharyngeal cancer: a cross-sectional review of institutional practice at a large Canadian referral centre

Over the years, the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer has changed; in the past, first-line treatment consisted of surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy, today however, primary treatment typically involves ...

Authors: Lindsay Wilson, Danny Enepekides and Kevin Higgins

Primary squamous cell of the thyroid–an abbreviated clinical presentation

Lacking any squamous epithelium, thyroid gland with primary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) proves to be an etiopathophysiological quandary. Two major theories do exist, though few cases have been documented to...

Authors: Justin T Lui, Moosa N Khalil and Shamir P Chandarana

Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative neuromonitoring in reducing the postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rate by a comparison between patients submitted to thyroidectom...

Authors: Pietro Giorgio Calò, Giuseppe Pisano, Fabio Medas, Maria Rita Pittau, Luca Gordini, Roberto Demontis and Angelo Nicolosi

Age related changes to the dynamics of contralateral DPOAE suppression in human subjects

The two ears are linked with a neural pathway such that stimulation of one ear has a modulating effect on the contralateral cochlea. This is mediated by cochlear afferent neurons connecting with olivo-cochlear...

Authors: Ujimoto Konomi, Sohit Kanotra, Adrian L James and Robert V Harrison

Women in Otolaryngology

Authors: Jonas T Johnson

Validation of pharyngeal findings on sleep nasopharyngoscopy in children with snoring/sleep disordered breathing

To validate the pharyngeal findings in sleep nasopharyngoscopy (SNP) of children with snoring - sleep disordered breathing (S-SDB).

Authors: Maleka Ramji, Vincent L Biron, Caroline C Jeffery, David WJ Côté and Hamdy El-Hakim

Development of an ototoxicity model in the adult CBA/CaJ mouse and determination of a golden window of corticosteroid intervention for otoprotection

To investigate the effect of timing of dexamethasone administration on auditory hair cell survival following an ototoxic insult with kanamycin and furosemide.

Authors: Vinay T Fernandes and Vincent YW Lin

Measurement tools for the diagnosis of nasal septal deviation: a systematic review

To perform a systematic review of measurement tools utilized for the diagnosis of nasal septal deviation (NSD).

Authors: Tehnia Aziz, Vincent L Biron, Kal Ansari and Carlos Flores-Mir

Role of season, temperature and humidity on the incidence of epistaxis in Alberta, Canada

Classical dogma holds that epistaxis is more common in winter months but there is significant variability reported in the literature. No study has yet examined the effect of season, humidity and temperature on...

Authors: Leigh J Sowerby, Joshua J DeSerres, Luke Rudmik and Erin D Wright

Fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing to assess swallowing outcomes as a function of head position in a normal population

Head position practice has been shown to influence pill-swallowing ability, but the impact of head position on measures of swallowing outcomes has not yet been studied with fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of...

Authors: Lucas A Badenduck, T Wayne Matthews, Alanna McDonough, Joseph C Dort, Kristin Wiens, Rachelle Kettner, Susan Crawford and Bonnie J Kaplan

The effect of topically applied tissue expanders on radial forearm skin pliability: a prospective self-controlled study

The use of pre-operatively applied topical tissue expansion tapes have previously demonstrated increased rates of primary closure of radial forearm free flap donor sites. This is associated with a reduced cost...

Authors: Jeffson Chung, James P Bonaparte, Michael Odell and Martin Corsten

High definition video teaching module for learning neck dissection

Video teaching modules are proven effective tools for enhancing student competencies and technical skills in the operating room. Integration into post-graduate surgical curricula, however, continues to pose a ...

Authors: Adrian Mendez, Hadi Seikaly, Kal Ansari, Russell Murphy and David Cote

Reviewer acknowledgement 2013

The Editors of Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 42 (2013).

Authors: Hadi Seikaly and Erin Wright

CO₂ laser versus cold steel margin analysis following endoscopic excision of glottic cancer

To compare the suitability of CO₂ laser with steel instruments for margin excision in transoral laser microsurgery.

Authors: Fawaz M Makki, Matthew H Rigby, Martin Bullock, Timothy Brown, Robert D Hart, Jonathan Trites, Michael L Hinni and S Mark Taylor

Validation of 1-hour post-thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone level in predicting hypocalcemia

Prior work by our group suggested that a single one hour post-thyroidectomy parathyroid hormone (1 hr PTH) level could accurately stratify patients into high and low risk groups for the development of hypocalc...

Authors: Trung N Le, Paul D Kerr, Donna E Sutherland and Pascal Lambert

Management of locally advanced laryngeal cancer

Management of advanced laryngeal cancer is complex and ideal strategy is yet to be defined. This study evaluates the experience of a single head and neck oncologic centre in the management of T4 laryngeal cancer.

Authors: Alexander D Karatzanis, Georgios Psychogios, Frank Waldfahrer, Markus Kapsreiter, Johannes Zenk, George A Velegrakis and Heinrich Iro

The relationship between survival and socio-economic status for head and neck cancer in Canada

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is emerging as the primary cause for some head and neck cancers. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between head and neck cancer (HNC) survival and socio...

Authors: James Ted McDonald, Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki, Euna Hwang, Chris Connell and Martin Corsten