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  1. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:13
  2. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:12
  3. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:10
  4. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:9
  5. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:8
  6. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:7
  7. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:3
  8. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:6
  9. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:5

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:42

  10. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:4
  11. 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
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:2
  12. To assess the functional donor site morbidity of the forearm free flap in patients surviving at least 2 years after ablative head and neck cancer surgery in a tertiary care centre.

    Authors: Jason R Orlik, Peter Horwich, Clark Bartlett, Jonathan Trites, Robert Hart and S Mark Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:1
  13. Hemostasis in thyroid surgery is of utmost importance for a successful surgery and an uneventful postoperative course. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the FOCUS Harmonic Scalpel in patients underg...

    Authors: Yun-fei Duan, Wei Xue, Feng Zhu and Dong-lin Sun
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:62
  14. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is a cornerstone of surgical decision making in thyroid cancer. The most widely utilized system for reporting thyroid FNA results is the Bethesda System, which i...

    Authors: Blair A Williams, Martin J Bullock, Jonathan R Trites, S Mark Taylor and Robert D Hart
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:61
  15. Cranial nerve injury involves loss of central neural cells in the brain stem and surrounding support matrix, leading to severe functional impairment. Therapeutically targeting cellular replacement and enhancin...

    Authors: Xiao Zhao, Gordon S Yao, Yang Liu, Jian Wang, Kajana Satkunendrarajah and Michael Fehlings
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:60
  16. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a postoperative clinical care pathway for patients undergoing major head and neck oncologic surgery with microvascular reconstruction.

    Authors: Jonathan F Dautremont, Luke R Rudmik, Justin Yeung, Tiffany Asante, Steve C Nakoneshny, Monica Hoy, Amanda Lui, Shamir P Chandarana, Thomas W Matthews, Christiaan Schrag and Joseph C Dort
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:59
  17. Many published epidemiologic studies confirm a marked increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis. The link between allergic rhinitis and asthma has been extensively studied and approximately 75...

    Authors: Caroline C Jeffery, Mohit Bhutani, Harissios Vliagoftis, Erin D Wright, Hadi Seikaly and David WJ Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:58
  18. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is recognized as the key risk factor for a distinct subset of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. P16 is a reliable, sensitive surrogate marker for HPV and confers a positive prog...

    Authors: Timothy Cooper, Vincent Biron, Ben Adam, Alexander C Klimowicz, Lakshmi Puttagunta and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:57
  19. Intraoperative parathyroid hormone level (IOPTH) is withdrawn during parathyroidectomy to confirm the success of the procedure. Recently, the importance of IOPTH has been put to question. The purpose of this s...

    Authors: Faisal Zawawi, Alex M Mlynarek, Arielle Cantor, Rickul Varshney, Martin J Black, Michael P Hier, Louise Rochon and Richard J Payne
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:56
  20. Dizziness-vertigo is common in adults, but clinical providers may rarely diagnose vestibular impairment and referral could be delayed. To assess neurotology symptoms (including triggers) reported by patients w...

    Authors: Kathrine Jáuregui-Renaud, Aralia Gutierrez-Marquez, Leticia Viveros-Rentería, Verónica Ramos-Toledo and Fátima Gómez-Alvarez
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:55
  21. A 53 year-old male gynecologist presented with human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 positive tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. He had no identifiable risk factors with the exception of long term occupational exposur...

    Authors: Margo Rioux, Andrea Garland, Duncan Webster and Edward Reardon
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:54
  22. The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is increasing due to fundamental changes in oncogenesis related to effects of the human papilomavirus (HPV). Virally-mediated tumours behave and r...

    Authors: Brittany R Barber, Vincent L Biron, Alexander C Klimowicz, Lakshmi Puttagunta, David WJ Côté and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:53
  23. Subglottic stenosis can result from endotracheal tube injury. The mechanism by which this occurs, however, is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of angiogenesis, hypoxia and...

    Authors: Lukas H Kus, Michael C Sklar, Jaina Negandhi, Marvin Estrada, Antoine Eskander, Robert V Harrison, Paolo Campisi, Vito Forte and Evan J Propst
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:52
  24. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a multisensory teaching approach in imparting the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage epistaxis in a cohort of fourth year medical students.

    Authors: George Kurien, Vincent L Biron, Chase Campbell, David WJ Cote and Kal Ansari
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:51
  25. Children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are at risk of developing post-operative respiratory complications following adenotonsillectomy (T&A). Our goal was to describe and quantify these complications f...

    Authors: Terence TN Lee, Claire E Lefebvre, Nathalie E Gans and Sam J Daniel
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:50
  26. A mastoid cavity resulting from a canal wall down mastoidectomy can result in major morbidity for patients due to chronic otorrhea and infection, difficulty with hearing aids and vertigo with temperature chang...

    Authors: George Kurien, Kate Greeff, Nahla Gomaa and Allan Ho
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:49
  27. The aim of this study is to prospectively review the role of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in the management of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC), and to determine the efficacy of intraoperative ...

    Authors: Yelda Jozaghi, Keith Richardson, Sumeet Anand, Alex Mlynarek, Michael P Hier, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Eyal Sela, Michael Tamilia, Derin Caglar and Richard J Payne
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:48
  28. Our objective is to highlight discrepancies between actual wait times and perceived appropriate wait times for various thyroid pathologies among Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgeons in Canada; and to identif...

    Authors: Maria Brake, Paige Moore, S Mark Taylor, Jonathan Trites, Scott Murray and Rob Hart
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:47
  29. Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) defines exposed irradiated bone, which fails to heal over a period of 3–6 months without evidence of residual or recurrent tumor. In the previous decades, a staging and treatment proto...

    Authors: Artur Gevorgyan, Kevin Wong, Ian Poon, Nick Blanas, Danny J Enepekides and Kevin M Higgins
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:46
  30. The indeterminate fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) results present a clinical dilemma for physicians. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positro...

    Authors: Ningjian Wang, Hualing Zhai and Yingli Lu
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:38

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014 43:43

  31. The superantigenic properties of Staphylococcus aureus have been implicated in increasing the inflammatory process in airway diseases. Local formation of IgE antibodies against staphylococcal enterotoxins by seco...

    Authors: Rogério Pezato, Luciano Bottura, Rodrigo de Paula Santos, Richard Louis Voegels, Andre Luis Lacerda Bachi and Luis Carlos Gregório
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:45
  32. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal Inverted Papilloma (SNIP) tumors has been shown to reduce intra-operative blood loss and recovery time compared to open approaches. The purpose of this study is to investigate...

    Authors: Al-Rahim R Habib, Iain Hathorn, Vishnu S Sunkaraneni, Aviva Srubiski and Amin R Javer
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:44
  33. Since the introduction of bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) in the 1980s, the practices of surgeons who implant these hearing aids have become varied; different indications and surgical techniques are utilize...

    Authors: C Carrie Liu, Neil K Chadha, Manohar Bance and Paul Hong
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:43
  34. Surgical design and simulation (SDS) is a useful tool to help surgeons visualize the anatomy of the patient and perform operative maneuvers on the computer before implementation in the operating room. While th...

    Authors: Heather Logan, Johan Wolfaardt, Pierre Boulanger, Bill Hodgetts and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:42
  35. The Uganda Hearing Project is a non-profit program assisting with teaching of ear surgery in Uganda. The project started with cadaveric temporal bone courses in 2003 and 2005, including donation of operating m...

    Authors: Richard Byaruhanga, Ryan Rourke, Michael Awubwa, Brian D Westerberg, J Thomas Rolland and Jean-Philippe Vaccani
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:41
  36. It is important to understand the perceived value of surgical design and simulation (SDS) amongst surgeons, as this will influence its implementation in clinical settings. The purpose of the present study was ...

    Authors: Heather Logan, Johan Wolfaardt, Pierre Boulanger, Bill Hodgetts and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:40
  37. Patients with head and neck cancer frequently present to academic tertiary referral centers with imaging studies that have been performed and interpreted elsewhere. At our institution, these outside head and n...

    Authors: John T Lysack, Monica Hoy, Mark E Hudon, Steven C Nakoneshny, Shamir P Chandarana, T Wayne Matthews and Joseph C Dort
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:39
  38. Surgery for Graves’ disease may be performed with the intent of preserving thyroid function (subtotal thyroidectomy) or ablating thyroid function (total thyroidectomy). This study examines the evolving practic...

    Authors: Ahmed Al-Adhami, Ailsa C Snaith, Wendy L Craig and Zygmunt H Krukowski
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:37
  39. The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCCs) is rising in developed nations. Studies have shown that these virally mediated tumours are epidemiologically, ...

    Authors: Caroline C Xu, Vincent L Biron, Lakshmi Puttagunta and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:36
  40. Trans-nasal flexible fibre-optic laryngoscopy (TFFL) is an essential skill for otolaryngologists. There is evidence to suggest that simulators help residents acquire procedural skills. The objective of this st...

    Authors: Michael W Deutschmann, Warren K Yunker, John J Cho, Meri Andreassen, Shari Beveridge and John Douglas Bosch
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:35
  41. To present a rare case of unilateral vocal cord paralysis (VCP) secondary to spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection and to perform a literature review.

    Authors: TT Jean Nguyen, Han Zhang, Peter T Dziegielewski and Robert Seemann
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:34
  42. Increasing focus is being placed on Clerkship curriculum design and implementation in light of new undergraduate medical education research and accreditation standards. Canadian Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Su...

    Authors: Kate Kelly, Kevin Fung and Laurie McLean
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:33
  43. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of complications in median and paramedian mandibulotomies. In addition, the interdental space in the median and paramedian region was calculated.

    Authors: Tulika Shinghal, Eric Bissada, Hon Biu Chan, Robert E Wood, Eshetu G Atenafu, Dale H Brown, Ralph W Gilbert, Patrick J Gullane, Jonathan C Irish, John Waldron and David P Goldstein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:32
  44. Treatment for advanced stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) includes combined chemoradiation therapy or surgery followed by radiation therapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy. The goal ...

    Authors: Daniel O’Connell, Hadi Seikaly, Russell Murphy, Charles Fung, Tim Cooper, Aaron Knox, Rufus Scrimger and Jeffrey R Harris
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:31
  45. The oral cavity is the most common site for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Treatment of advanced stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) has classically involved surgical resection with posto...

    Authors: Han Zhang, Peter T Dziegielewski, Vince L Biron, Jacek Szudek, Khaled H Al-Qahatani, Daniel A O’Connell, Jeffrey R Harris and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:30
  46. To evaluate TGF-β1 expression in polypoid mucosa (epithelium and stroma) of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP).

    Authors: Leonardo Balsalobre, Rogério Pezato, Claudina Perez-Novo, Maria Teresa S Alves, Rodrigo P Santos, Claus Bachert and Luc LM Weckx
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:29
  47. To evaluate any disparity in clinical versus pathological TNM staging in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) patients and any impact of this on survival.

    Authors: Vincent L Biron, Daniel A O’Connell and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:28
  48. This review is addressed two pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis: the unique remodeling process found in nasal polyp tissue and the immune response of patients with na...

    Authors: Rogério Pezato, Leonardo Balsalobre, Milena Lima, Thiago F P Bezerra, Richard L Voegels, Luis Carlos Gregório, Aldo Cassol Stamm and Thibaut van Zele
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:27