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  1. The advent of chip tip technology combined with advanced endoscopy has revolutionized the field of laryngology in the past decade. Procedures such as transnasal esophagoscopy, site-specific steroid injections,...

    Authors: Yael Bensoussan and Jennifer Anderson
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:23
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  2. Patients who have undergone treatment for head and neck cancer are at risk for neck lymphedema, which can severely affect quality of life. Liposuction has been used successfully in cancer patients who suffer f...

    Authors: Uthman Alamoudi, Benjamin Taylor, Colin MacKay, Matthew H. Rigby, Robert Hart, Jonathan R. B. Trites and S. Mark Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:22
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  3. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) universal surgical risk calculator is an online tool intended to improve the informed consent process and surgical dec...

    Authors: Peter S. Vosler, Mario Orsini, Danny J. Enepekides and Kevin M. Higgins
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:21
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  4. 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, Alex Hopkins, Vincent L. Biron, Hadi Seikaly, Lin Fu Zhu and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:20
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  5. For early stage supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), single modality treatment either in the form of primary organ preservation surgery alone or radiation alone is recommended. Thus, a definite treatmen...

    Authors: Krupal B. Patel, Anthony C. Nichols, Kevin Fung, John Yoo and S. Danielle MacNeil
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:19
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  7. Total ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP) are often used to re-establish ossicular coupling of sound in an ear lacking a stapes supra-structure. The use of TORPs, however, is associated with a 2/3 five yea...

    Authors: Margaret Aron, Thomas G. Landry and Manohar Bance
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:17
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  8. Piriform sinus fistulas occur due to developmental abnormalities of the third and fourth branchial arches, and almost always occur unilaterally. They generally present as recurrent abscesses in the anterior-in...

    Authors: Deanna Lammers, Ross Campbell, Jorge Davila and Johnna MacCormick
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:16
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  9. Nasal valve collapse is a common cause of nasal obstruction in otolaryngology practice. Common examination methods, such as the Cottle Maneuver and modified Cottle Maneuver are available. However, these method...

    Authors: Hedyeh Ziai and James P. Bonaparte
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:15
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  10. The laryngeal framework provides a natural barrier preventing tumour spread to extralaryngeal structures. Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may violate these bounda...

    Authors: P. Horwich, M. H. Rigby, C. MacKay, J. Melong, B. Williams, M. Bullock, R. Hart, J. Trites and S. M. Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:14
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  11. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in tumorigenesis. Vocal cord leukoplakia is a precancerous lesion in otolaryngological practice. Till now, the expression patterns and functions of lncRNAs...

    Authors: Jianhua Peng, He Li, Jun Chen, Xianming Wu, Tao Jiang and Xiaoyun Chen
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:13
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  12. Sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare malignancy of the head and neck. Cavernous sinus invasion from sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma and its related management have rarely been investigated. This stu...

    Authors: Yi-Chan Lee, Ta-Jen Lee, Ngan-Ming Tsang, Yenlin Huang, Cheng-Lung Hsu, Li-Jen Hsin, Yi-Hsuan Lee and Kai-Ping Chang
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:12
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  13. The probability that a patient will need an MRI scan at least once in a lifetime is high. However, MRI scanning in cochlear implantees is associated with side effects. Moreover, MRI scan-related artifacts, dis...

    Authors: Ingo Todt, Grit Rademacher, Gloria Grupe, Andreas Stratmann, Arne Ernst, Sven Mutze and Philipp Mittmann
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:11
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  14. Our study analyzes the effect of magnesium supplementation on nephrotoxicity in patients receiving cisplatin for head and neck cancer.

    Authors: Takahiro Kimura, Taijiro Ozawa, Nobuhiro Hanai, Hitoshi Hirakawa, Hidenori Suzuki, Hiroshi Hosoi and Yasuhisa Hasegawa
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:10
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  15. Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is a rare auto-inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of recurrent urticaria, deafness and amyloidosis. Progressive sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is reported to occu...

    Authors: Cinzia Marchica, Faisal Zawawi, Dania Basodan, Rosie Scuccimarri and Sam J. Daniel
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:9
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  16. HPV-related head and neck cancer rates have been increasing in recent years, with the tonsils being the most commonly affected site. However, the current rate of HPV infection in the pediatric population remai...

    Authors: Monika Wojtera, Josee Paradis, Murad Husein, Anthony C. Nichols, John W. Barrett, Marina I. Salvadori and Julie E. Strychowsky
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:8
    Content type: Review Published on:

  17. Shoulder dysfunction is common after neck dissection for head and neck cancer (HNC). Brief electrical stimulation (BES) is a novel technique that has been shown to enhance neuronal regeneration after nerve inj...

    Authors: Brittany Barber, Hadi Seikaly, K. Ming Chan, Rhys Beaudry, Shannon Rychlik, Jaret Olson, Matthew Curran, Peter Dziegielewski, Vincent Biron, Jeffrey Harris, Margaret McNeely and Daniel O’Connell
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:7
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  18. Hyperthyroidism is associated with high incidence of thyroid carcinoma; furthermore, tumors arisen in hyperthyroid tissue show an aggressive behavior. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Thyroid-stimulating ...

    Authors: Fabio Medas, Ernico Erdas, Gian Luigi Canu, Alessandro Longheu, Giuseppe Pisano, Massimiliano Tuveri and Pietro Giorgio Calò
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:6
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  19. There has been renewed interest in the cochlear duct length (CDL) for preoperative cochlear implant electrode selection and postoperative generation of patient-specific frequency maps. The CDL can be estimated...

    Authors: John E. Iyaniwura, Mai Elfarnawany, Hanif M. Ladak and Sumit K. Agrawal
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:5
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  20. The purpose of this study was to examine the possible prognostics and clinicopathologic characteristics underlying the BRAFV600E mutation and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) coexisting or in absence of chron...

    Authors: Woon Won Kim, Tae Kwun Ha and Sung Kwon Bae
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:4
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  21. Epistaxis is the most common emergent consultation to otolaryngology-head & neck surgery (OHNS) and with 60% of the population having experienced an episode and 1.6 in 10,000 requiring hospitalization in their...

    Authors: Scott Murray, Adrian Mendez, Alexander Hopkins, Hamdy El-Hakim, Caroline C. Jeffery and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:3
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  22. Choosing Wisely Canada, is a campaign designed to raise awareness regarding inappropriate or unnecessary tests and treatments. The Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and the Canadian Asso...

    Authors: Antoine Eskander, Eric Monteiro, Dan O’Connell and S. Mark Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:2
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  24. Otologic diseases are common and associated with significant health care costs. While accurate diagnosis relies on physical exam, existing studies have highlighted a lack of comfort among trainees with regards...

    Authors: Peng You, Saad Chahine and Murad Husein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:68
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  25. Our aim was to review our management of inverted papilloma (IP), perform a recurrence analysis, and review the literature.

    Authors: Oisín Bugter, Dominiek André Monserez, Floris Vincent Willem Joseph van Zijl, Robert Jan Baatenburg de Jong and Jose Angelito Hardillo
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:67
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  26. Characterization of the blood labyrinth barrier (BLB) is extremely important to determine whether the BLB can be manipulated pharmacologically. However, experiments to investigate the BLB are technically diffi...

    Authors: Trung N. Le and Brian W. Blakley
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:66
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  27. The diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) based on clinical presentation alone remains challenging. To improve the accuracy of clinical diagnosis, the Canadian Rhinosinusitis Guidelines recommend the use o...

    Authors: Paige Moore, Brian Blakley and Eric Meen
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:65
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  28. Recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis (CRSsP) is a challenging condition to manage as traditional medical therapies and surgery fail to provide satisfactory clinical improvements. Colloidal sil...

    Authors: John R. Scott, Rohin Krishnan, Brian W. Rotenberg and Leigh J Sowerby
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:64
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  29. With an increasing proportion of the population living in cities, mass transportation has been rapidly expanding to facilitate the demand, yet there is a concern that mass transit has the potential to result i...

    Authors: Christopher M.K.L. Yao, Andrew K. Ma, Sharon L. Cushing and Vincent Y.W. Lin
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:62
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  30. Chronic suppurative otitis media can be recalcitrant and difficult to treat, particularly with the increasing occurrence of antibiotic resistance. Lactobacillus plantarum is a probiotic that has been shown to dec...

    Authors: Carol Nhan, Aren Bezdjian, Shyamali Saha, Satya Prakash, Lily H. P. Nguyen and Sam J. Daniel
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:63
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  31. Human papillomavirus (HPV) has recently been implicated as a causative agent in a rapidly growing number of oropharyngeal cancers. Emerging literature supports the hypothesis that HPV vaccination may protect a...

    Authors: Scott Anderson, Andre Isaac, Caroline C. Jeffery, Joan L. Robinson, Daniela Migliarese Isaac, Christina Korownyk, Vincent L. Biron and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:61
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  32. We describe a modification of the conventional subtotal parathyroidectomy operation where the parathyroid gland(s) remnant is repositioned with intact vascular supply to a plane superficial to the infrahyoid s...

    Authors: Tsu-Hui ( Hubert) Low and John Yoo
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:60
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  33. Authors: Agnieszka Dzioba, Daniel Aalto, Georgina Papadopoulos-Nydam, Hadi Seikaly, Jana Rieger, Johan Wolfaardt, Martin Osswald, Jeffrey R. Harris, Daniel A. O’Connell, Cathy Lazarus, Mark Urken, Ilya Likhterov, Raymond L. Chai, Erika Rauscher, Daniel Buchbinder, Devin Okay…
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:59
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:56

  34. Severe epistaxis is often difficult to control in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Propranolol has been shown to have antiangiogenic properties in vitro and in vivo and is commonly us...

    Authors: Meir Mei-Zahav, Hannah Blau, Elchanan Bruckheimer, Eyal Zur and Neta Goldschmidt
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:58
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  35. This article describes a paradigm shift in what is considered to be good care for patients living with and after (head and neck) cancer. HNO patients often experience severe and difficult physical and psychoso...

    Authors: Chiquit van Linden van den Heuvell, Florence van Zuuren, Mary Wells, Geert van der Laan and Harry Reintsema
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:57
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  36. While aggressive treatment for oral cancer may optimize survival, decrements in speech and swallowing function and quality of life often result. This exploratory study investigated how patients recover their c...

    Authors: Agnieszka Dzioba, Daniel Aalto, Georgina Papadopoulos-Nydam, Hadi Seikaly, Jana Rieger, Johan Wolfaardt, Martin Osswald, Jeffrey R. Harris, Daniel A. O’Connell, Cathy Lazarus, Mark Urken, Ilya Likhterov, Raymond L. Chai, Erika Rauscher, Daniel Buchbinder, Devin Okay…
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:56
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:59

  37. The proportion of females enrolling into medical schools has been growing steadily. However, the representation of female residents among individual specialties has shown considerable variation. The purpose of...

    Authors: Sarah Chorfi, Joseph S. Schwartz, Neil Verma, Meredith Young, Lawrence Joseph and Lily H. P. Nguyen
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:55
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  38. Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is a problematic complication following total laryngectomy. Disagreement remains regarding predisposing factors. This study examines perioperative factors predicting PCF followi...

    Authors: Nicole L. Lebo, Lisa Caulley, Hussain Alsaffar, Martin J. Corsten and Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:54
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  39. Endoscopic transcanal approaches to the facial nerve allow excellent exposure of the tympanic facial nerve. This approach becomes limited when access is required to the more proximal geniculate ganglion and la...

    Authors: Nicholas Jufas and Manohar Bance
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:53
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  40. Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been identified as an etiopathogenetic factor in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The HPV E6 and E7 oncogenes are instrumental in promoting proliferation and blocking differen...

    Authors: Robert E. Brown, Syed Naqvi, Mary F. McGuire, Jamie Buryanek and Ron J. Karni
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:52
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  41. 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...

    Authors: Grace Margaret Scott, Corliss Ann Elizabeth Best and Damian Christopher Micomonaco
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:51
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  42. 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...

    Authors: Milan Kostal, Jakub Drsata, Milan Bláha, Miriam Lánská and Viktor Chrobok
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:50
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  43. 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...

    Authors: Diana Khalil and Paul D. Kerr
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:49
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  44. 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...

    Authors: Caroline C. Jeffery, Cameron Shillington, Colin Andrews and Allan Ho
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:48
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. 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...

    Authors: Justin M. Pyne, Yaw Amoako-Tuffour, Guy Earle, Graham McIntyre, Michael B. Butler and Manohar Bance
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:47
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  46. Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery (MIPS) was recently described as a new technique to facilitate the placement of percutaneous bone anchored hearing devices.

    Authors: Yaeesh Sardiwalla, Nicholas Jufas and David P. Morris
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:46
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  47. 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...

    Authors: Lars Axelsson, Jan Nyman, Hedda Haugen-Cange, Mogens Bove, Leif Johansson, Shahin De Lara, Anikó Kovács and Eva Hammerlid
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:45
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  48. 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...

    Authors: Iman Ibrahim, Sabrina Daniela da Silva, Bernard Segal and Anthony Zeitouni
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:44
    Content type: Review Published on:

  49. 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.

    Authors: Jason J. Xu, Eugene Yu, Caitlin McMullen, Jesse Pasternak, Jim Brierley, Richard Tsang, Han Zhang, Antoine Eskander, Lorne Rotstein, Anna M. Sawka, Ralph Gilbert, Jonathan Irish, Patrick Gullane, Dale Brown, John R. de Almeida and David P. Goldstein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:43
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  50. 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 ...

    Authors: Nathan Yang, Sarah Hosseini, Marco A. Mascarella, Meredith Young, Nancy Posel, Kevin Fung and Lily H. P. Nguyen
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:42
    Content type: Original research article Published on:
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