Liu, Jason Goldenberg, David Almokadem, Salah Crist, Henry Mackley, Heath B
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
There is currently no clear distinction between the treatment of HPV-positive and HPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). HPV-positive OPSCC has been demonstrated to be more radiosensitive than its HPV-negative counterpart. Despite this, patients with HPV-positive OPSCC continue to receive a full dose of radiation (70 Gy) outsid...
Mclean, Timothy Pai, Irumee Philipatos, Andrew Gordon, Michael
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
We prospectively evaluated the surgical, audiologic, and quality-of-life outcomes in 5 patients-2 men and 3 women, aged 22 to 64 years (mean: 41.8)-who were implanted with the Sophono Alpha 2 MPO Processor. The indications for implantation of this bone-conduction device included recurrent ear canal infections with hearing aids (n = 3), single-sided...
Gupta, Nishi Chawla, Neeraj Gupta, Digant Dhawan, Nidhi Janaki, Vidya R
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Chronic otitis media is a major contributor to acquired hearing loss in developing countries. Developing countries such as India, with huge populations and poor health infrastructures, have always felt the shortage of trained specialists who can provide quality care to meet the enormous demand for treatment of this disease. This pilot study assesse...
Lentner, Mark C Colon, Nathan L Hu, Amanda
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Lee, Yi-Fang Shiau, En-Li
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Chan, Jason Y Wong, Eddy W Ng, S K van Hasselt, C Andrew Vlantis, Alexander C
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Postoperative chylous fistula after neck dissection is an uncommon complication associated with significant patient morbidity. Octreotide acetate is a somatostatin analogue established in the treatment of chylothorax; however, its utility in the management of cervical chylous fistulae has not been fully evaluated. The investigators hypothesized tha...
Mur, Taha A Anis, Mursalin M Soliman, Ahmed M
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Lee, Jae Hoon
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Reusser, Nicole M Bender, Robert W Agrawal, Nikhil A Albright, James T Duncan, Newton O Edmonds, Joseph L
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Despite the sheer number of pediatric tonsillectomies performed in the United States annually, there is no clear consensus as to which surgical technique is superior. One way to compare surgical techniques is to study the morbidity associated with each. We report postoperative hemorrhage rates, one of the frequently encountered major adverse events...
Ding, Chang-Wei Wang, Qiu-Shi Guo, Qi-Yong Zhang, Jun Wang, Zhen-Hai
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Orbital subperiosteal abscess (OSPA) secondary to paranasal sinus mucocele (PSM) is rare, and it may be misdiagnosed as PSM with orbital invasion or even as a malignant neoplasm. The present study explored the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of OSPA. The cases of 13 patients with OSPA secondary to PSM were ret...
