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...
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...
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...
Thompson, Lester D
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Wang, Lora S Handorf, Elizabeth A Ridge, John A Burtness, Barbara A Lango, Miriam N Mehra, Ranee Liu, Jeffrey C Galloway, Thomas J
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Locoregionally advanced nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) has an aggressive clinical course characterized by high rates of treatment failure and poor survival compared with localized skin cancers. Our goal was to investigate multimodal therapy for lymph-node-positive NMSC. Data from patients with lymph-node-positive NMSC who underwent surgery and adju...
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...
Öntepeli, Sertan Muluk, Nuray Bayar Tuğlu, Devrim Şipal, Timuçin
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
We conducted a prospective study of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in men who were taking an oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for erectile dysfunction. Our study group was made up of 30 men (60 ears), aged 34 to 60 years (mean: 50.9). They were randomly divided int...
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...
