Hua, Jack Friedlander, Paul
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Necrotizing fasciitis is a relatively uncommon and potentially life-threatening soft tissue infection, with morbidity and mortality approaching 25% to 35%, even with optimal treatment. The challenge of diagnosis for necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) is their rarity, with the incidence of approximately 1000 cases annually in the United Stat...
Tareerath, Matula Mangmeesri, Peerachatra
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
To retrospectively investigate the reliability of the age-based formula, year/4 + 3.5 mm in predicting size and year/2 + 12 cm in predicting insertion depth of preformed endotracheal tubes in children and correlate these data with the body mass index. Patients were classified into 4 groups according to their nutritional status: thinness, normal wei...
Koskinen, Anni Lundberg, Marie Lilja, Markus Myller, Jyri Penttilä, Matti Huhtala, Heini Lee, John M Blomgren, Karin Toppila-Salmi, Sanna
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
The aim of this controlled follow-up study was to compare the need for revision surgery, long-term efficacy, and satisfaction in chronic rhinosinusitis patients who had undergone maxillary sinus operation with either balloon sinuplasty or traditional endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) technique. Thirty-nine ESS patients and 36 balloon patients of our p...
Yusuf, T Raji, Y R Daniel, A Bamidele, O T Fasunla, A J Lasisi, O A
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Olfactory function of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been found to be defective, and patients are often unaware of it. This predisposes them to malnutrition with consequence on health recovery and quality of life. To assess the olfactory function and determine the pattern of olfactory dysfunction in patients with CKD attending the U...
Lawrence, Jesse D Marsh, Robert Turner, Meghan T
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Deep location and neurovascular structures make access to lesions of the petrous apex a significant challenge. A novel approach for these tumors is the contralateral transmaxillary approach. A 31-year-old male was evaluated for left abducens nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography revealed an enhancing, lytic lesion of...
Hasegawa, Hisashi Matsuzaki, Hiroumi Makiyama, Kiyoshi Oshima, Takeshi
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
This study aimed to identify vocal fold leukoplakia (VFL) lesions on the inferior surface as a risk factor for recurrence. This was a retrospective study with data collected from 2001 to 2018. The study comprised 37 patients with VFL, divided into the nonrecurrent and recurrent groups. We examined the clinicopathological characteristics and the sur...
Lee, Wei-Ting Hsu, Heng-Jui
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
This article presents 2 cases of extremely intractable patulous Eustachian tube following multiple transnasal shim insertion. These cases highlight the disadvantages of repeat transnasal shim operations, including enlargement of the Eustachian tube lumen, frequent dislocation, repeat surgery, recurrent middle ear infection, and shim misswallowing. ...
Stevens, Madelyn N Lin, George T Tittman, Sarah M Motz, Kevin M
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic response utilizes nasopharyngeal swabbing as a prolific testing method for presence of viral RNA. The depth of the swab to the nasopharynx coupled with breakpoints along the shaft leads to a risk for foreign body retention. Here, we present a case of a nasopharyngeal swab that became a retained foreign body during routine sw...
Fyrmpas, Georgios Barkoulas, Efstathios
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Kim, Hyejeen Hong, Ran Cho, Sung Il
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
Schwannomas in the middle ear and external auditory canal are exceedingly rare. The facial nerve, chorda tympani nerve, and Jacobson's nerve have rarely been reported as the origins of primary schwannomas in the middle ear cavity. We experienced a case of carotid sympathetic plexus (CSP) schwannoma that arose from the carotid canal and extended int...
