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Carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) is an acute, rare life-threatening hemorrhage that occurs in patients with a history of head and neck cancer and radiation therapy. The primary objective of this review was to identify risk factors and assess treatment and survival outcomes following CBS. A systematic review of published literature was performed. Info...
Published in The Laryngoscope
Published in The Laryngoscope
Published in The Laryngoscope
Airway stenosis-particularly multi-level-presents complex management challenges. This study assessed rates of tracheostomy, decannulation, and the number of surgeries required in patients with posterior glottic stenosis (PGS), multi-level airway stenosis (MLAS), and bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP). Airway stenosis patients treated between 201...
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To determine the proportion of otolaryngologists with work-related musculoskeletal discomfort (WRMD) and to review objective ergonomic data that contribute to WRMD. Systematic review and meta-analysis. A comprehensive search of the literature identified 1121 articles for initial review of which 19 (3563 participants) met criteria for qualitative di...
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To date, 1-year evaluation of pitch elevation in patients undergoing modified Wendler glottoplasty (WG) in combination with VT has not been assessed. To determine whether 1-year pitch elevation is sustained in patients who undergo modified WG in combination with VT for voice feminization. A retrospective review of patients who underwent WG in combi...
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We aimed to assess the relationship between patient-performed and patient-reported peak flow meter (PFM) measurements with pulmonary function testing (PFT) and Dyspnea Index (DI) scores as a tool for monitoring Subglottic stenosis (SGS) disease progression remotely. Thirty-five SGS patients were prospectively enrolled. Patients were given PFMs to r...
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In 2017, the United States opioid epidemic was declared a public health emergency. Increased efforts have been made to understand and reduce patient opioid use in neurosurgery. However, the factors associated with postoperative opioid use remain understudied in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (EESBS). We identified the demographic and surgi...
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Access to and utilization of perioperative healthcare may influence outcomes in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM); however, the influencing factors are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to assess the association of sociodemographic factors with perioperative health care utilization for pediatric CSOM patients. W...
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The vomer-rostrum mucosal flap is a useful technique utilizing vascularized mucosa of the rostrum and posterior septum to cover exposed hyperostotic bone following wide sphenoidotomy surgery. Laryngoscope, 133:552-556, 2023. © 2022 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
