Chang, Geng-He Ding, Meng-Chang Chen, Yu-Cheng Yang, Yao-Hsu Liu, Chia-Yen Chang, Pey-Jium Lee, Chuan-Pin Lin, Meng-Hung Hsu, Cheng-Ming Wu, Ching-Yuan
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To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and deep neck infection (DNI). Retrospective cohort study. Patients newly diagnosed with RA between 2000 and 2011 were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Moreover, patients without RA were randomly selected and matched at a 1:4 ratio by age, sex...
Livingstone, Devon Chau, Justin
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Access to otolaryngology is limited by lengthy wait lists and lack of specialists, especially in rural and remote areas. The objective of this study was to use an automated machine learning approach to build a computer vision algorithm for otoscopic diagnosis capable of greater accuracy than trained physicians. This algorithm could be used by prima...
Oh, Melissa S Bliwise, Donald L Smith, Andrew L Collop, Nancy A Quyyumi, Arshed A Dedhia, Raj C
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To determine the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), insomnia, restless legs, and other sleep symptoms in patients with cardiovascular disease and the association of these sleep disorders with quantitative cardiovascular measures. Study design was a cross-sectional survey and retrospective chart review. A questionnaire containing validated ...
Purcell, Patricia L Marquez Garcia, Juan Zawawi, Faisal Propst, Evan J Papsin, Blake C Blaser, Susan I Wolter, Nikolaus E
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Ectopic thymus is rare and can be a diagnostic challenge. This study evaluated the management of children radiographically diagnosed with ectopic cervical thymus. A retrospective review of 100 patients was performed. Data related to clinical presentation, radiological imaging, pathology, and management were collected. Changes in lesion volume were ...
Benchetrit, Liliya Torabi, Sina J Morse, Elliot Mehra, Saral Rahmati, Rahmatullah Osborn, Heather A Judson, Benjamin L
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Determine rate of preoperative biopsy in parotid malignancies, identify factors associated with its use, and its association with surgical margins. Retrospective cohort. Commission on Cancer-Accredited Institutions. We included 5533 patients treated surgically for a parotid malignancy 2004-2014 in the National Cancer Database. Chi-squared tests, un...
Ongkasuwan, Julina Espinosa, Maria Catalina L Hollas, Sarah Devore, Danielle Procter, Teresa Bassett, Ethan Schwabe, Aloysia
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Non-selective laryngeal reinnervation (NSLR) using the ansa cervicalis to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a promising treatment option for pediatric unilateral neuronal vocal fold movement impairment (VFMI). The aim is to describe our clinical outcomes with this technique and to identify preoperative characteristics that may predict postoper...
Martyn, Lauren Sethia, Rishabh Chon, Rachel Novotny, Laura Goodman, Steven D Elmaraghy, Charles Bakaletz, Lauren O
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Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common, costly condition often treated with endoscopic sinus surgery and intraoperative placement of intranasal sinus implant materials. Whereas these materials aid in postoperative healing, they also support bacterial biofilm formation and thus contribute to negative outcomes. This study examined pretreatment of sinus i...
Meister, Kara D Okland, Tyler Johnson, April Galera, Rhona Ayoub, Noel Sidell, Douglas R
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Static Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (SEES) has been demonstrated to have a strong correlation with the Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) in adults. In children, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallow (FEES) are frequently performed to avoid repeated VFSS; however, a subset of the population does not tolerate FEES. The purpose of t...
Phalke, Neelam Thomas, W Walsh Azzi, James Li, Ryan J Petrisor, Daniel Wax, Mark K
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To demonstrate the safety and compatibility of microvascular couplers in patients undergoing postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Retrospective case series. A consecutive review of 1,252 patients undergoing free tissue transfer for head and neck reconstruction at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) between 2010 and 2017 wh...
Sataloff, Robert T Chandra, Rakesh Fisher, Edward W Goldenberg, David Hanna, Ehab Y Johnson, Jonas Kennedy, David W Kraus, Dennis H Krouse, John H Link, Michael
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