Doctors said they have successfully corrected anterior commissure web formation in papilloma patients with a unique endoscopic microflap laryngoplasty that actually makes use of excess tissue produced in patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
Balloon sinuplasty-still a controversial area for otolaryngologists-appears to be gaining favor, although functional endoscopic balloon remodeling is still in its infancy, said Raymond Weiss, MD, medical director of the Sinus Center of the South in Ocean Springs, MS.
A three-year retrospective study of in-office transnasal esophagoscopy appears to show that the procedure can be adopted for safe use in private practice-and with considerable savings to the health care industry when compared with rigid esophagoscopy.
Facial plastic surgeon John Rhee, MD, MPH, sees many patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
Advances in image guidance systems for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) are providing benefits to surgeons-and by extension, to their patients-say experienced sinus surgeons interviewed recently for ENToday.
Evaluation of neck masses and cervical lymphadenopathy often requires imaging studies by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US), and/or positron emission tomography (PET).
Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery is a broad specialty that covers the diagnosis and the medical and surgical management of conditions in patients who age from neonates through adults.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute estimates that more than 12 million Americans have sleep apnea; it can occur in anyone, but is most prevalent in overweight males over the age of 40 who snore loudly.
Doctors suggest that an new artificial skin product-already approved for the treatment of patients with major burns and other injuries-could have application for repair of large head and neck surgical wounds.