Practice Focus

Surveillance Recommendations Following Resection of Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma

September 30, 2015

Regular follow-up endoscopic examinations advised to monitor recurrence, potential for malignant transformation

Snoring Associated with Negative Sleep Behaviors, Health Conditions

September 30, 2015

Self-reported snoring linked with decreased sleep time, unintentionally falling asleep, coronary artery disease, depressive disorders

Elderly Patients with Laryngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Benefit from Higher Quality Care

September 30, 2015

Higher quality larynx cancer care associated with reduced incidence of late airway and swallowing impairment, improved outcomes, lower costs

High-Resolution Microendoscopy Shows Promise for Intraoperative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Margin Detection

September 30, 2015

Research finds HRME useful as technique for margin control, platform for molecular imaging technologies

Nonclinical Factors Influence Antibiotic Overuse in Acute Sinusitis

September 30, 2015

Healthcare provider, provider’s specialty, presence of medical trainees affect overuse of antibiotics

FDA Warns Against Use of Unapproved Ear Drops in Children

September 25, 2015

The FDA says that the efficacy of certain drugs to treat otitis media, otitis externa, or excessive wax buildup has not been proven, and some have reports of adverse effects

Physicians Employ Dogs to Smell Cancer

September 14, 2015

A team of physicians, veterinarians, and animal behaviorists at the University of California in Davis have been training a pair of dogs to identify the scent of cancer in humans.

WATCH THIS: CT vs. MRI in Otology

September 14, 2015

Radiologists Hugh Curtin, MD and Caroline Robson, MBChB discuss indications for both CT and MRI imaging studies in the evaluation and management of otologic disease.