ENTtoday: December 2019

10 Novel Ways to Disseminate Scientific Information

Becauses consumers are changing how they digest scientific data, the scientific and scholarly communities need novel ways to convey medical knowledge.

How Medicine Helped Surgeon Prepare for Career as Writer

Gayle Woodson,, MD, writes and volunteers at a local medical clinic for people without health insurance called Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine.

Making Decisions on When to Use Off-Label Drugs

Physicians should be careful to ensure there is clinical experience and basic science to balance the risk–reward of off-label drug use.

Tips from Otolaryngologists on How to Be an Entrepreneur

Four otolaryngologists who have taken the leap into entrepreneurship share how to choose the right idea and determine the right timing for taking the plunge.

How to Work with Sales and Marketing Representatives in Your Medical Practice

The decision to engage saled and marketing representives should be made carefully because the arrangements are subject to significant scrutiny under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and state equivalents.

Ethical Considerations in Off-Label Drug Prescribing

A physician considering prescribing a certain medication that is not on the FDA-approved indications list must contemplate three aspects of that decision—legal/regulatory, clinical evidence, and ethics.

Surgeon Talks About How Life in India and Immigration to U.S. Shaped Medical Career

Ashok R. Shaha, MD, one of the world’s most respected head and neck oncology and endocrine surgeons, say his humble upbringing continues to shape his medical career.

Best Practices for Emergency Surgical Airway

A look at whether tracheotomy or cricothyrotomy is safer in an emergency surgical airway.

Spare Roof Technique Can Improve Patient Quality of Life after Rhinoplasty

Spare roof technique significantly improved patient quality of life regarding nose function and appearance.

Ethmoidal Arteries with Pedicled Septal Floor Rotational Flaps Are Ideal for Endoscopic Skull Base Reconstruction

Ethmoidal arteries with pedicled septal floor rotational flaps, with their strong blood supply and large coverage area, are ideal replacements for the nasoseptal flap.

Age, High BMI May Be Associated with Rebleeding After Pediatric Tonsil Surgery

A look at the risk factors that may contribute to multiple hemorrhages following tonsil surgery in children.

Elective Neck Dissection with Parotidectomy Should Be Part of P+N0 Disease Treatment in HNCSCC

What is the prevalence of occult cervical disease and the evidence for using elective neck dissection (END)?

Analyzing Effects of Esketamine Nasal Spray in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression

Continuation of esketamine nasal spray in addition to oral antidepressant treatment resulted in clinically meaningful superiority in delaying relapse for patients with TRD.

What Is the Oncologic Safety of Using the Submental Flap to Reconstruct Oral Cavity Cancer Defects?

It is oncologically safe to use the submental flap for reconstruction. Here’s a look at whether it’s oncologically safe to use the submental flap for reconstruction of oral cavity cancer defects.

Does Cochlear Implantation Improve Cognitive Function?

New cochlear impant users consistently demonstrate improvements in attention, episodic, and working memory, as well as processing speed, even after as little as 6 months experience with their devices.

Do Steroids Improve Recovery in Vestibular Neuritis?

The management of vestibular neuritis with corticosteroids remains controversial.

Letter from the Editor: Highlighting Outside-the-Box Thinking in Otolaryngology

Turn to ENTtoday to find new inspiration from colleagues and insights into topics that don’t often get covered through the eyes of an otolaryngologist.

Ultrasound Can Precisely Localize Sialoliths Intraoperatively

Ultrasound can be used effectively for precise sialolith localization intraoperatively, and can be repeated multiple times during any given procedure