ENTtoday: October 2018

How Otolaryngologists Are Strengthening Their Local Communities

Through local community service, otolaryngologists are using their medical skills, knowledge, and connections to improve public health and empower patients.

Rx: Wellness: Increasing Your Commitment to Your Own Health

A healthy work/life integration can promote health and reduce burnout.

Letter from the Editor: The Importance of Physician Charitable Giving

Otolaryngologists around the country are making a difference in their communities that goes beyond the patients they treat in their practices.

Ethical Challenges of ‘Right to Try’ Laws for Clinicians

How should clinicians provide a balanced analysis of the risks, benefits, and alternative choices for a patient on this critical and current topic in bioethics and clinical medicine?

The Path from Surgical Intern to ‘Senior Surgeon’

As a senior surgeon who continues to remain clinically active, I hope the following reflections may represent some common opinions of my experienced colleagues.

Does a Single Dose of Pregabalin Help with Postoperative Pain After Septoplasty?

Pregabalin given one hour before septoplasty decreases postoperative pain and lowers the requirement for postoperative analgesics, with no significant increase in side effects

Does Intraglandular Injection of Botulinum Toxin Improve Pediatric Sialorrhea?

Botulinum toxin injection may be ideal, especially for patients who are candidates for injections under local anesthesia.

What Is the Best Timing for Endoscopic and Radiographic Surveillance Following Sinonasal Malignancies Treatment?

Close, routine endoscopic and imaging surveillance is needed in the post-treatment setting.

No Evidence for Mucosal Migration Theory of Cholesteatoma Formation

What is the distribution of ciliated epithelium in the human middle ear and its potential role in the formation of cholesteatoma?

Perineural Invasion Predictive of Poor Survival Outcomes in Tongue Cancer

PNI is an invaluable pathological parameter to independently predict cervical metastasis, local relapse, neck relapse and poor survival outcomes in tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Sialendoscopy More Cost-Effective than Medical Management with Diagnostic Ultrasound for RAIS

Sialendoscopy is a diagnosis and treatment alternative to traditional management of RAIS, which consists of medical therapy, overthe- counter sialagogues, and prescription medications.

Ibuprofen Does Not Cause Increased Bleeding During Tonsillectomy, Adenotonsillectomy

Children treated with preoperative ibuprofen did not experience increased bleeding during or soon after tonsillectomy.

Head and Neck Chemo Delays Over 14 Weeks Increase Risk of Death

A look at the impact of delays in postoperative head and neck (HN) chemoradiotherapy on survival rates.

Women With HPV-Positive OPSCC Have Improved Overall Survival Rates

Sex does not play a prognostic role in HPV-negative OPSCC, and there are no differences in prognosis by race among HPV-positive or HPV-negative patients.

DRS/FS Help Identify Nerves from Adjacent Tissues

A combination of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy luorescence spectroscopy is a potentially useful intraoperative tool for identification of nerves from adjacent tissues.