Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment of Skin Cancer
Otolaryngologists are now considered the go-to specialty for performing complex surgeries for skin cancer of the head and neck.
Features
Do Prior Authorization Requests Hurt Patient Care?
Otolaryngologists say preauthorization is becoming more complex and frustrating.
Departments
Our List of Must-Read Authors for Otolaryngologists
The ENTtoday editorial board shares some must-read authors for every subspecialty.
Roles of Altruism, Empathy, and Compassion in Modern Clinical Practice
Are altruism, empathy, and compassionnstill valued virtues in “modern” medicine, or have patients come to expect something else in the provision of their healthcare by physicians.
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TRIO Best Practices
When Should Pediatric Septoplasty Be Performed for Nasal Airway Obstruction?
Septoplasty should be performed in patients with functional problems related to congenital anomalies or trauma.
Literature Reviews
Patients More Likely to Survive Complex Cancer Surgery at Top Hospitals than Affiliates
The hospital at which the cancer surgery is performed does seem to matter when it comes to the likelihood of survival.
Literature Reviews
Regular NSAID Use May Improve Survival in Some with Head and Neck Cancer
Regular nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs use likely confers a statistically and clinically significant advantage disease-specific survival overall survival in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Literature Reviews
Octanoic Acid May Reduce Tremor Magnitude for Essential Voice Tremor Patients
Magnitude of amplitude tremor (MATR) and magnitude of frequency tremor (MFTR) were significantly lower after three weeks of octanoic acid dosing compared to placebo.
Literature Reviews
TORS Use in Early Stage Oropharyngeal Cancer May Lower Positive Margin Outcome
The advantages of TORS for early stage OPSCC may be a lower likelihood of postsurgical positive margins and subsequent need for adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
Literature Reviews
Factors Associated with Increased Opioid Use in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Concurrent septoplasty and younger age were associated with increased opioid usage, although the majority of FESS patients did not take more than five opioid tablets after surgery.
Literature Reviews
Factors Associated with Hearing Impairment in Adolescent Youths
Otitis media history was a significant hearing impairment risk factor each period, whereas very low birth weight emerged as an important risk factor after survival chances improved.
American Otolaryngologists Need to Share Our Wealth
American Otolaryngologists Need to Share Our Wealth