ENTtoday: April 2025

The Best Site for Pediatric TT Placement: OR or Office?

In recent years, several innovative ENT physicians have been on the forefront of moving tympanostomy tube insertion for children out of the operating room and into the office setting.

How Residents and Medical Students Are Embracing New Technologies For Learning in 2025

Medical students and residents are embracing new technologies to help them study. This shift is driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI), educational platforms, and other digital tools, along with demands for more flexible and personalized learning.

XR Mandatory Trainee Proficiency Before OR or Not? Which Would You Do?

In this article, we entertained the question of whether our trainees should be required to use extended reality (XR) technologies to achieve a certain level of proficiency before engaging with hands-on surgical experiences.

Leading During Uncertainty in Healthcare

Healthcare, like many other fields, saw the “Great Resignation” in the 2021 post-COVID-19 era and then shifted in 2023 to what Gallup calls the “Great Detachment,” describing the phenomenon of employees staying in their jobs despite record low job satisfaction because of a cooling job market and inflation.

MenQOL Assessment Instrument Yields Promising Initial Results

Subject to further study, the patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) MenQOL may be used to assess the effects of treatment on disease-specific quality of life in patients with MD

3D-Based Model Shown Most Effective in Segmenting Inner Ear for Calculation of EH Volume Ratio

The 3D U-Net model was shown to be superior in performance to the 2D model in analyzing EH volume ratio, and the 3D model with data pairing performed better than the model without data pairing.

Work Group Delivers Consensus Statement on Administration of Systemic Bevacizumab in Patients with Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

This consensus statement highlights the importance of consultative discussions with patients with RRP and their caregivers regarding bevacizumab as a possible nonsurgical treatment and outlines numerous specific considerations concerning systemic administration of the drug.

Vestibular Disorders May Result in Impaired Cognitive Function

Findings indicate that vestibular disorders can result in impairments across various aspects of cognitive functioning, particularly in visuospatial cognition.

Systematic Review of AAV–Based Gene Therapy for Hereditary Deafness Presents Progress and Challenges

AAV-based gene therapy represents a promising therapeutic approach for hereditary deafness.

Patients Younger Than 11 Years with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Have a More Aggressive Disease and Lower Early Remission Rate Than Older Children

Pediatric patients with DTC who are younger than 11 years at diagnosis have more aggressive disease features and a lower early remission rate than older patients, although their long-term outcome is satisfactory.

How To: Endoscope-Assisted Transoral Procedure of Accessory Parotid Gland Tumor Resection

This article aimed to present the authors’ experiences with endoscopic-assisted transoral resection of APG tumor and to describe the surgical procedure involved.

How To: Tunneled Submental Island Flap for Reconstruction of Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Defects

Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy in the context of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma may require reconstruction with strongly vascularized flaps. This is fundamental to address the volumetric deficit and prevent complications such as carotid blowout syndrome. The submental island flap is well suited for this purpose.

How To: Automated Real-Time Otologic Drill Motion Analysis

In this work, the authors present a computer vision model for automatic otologic drill motion analysis during mastoidectomy and detail how to implement a computer vision model for real-time use.

Is Post-Operative Nasal Stenting Necessary After Primary Cleft Lip and Nose Repair

Evidence suggests that post-operative nasal stents are beneficial if used for three to six months by a hypothesized mechanism of hindering the contraction and regression of the surgically repositioned lower lateral cartilages.

Is Topical Tranexamic Acid Effective in Treating Epistaxis?

Epistaxis is a common emergency department (ED) presentation. Many cases are self-limited, but other cases may require an intervention to stop bleeding. Methods to manage epistaxis include nasal compression, topical vasoconstrictors, cautery, nasal packing, and even surgical ligation in severe cases.

Surgeons Share Their Thoughts on Treating Velopharyngeal Insufficiency with Injectables

Correctly identifying the origin or cause of VPI is critical to successful treatment. Surgeons share their thoughts on treating velopharyngeal insufficiency with injectables.