Best Methods for Tonsillectomy, Saliendoscopy, and Earning Patient Trust
Otolaryngologists discuss how to cultivate trust in patients prior to surgical procedures
Features
Determining Responders versus Non-Responders for Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Otolaryngology experts review which patients with OSA will likely benefit from surgery
Tips on Facial Trauma Reconstruction Surgery
Experts discuss techniques, experience correcting facial fractures, deformities
Is the Fee-for-Service Physician Payment Model Doomed?
Otolaryngologists debate pros, cons of billing, reimbursement plan and its future role in healthcare
Otolaryngologists Gather for 2015 Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting
More than 500 experts share surgical techniques, treatment approaches, debate issues affecting specialty at national conference
Departments
TRIO Best Practices
When Is Prophylactic Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Necessary?
The 2009 American Thyroid Association guidelines suggest that prophylactic central neck dissection can be used in patients with clinically staged 3/4 PTC disease, but surgeon’s comfort level with procedure, related risks, should be considered
Do Topical Products Reduce Post-Incision Scars?
Silicone gel, cyanoacrylates, paper taping have shown promise in reducing post-incision dermal scarring
Resident Focus, Special Reports
Sleep Fellowship Training Programs on the Rise
Greater number of sleep medicine programs available give otolaryngologists more choice, opportunity to earn certification in specialized skill set
Special Reports
Sleep Fellowship Programs Offer More Opportunities to Subspecialize in Sleep Surgery
Otolaryngologists certified in sleep medicine, sleep surgery in position to offer both CPAP, surgical treatment to patients
Resident Focus
WATCH THIS: Otolaryngology Resident Bowl Fosters Competition, Education
Residents from institutions around the U.S. compete at the Triological Society’s 2015 Combined Sections Meeting.
Other
Literature Reviews
Better Positioning During Microlaryngeal Surgery May Help Prevent Surgeon Injury
How does ergonomic positioning for MLS affect muscle fatigue and pain in the upper back, cervical, and arm muscles?
Literature Reviews
Moderate Discrepancy Between Frozen Section and Permanent Section Analysis of Squamous Cell Carcinomas Margins
What is the discrepancy rate between FS and permanent section analysis of operative margins from high-risk cutaneous SSC of the head and neck?
Literature Reviews
Eustachian Tube Scores Effective Diagnostic Tools for Chronic Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
How effective is ETS for the diagnosis of COETD?
Literature Reviews
Defect Size, Depth, Patient Factors Affect Scalp Reconstruction Choice
What are the factors that influence the choice of technique and complications of scalp reconstruction after oncologic ablation? Background: Scalp defects can be produced through a number of conditions and […]
WATCH THIS: Presidential Address, Keynote Highlight Triological Society 2015 Combined Sections Meeting Kickoff
Triological President Derald E. Brackmann, MD, takes a historical look at glomus tumors and neurotology, and Pulitzer Prize winner David Oshinsky, PhD, discusses how the March of Dimes and the […]
WATCH THIS: Rhinologists Debate Challenges of Office Balloon Sinuplasty
Subinoy Das, MD and Abtin Tabaee, MD discuss how office balloon sinuplasty revolutionized sinus surgery, and how the procedure can be overused at the Triological Society’s 2015 Combined Sections Meeting.