Identifying barriers to care for complex airway disease and multidisciplinary solutions to optimize therapy in Canada
Complex airway disease such as Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Asthma or Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease requires a multidisciplinary approach to management and treatment. Many centers in the USA have crea... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - April 15, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: A. Cherukupalli, M. Yong, Y. Chan, M. Desrosiers and A. Thamboo Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Routine evaluation of tonsillectomy specimens: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgeons
Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed procedure in Canada. The rate of occult malignancy is rare in adult and pediatric populations. At present, no guidelines exist surrounding the need for routine histopathol... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - April 6, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Alexi Kuhnow, Ahmed A. Al-Sayed and Benjamin Taylor Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

18F-FDG-PET/CT can be used to predict distant metastasis in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) has a high rate of distant metastasis, resulting in poor prognosis. The role of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), which was assessed via pretreatmen... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - April 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Shinsuke Suzuki, Satoshi Toyoma, Tomoe Abe, Tentaro Endo, Teppei Kouga, Yohei Kaswasaki and Takechiyo Yamada Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Injection laryngoplasty during transoral laser microsurgery for early glottic cancer: a randomized controlled trial
Transoral laser microsurgery is widely used for treating T1/T2 glottic cancers. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is commonly used in vocal cord augmentation. We investigated the impact of intra-operative injection laryngo... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - March 22, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ayham Al Afif, Matthew H. Rigby, Colin MacKay, Timothy F. Brown, Timothy J. Phillips, Usman Khan, Jonathan R. B. Trites, Martin Corsten and S. Mark Taylor Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Pediatric sleep outcomes after endoscopy-directed simultaneous lingual tonsillectomy and epiglottopexy
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sleep endoscopy-directed simultaneous lingual tonsillectomy and epiglottopexy in patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB), including polysomnogra... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - March 14, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Matthew Maksimoski, Sarah E. Maurrasse, Stephen R. Hoff, Jennifer Lavin, Taher Valika, Dana M. Thompson and Jonathan B. Ida Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Mutational status may supersede tumor size in predicting the presence of aggressive pathologic features in well differentiated thyroid cancer
In clinical practice, thyroid tumor size plays a critical role in the staging of thyroid malignancies and in the selection of nodules that should undergo ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. Thyroid tumor... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - March 4, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Koorosh Semsar-Kazerooni, Gr égoire B. Morand, Alexandra E. Payne, Sabrina D. da Silva, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Michael P. Hier, Marc P. Pusztaszeri, Michael Tamilia and Richard J. Payne Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Intracranial otogenic complications in adults: new factors that influenced its onset, frequency and nature
To compare the clinical features of two time cohorts of patients: “pre-COVID-19” and “COVID-19”—admitted as emergency with intracranial otogenic complications, with special regard to sigmoid sinus thrombosis (... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - March 4, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ma łgorzata Wierzbicka, Michalina Staśkiewicz, Oskar Rosiak, Katarzyna Karmelita-Katulska, Witold Szyfter and Wojciech Gawęcki Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

LncRNA CASC15 upregulates cyclin D1 by downregulating miR-365 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma to promote cell proliferation
This study investigated the role of lncRNA CASC15 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - February 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Minhui Zhu, Caiyun Zhang, Peng Zhou, Shicai Chen and Hongliang Zheng Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Introduction and expression of PIK3CAE545K in a papillary thyroid cancer BRAFV600E cell line leads to a dedifferentiated aggressive phenotype
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare, aggressive form of undifferentiated thyroid cancer, which exhibits rapid progression and is almost universally fatal. At least a subset of ATC is thought to arise fro... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - February 22, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nicole Pinto, Kara M. Ruicci, Mohammed Imran Khan, Mushfiq Hassan Shaikh, Yu Fan Peter Zeng, John Yoo, Kevin Fung, S. Danielle MacNeil, Adrian Mendez, Joe S. Mymryk, John W. Barrett, Paul C. Boutros and Anthony C. Nichols Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Hereditary oral squamous cell carcinoma associated with CDKN2A germline mutation: a case report
Germline CDKN2A mutations are a well-known cause of familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (OMIM #155601) and melanoma-pancreatic cancer syndrome (OMIM #606719). Increased risk of head and neck squamous cell ca... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - February 5, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ah-Reum Jeong, Kimberly Forbes, Ryan K. Orosco and Ezra E. W. Cohen Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Mandarin version of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients
The BDDQ-AS (Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire —Aesthetic Surgery) is a simple and reliable patient-reported outcome measure. It can be used as a screening tool for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in patien... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - February 5, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Wilson A. Wijaya, Yu Liu, Min Zhou, Yong Qing and Zhengyong Li Tags: Short report Source Type: research

Surgical interventions in velopharyngeal dysfunction: comparative perceptual speech and nasometric outcomes for three techniques
The aim of this study was to evaluate speech outcomes following surgical intervention for velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD). Perceptual speech outcome data were subsequently analyzed in conjunction with patient... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - February 4, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ryan Instrum, Agnieszka Dzioba, Anne Dworschak-Stokan and Murad Husein Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Development of a patient reported outcome instrument for chronic sialadenitis
Sialendoscopy assisted treatments are a minimally invasive management modality for chronic sialadenitis. Clinicians report improved patient quality of life (QoL) following sialendoscopy assisted treatments, bu... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - February 4, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Fatemeh Ramazani, Amr Hamour, Caroline C. Jeffery, Vincent Biron, Yaser Alrajhi, Daniel O ’Connell and David W. J. Côté Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Oncological and functional outcomes following treatment of T1a glottic squamous cell carcinoma with transoral laser microsurgery
Laryngeal cancers of glottic origin comprise a large proportion of head and neck malignancies. Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) and radiation therapy are mainstays in the treatment of early stage glottic can... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - January 20, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Dennis E. Curry, David Forner, Matthew H. Rigby, Jonathan R. Trites, Martin Corsten and S. Mark Taylor Tags: Original research article Source Type: research

Hospital revisits after paediatric tonsillectomy: a cohort study
Tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, is the leading reason for paediatric unplanned hospital readmission, some of which are potentially avoidable. Reducing unplanned hospital revisits would improve pa... (Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Source: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - January 12, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Aimy H. L. Tran, Ken L. Chin, Rosemary S. C. Horne, Danny Liew, Joanne Rimmer and Gillian M. Nixon Tags: Original research article Source Type: research