Development and Assessment of a Transoral Robotic Surgery Curriculum to Train Otolaryngology Residents
Conclusions: The current study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing a multifaceted TORS curriculum which incorporates robotic cadaveric dissection for otolaryngology residents. Residents demonstrate marked improvement in skills with the TORS curriculum. A TORS curriculum which includes robotic cadaveric dissection can improve surgical skills and serve as a key component of residency TORS education.ORL 2018;80:69 –76 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - May 30, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Robotic Thyroid Surgery: Current Perspectives and Future Considerations
Robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy, pioneered in South Korea, is firmly established throughout the Far East but remains controversial in Western practice. This relates to important population differences (anthropometry and culture) compounded by the smaller mean size of thyroid nodules operated on in South Korea due to a national thyroid cancer screening programme. There is now level 2 evidence (including from Western World centres) to support the safety, feasibility, and equivalence of the robotic approach to its open counterpart in terms of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, hypoparathyroidism, haemorrhage, and oncologic...
Source: ORL - May 29, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Robotic Parathyroid Surgery: Current Perspectives and Future Considerations
Robotic parathyroidectomy represents a novel surgical approach in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism when the parathyroid adenoma has been pre-operatively localised. It represents the “fourth generation” in the evolution of parathyroid surgery following a process of surgical evolution from cervicotomy and 4-gland exploration to a variety of minimally invasive, open and endoscopic, targeted approaches. The existing evidence (levels 2–3) supports it as a feasible and safe tec hnique with equivalent results to targeted open parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism in carefully selected patients. Howev...
Source: ORL - May 29, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Congenital Pyriform Sinus Fistula: Management of an Extra-Delayed and Atypical Case
Clinical presentations of pyriform sinus fistulas vary, and this sometimes leads to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. Recently, we experienced a case of recurrent cervical abscesses occurring after thyroidectomy in an adult affected by a bifidus pyriform sinus fistula. The diagnostic dilemma was related to the timing of events, with a single episode of acute suppurative thyroiditis having occurred 16 years before the onset of the more recent clinical scenario. An endoscopic approach allowed effective management of this clinical case.ORL 2018;80:65 –68 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - May 16, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Vibrant Soundbridge Implantation: Floating Mass Transducer Coupled with the Stapes Head and Embedded in Fat
This study showed that the FMT works well in an obliterated cavity, and the experience acquired through this successful exploration is worth disseminating.ORL 2018;80:159 –164 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - April 26, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Correlation between Preoperative Auditory Steady-State Response and Postoperative Electrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response and T Level in Cochlear Implantation for Child Patients with Inner-Ear Malformations
Conclusion: Before the operation, ASSR results can be used to predict the efficacy of cochlear implantation in patients, and they serve as one of the reference conditions for choosing the ear for implantation. However, the threshold of ASSR is not equivalent to the actual auditory threshold of patients after implantation, and the deviation between these 2 thresholds is more significant at low frequencies.ORL 2018;80:51 –57 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - April 19, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Low CT Attenuation Values of Sinonasal Benign Tumours Relative to the Brainstem Identify Schwannomas
Conclusion: Low CT attenuation values of sinonasal benign tumours relative to the brainstem could distinguish schwannomas from other benign tumours.ORL 2018;80:41 –50 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - April 17, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
A Novel Device for Placement of a Secondary Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis: A Preliminary Feasibility Study
Conclusions: The prototype device offers an alternative method to safely and efficiently perform a secondary TEP without the requirement of rigid esophagoscopy which can sometimes be technically impossible in this patient population.ORL 2018;80:36 –40 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - March 28, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Acknowledgement to Reviewers
ORL 2017;79:356 –356 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - March 6, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Infraorbital Nerve Located Medially to Postoperative Maxillary Cysts: A Risk of Endonasal Surgery
Conclusion: The anatomical relationship between the infraorbital nerve and postoperative maxillary cysts varied among patients, with approximately one-fourth of the patients being at risk of infraorbital nerve injury even during endoscopic procedures.ORL 2018;80:28 –35 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - February 20, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Intratympanic Injections of Dexamethasone in Delayed Endolymphatic Hydrops: A Prospective Clinical Study
Conclusion: ITD is proven to be a valuable and promising alternative modality for the management of ipsilateral DEH.ORL 2018;80:19 –27 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - February 16, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Editorial
ORL 2017;79:I (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - February 14, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Feasibility of Salvage Selective Neck Dissection after Primary Irradiation of Pharyngeal and Laryngeal Carcinoma
Conclusion: It is well justified to perform a salvage SND (levels II, III, and IV) for pharyngeal and laryngeal carcinoma after primary radiation. In carefully selected cases of supraglottic and oropharyngeal carcinoma, a superselective ND also appears as an efficient option.ORL 2018;80:10 –18 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - February 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
The Impact of Skeletal Muscle Depletion on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Conclusion: The skeletal muscle area at L3 should be calculated when considering treatment options for head and neck cancer.ORL 2018;80:1 –9 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - January 26, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Risk Factors for Distant Metastasis in Patients with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Surgical Treatment
Conclusion: Patients with OCSCC who have contralateral lymph node metastasis, tumors with a thickness #x3e;25 mm, angiolymphatic invasion, or locoregional recurrence after surgical treatment have a greater risk of developing distant metastasis.ORL 2017;79:347 –355 (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - January 23, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
