Taste Alteration in External Auditory Canal Cholesteatoma: Indicator of Impending N VII Affection
Conclusion: CTN dysfunction often developed asymptomatically in chronic ears, except for idiopathic and posttraumatic EACCs under previous healthy middle ear conditions. Taste disturbance is not a cardinal symptom of EACC, but objective testing suggests that up to one out of 10 EACC patients with advanced disease may experience regional gustatory dysfunction prior to surgery. Especially in context of a new and acute presentation, regional taste dysfunction may alert the clinician of potential progressive EACC invasion and danger to the facial nerve.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - January 12, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Diagnostic Delays in Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
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Source: ORL - January 12, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Audiometric and Self-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Otosclerosis and a Small Air-Bone Gap after Stapes Surgery
Conclusion: The possibility of reducing bothersome tinnitus after stapes surgery, and thus improving the patient ’s quality of life, should be taken into account when making a decision on stapes surgery in these patients.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - January 6, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Progression of Rhinitis to Rhinosinusitis: A Cohort Study
Conclusions: Only a small number of rhinitis patients developed CRS, questioning the paradigm of CR being a clear risk factor for CRS.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - December 27, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Specimen-Based Resection Margins and Local Control during Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal HPV-Mediated Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Conclusions: High local control rate and low final positive margin status confound the study of specimen margin-based techniques in HPV-mediated OPSCC resected en bloc with TORS. Pathologic N-stage may impact OS more than margin status. Larger numbers are needed to confirm differences.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - December 20, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Olfactory Training Impacts Olfactory Dysfunction Induced by COVID-19: A Pilot Study
Conclusions: This study highlights an increase in subjective but not objective olfactory function when performing OT for 12 weeks. Further, parosmia seems to be positively affected by OT. These results may serve as a starting point for larger scale studies to assess the efficacy of OT for treatment of post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - December 16, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
The Clinical Utility and Cost of Routine Staging Exam under Anesthesia for Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Conclusion: Formal EUA has historically been the gold standard for all HNSCC tumors. However, when performed for cases of oral cavity carcinoma, it is safe and cost effective to limit its use to select clinical scenarios.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - December 13, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Osteoradionecrosis versus Cancer Recurrence: An Unresolved Clinical Dilemma
Conclusion: There is significant overlap in clinical and radiologic features of osteoradionecrosis and cancer. Standard uptake maximums may be helpful in predicting diagnosis. Occurrence of symptoms within 6 months of completing chemoradiotherapy should raise the concern for malignancy.ORL (Source: ORL)
Source: ORL - December 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
