Clinical Ultrasound of the Salivary Glands
Ultrasound investigation of the major salivary glands has been routinely used for the past 25 years. Ultrasound provides an immediate diagnosis in acute or chronic inflammatory salivary diseases and can…
Causes, Natural History, and Incidence of Salivary Stones and Obstructions
Uncertainty about the causes and natural history of salivary stones (sialoliths) and other obstructions is being dispelled by clinical and experimental research. Sialoliths are now shown to be secondary to…
Sialendoscopy and Lithotripsy: Literature Review
This article presents a brief literature review of sialendoscopy and lithotripsy highlights from journal articles and presentations spanning from 1953 to 2009. Seventy-seven sources were reviewed for this article. The…
Unexplained Cough in the Adult
Unexplained cough is a diagnosis of exclusion that should not be made until a thorough validated diagnostic evaluation is performed, specific and appropriate validated treatments have been tried and failed,…
Future Directions in Treating Cough
Cough is a common and troublesome symptom that can be difficult to treat. New therapeutic options that are safe and more effective than those currently available are needed. In this…
The Spectrum of Nonasthmatic Inflammatory Airway Diseases in Adults
When the airways are overwhelmed by noxious particles, gases, or microorganisms, inflammatory and immune responses occur that may cause permanent structural changes. One consequence may be an overproduction of mucus…
Assessing Efficacy of Therapy for Cough
An antitussive agent should reduce the amount of coughing experienced by the patient sufficiently for the patient to appreciate an improvement in cough severity and regard the improvement as sufficient…
Cough in the Pediatric Population
Children with cough, in particular chronic cough, are sometimes referred to otolaryngologists for assessment, diagnosis, and management. Although the likely diagnoses encountered by otolaryngologists are rhinosinusitis, foreign body aspiration, and…
Rhinogenic Laryngitis, Cough, and the Unified Airway
Over the past 10 years, there has been increasing recognition of the interaction between the upper and lower airways in patients with a variety of infectious and inflammatory illnesses, including…
Pharmacologic Management of Cough
This review is an update of recent advances in our understanding of cough suppressants and impairment of cough. Low-dose oral morphine has recently been shown to significantly suppress chronic cough,…
