Abstract Objective The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of crust formation on the healing of traumatic, dry, and minor-sized tympanic membrane perforations (TMPs) in humans. Study…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to determine the presence and nature of bacterial flora on hearing aids and the ears of this population. We wonder if the…
Abstract Purpose 1) Evaluate the effectiveness of a postoperative disposition protocol for upper airway surgery in patients with sleep apnea. 2) Compare the cost-effectiveness of outpatient and overnight observational sleep…
We would like to thank Dr. Schaller for drawing our attention to his work on the trigemino-cardiac reflex (TCR). We are happy to report on almost identical findings from a…
I appreciate Schipke et al for their interesting report on ‘Computer-assisted paranasal sinus operation induces diving bradycardia’ . In this, the authors have mentioned about the first description of trigeminal…
We read with interest the recent paper by Koudounarakis and co-workers , who described in detail a rare case of acquired tracheal diverticulum reasonably due to a tracheal injury during…
We read with interest the case reported by Gooi et al. describing long term oral intake through a salivary bypass tube (SBT) with a chronic pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF). We agree…
Abstract AlloDerm (LifeCell Corporation, Branchburg NJ) is an acellular dermal homograft processed from human cadaveric skin. AlloDerm has been used successfully for soft tissue reconstruction due to its lack of…
Abstract Objectives 1-Recognize difficulties and review techniques in long-segment laryngotracheal stenosis repair. 2-Contribute to increasing clinical and surgical skills in pediatric airway reconstruction through reporting our experience with a novel…
Abstract A patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare presentation to the otolaryngologist in clinical practice. They almost present with epistaxis, which is recurrent, spontaneous and can be functionally…
