Abstract Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become a mainstay in providing enteral access for patients with obstructive head and neck tumors. PEG tube placement is considered safe and complications…
Abstract Objectives Fatal complications of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) are rare and intraoperative fatal complications of PDT even more so. We present the unique case of a fatal nonvascular intraoperative…
Abstract Lightning strike can produce an array of clinical symptoms and injuries. It may damage multiple organs and cause auditory injuries ranging from transient hearing loss and vertigo to complete…
Abstract Cervical necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive and devastating infection that is usually caused by a polymicrobial infection including group A Streptococcus and anaerobes. We present a case of…
Abstract Pharyngocutaneous fistulae (PCFs) are a common complication after total laryngectomy. Patients with persistent PCFs are often kept nil by mouth and are dependent on feedings via a gastric tube….
Abstract Introduction Bednar aphthae are infected wounds caused by trauma, localized to the hard palate in infants. They do not require specific treatment because they regress spontaneously in a few…
Abstract A 47-year-old woman with dysphagia and ptosis gradually developed dysarthria and muscular weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging, testing for anti–acetylcholine receptor antibodies, edrophonium chloride (EC) test, and electrophysiologic test revealed…
Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis rarely involves the cricoarytenoid joint. The possible consequent symptom includes hoarseness, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysfunctional dysphonia, and acute dyspnea. Etiologic diagnosis is possible with high-resolution computed tomography, which…
Abstract Purpose Nasal polyposis (NP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by increased populations of Th17 cells and impairment of Treg cells function in Chinese patients. Recent studies…
Abstract Purpose Persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea after open skull base surgery can be challenging to manage due to the risk of meningitis, brain abscess, surgical morbidity associated with revision…
