Evidence-Based Practice
The main issue in the management of glottic squamous cell carcinoma, as for all cancers, is adequate disease control while optimizing functional outcomes and minimizing morbidity. This is true for…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Evidence-Based Practice
This article discusses the causes and symptoms, evaluation, and management of unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). Cross-sectional imaging is appropriate in the work-up of idiopathic UVFP, but the routine use…
Otolaryngology Clinic of North America: Evidence-Based Practice
This article reviews the evidence for the evaluation and management for patients with dysphonia. The evidence behind laryngoscopy, laryngostroboscopy, laryngeal imaging, laryngeal electromyography, and disease-specific questionnaires are reviewed. The evidence…
Evidence-Based Practice
Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children in the United States. Indications and recommendations for perioperative management are multiple and may vary among clinicians. Although…
Evidence-Based Practice
The cause of nasal obstruction can often be attributed to pathologic conditions of the nasal valve. The key physical examination finding in nasal valve compromise is inspiratory collapse of the…
Evidence-Based Practice
Diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is most accurately obtained with a nocturnal polysomnogram. However, limitations on availability make alternative screening tools necessary. Nocturnal oximetry studies or nap polysomnography can be…
Evidence-Based Practice
In this article, the authors review the current evidence regarding the public health and economic impact of allergic rhinitis. Diagnostic methods for allergic disease are discussed as well as certain…
Evidence-Based Practice
Postoperative care following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is believed to be important to optimize clinical outcomes. There is no standardized approach to postoperative care…
Epistaxis: A Contemporary Evidence Based Approach
This article provides a contemporary management protocol for adult epistaxis admissions, evidence based where possible, and otherwise based on the authors’ own experience. • Epistaxis is the second most common…
Evidence-Based Practice
Balloon catheter dilation (BCD) is a treatment paradigm for surgical management of paranasal sinus inflammatory disease. There are few robust clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of balloon technology in chronic…
