Indeterminate thyroid nodules (Thy3): malignancy rate and characteristics in a study of 118 patients.

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are common, and the combined use of ultrasound and fine needle aspiration cytology provides useful information on their malignancy risk. The Thy reporting system is widely used in the United Kingdom, with malignancy rates for Thy3 cytology being quoted between 5% and 30%. This study aims to establish the risk of thyroid cancer in operated patients with Thy3 cytology and correlate it with patient demographics and nodule size.

Aetiology and management options for secondary referred otalgia: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

Objectives Of Review: To review the literature for the evidence base for the aetiology and management of referred otalgia, looking particularly at non-malignant, neuralgic, structural and functional issues.

Type Of Review: Systematic review.

Search Strategy: A systematic literature search was undertaken from the databases of EMBASE, CINAHL, MEDLINE®, BNI, and Cochrane Library according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Have reducing tonsillectomy rates in England led to increasing incidence of invasive Group A Streptococcus infections in children?

Objectives: To determine whether there is a correlation between falling tonsillectomy numbers and increasing numbers of tonsillitis admissions and invasive Group A β-haemolytic streptococcus (iGAS) infection in children aged 14 and under in England.

Design: An observational cross-sectional study was performed.

Setting: The data extracted covered the period from 1991 until 2014.