The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on routine surgical turnover in otolaryngology: a retrospective analysis of service dynamics utilizing finalized, cumulative data from a tertiary-care teaching institute in India.

Objective: To ascertain the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on routine (non-COVID) Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS) turnover in a tertiary-care teaching institute, utilizing the cumulated, finalized dataset one year after the pandemic ceased to be a "public health emergency of international concern".

Methodology: In this retrospective analysis, annual routine turnover in the ORL-HNS categories (otology, rhinology/skull-base, head-neck/airway, emergency, miscellaneous) for the COVID-period (2020-21) were individually compared with pre-COVID (2017-19) data. Subsequently, categorical turnovers, along with the major surgeries in each category, were compared trimester-wise in the COVID-period.

Actinomycetoma by Nocardia asteroides: A Case Report of a Unique Neglected Tropical Disease From North India.

Nocardial mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease reported worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. It is ubiquitous in nature and is a soil-borne, gram-positive, filamentous, aerobic bacteria with acute angle branching. Traumatic inoculation in endemic areas is the primary mode of infection of this debilitating disease.

Acoustic analysis of normal voice patterns in North Indian population.

Unlabelled: Acoustic analysis of voice provides objective values which can be used for treatment follow-up, comparison, and analysis. There are a variety of programs available for this purpose, but none of these provide a normative value. The reason being that the acoustic parameters vary with age, gender, and ethnicity.

A Meta-analysis of Complication Rates Among Various Surgical Modifications of Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap.

The purpose of this study is to aggregate and summarize the complication rates among various modified techniques of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap harvesting. Various databases were searched from its inception to September 2020. Studies describing surgical management of head and neck oncologic reconstruction using pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and its surgical modifications were included in study.

Socio-demographic and Audiological Profile of the Board-Reviewed Applicants for Hearing Handicap Certification in a Tertiary Care Teaching Institute in Eastern India.

To analyze the socio-demographic and audiological profile of the applicants for hearing handicap certification in the Medical Board (henceforth, "Board") of a tertiary care teaching institute. This is a retrospective record review (March 2019-February 2020) from the archival computer database of the institutional Board. The procedure for audiological assessment prior to Board review and thereafter, the evaluation at the Board (computation of hearing impairment) for eligibility for certification was discussed.

Nasal Foreign Body, Dislodged and Lost - Can the Adenoids Help?

Foreign body in the nasal cavity is one of the most common paediatric otolaryngology emergencies and needs to be promptly addressed. The incidence of nasal foreign body getting dislodged secondary to unsuccessful attempts to take it out is quite high and can be potentially dangerous as it might cause fatal airway compromise. The chances of it getting impacted and retained in the nasopharynx are practical, although such cases are seldom encountered for primarily nasal foreign bodies.