An overwinter protocol for detecting wolverines and other carnivores at camera traps paired with automated scent dispensers.

Camera traps deployed with olfactory attractants are used to survey rare and elusive carnivores. Study areas with deep snowpack and rugged terrain present challenges and risks to field personnel, who traditionally must revisit camera stations regularly to refresh attractants. In such locations, alternative overwinter survey protocols that include a persistent attractant would improve both the safety and efficiency of camera-trap surveys.

Proposal for an algorithm to avoid neck dissection during salvage total laryngectomy. A GETTEC multicentric study.

Objectives: To identify the factors related to the presence of occult metastases before salvage total laryngectomy (STL) in rcN0 patients and to propose an algorithm to identify patients who do not require neck dissection (ND).

Patients And Methods: This multicentric retrospective study included five centers with recruitment from 2008 to 2018. Inclusion criteria were: i) having been treated for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in first intention by radiotherapy (either alone or potentiated or preceded by induction chemotherapy), ii) having received STL with or without ND, iii) having an rcN0 neck at the time of STL.

Airway management during transoral robotic surgery for head and neck cancers: a French GETTEC group survey.

Purpose: The aim of the survey was to define the indications for preventive tracheostomy in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for head and neck cancers.

Methods: From October 2019 to January 2020, an online questionnaire was e-mailed to French surgical ENT teams with considerable experience of the TORS procedure (Gettec group). A descriptive analysis of the answers was performed.

Benefits of a 14-year surgical site infections active surveillance programme in a French teaching hospital.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the second most common healthcare-associated infection. Active SSI surveillance can help inform preventative measures and assess the impact of these measures.

Aim: We aimed to describe the evolution in trends over 14 years of prospective active SSI surveillance and implementations of SSI prevention measures in a French Teaching Hospital.

The French Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): General indicators.

Cochlear and brainstem implants have been included on the list of reimbursable products (LPPR) in France since March of 2009. The implants were initially inscribed for 5 years, after which an application for renewal with the French National Commission for the Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (Commission Nationale d'évaluation des dispositifs médicaux et des technologies de santé - CNEDiMTS) was required [Haute Autorité de santé, 2009]. Upon registration to the list of reimbursable products, the companies and the reference centers for cochlear and brainstem implants were asked to set up a post-registration registry called EPIIC.

The French Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Perception and language results in infants with cochlear implantation under the age of 24 months.

Objective: Multi-centre study of the National French Registry (EPIIC) of patients with cochlear implants, focusing on infants who were operated-on under the age of 24 months between 2012 and 2016.

Patients And Methods: A total of 615 profoundly deaf infants, who received cochlear implants (CIs) before their second birthday, were included in the registry by different CI centers. Epidemiological, surgical, speech therapy and school, follow-up data were included in the registry, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months thereafter.

The French Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Cochlear implantation complications.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate peri- and post-operative complications related to cochlear implantations. We searched for risk factors predicting these complications and analyzed the complications in the youngest and most elderly.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of cochlear implant patients.

The French National Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Cochlear explantation and reimplantation.

This study aims to determine the frequency and causes of cochlear explants with re-implantation (ERI) after 5 years' follow up of the patients included in the French national EPIIC (étude post-inscription des implants cochléaires) registry tracking patients with cochlear implantation. This multicenter, descriptive prospective study was conducted on 5051 patients enrolled in the EPIIC database between January 2012 and December 2016. Ninety-five patients (1.

The French National Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Results, quality of life, questionnaires, academic and professional life.

This study concerns the results of cochlear implantation in children and adults from French cochlear implantation centers, monitored at one, two and three years by the Cochlear Implant French Registry EPIIC. This multicenter study enrolled 2603 subjects (1667 adults and 936 children) implanted in one ear. The following parameters were studied: hearing overall performances, monosyllabic or dissyllabic word perception, speech intelligibility, self-assessment questionnaire of Cochlear Implant (CI) benefits (Abbreviated profile of Hearing aid Benefit); professional activity and schooling.

The French National Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Cochlear implantation in adults over 65years old.

Objectives: To analyze the performance of cochlear implants in French patients aged 65 and over, implanted between 2012 and 2016, using data from the French national registry for cochlear implants (EPIIC).

Materials And Methods: The French national registry incorporates patient data from before implantation and for three years after implantation, stratified in different age groups (18-39, 40-64years, 65-74years and>75years). Here, we assessed the latter two categories.

The French Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Cochlear implant candidacy assessment of off-label indications.

Objective: Evaluate in France the outcomes of cochlear implantation outside the selection criteria, off-label.

Material And Methods: This is a prospective cohort study including adults and children having received a cochlear implant (CI) in an off-label indication, that is outside the criteria established by the "Haute Autorité de santé (HAS)" in 2012. The data was collected from the "EPIIC" registry on recipients who received CIs in France between 2011 and 2014.

The French National Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Bilateral cochlear implantation.

Objectives: Assessment of the incidence and results of bilateral cochlear implantation in adults and children in France.

Materials And Methods: Multicenter retrospective study of data in the French national registry of cochlear implantations from January 1st 2012 to December 31st 2016. Functional results from CAP (Category of Auditory Performance) questionnaires and speech audiometry tests, with mono- and di-syllabic word-lists, were compared before and after implantation.

Bilateral total deafness after preparation of wild boar meat.

Introduction: Streptococcus suis is responsible for a zoonosis for which Suidae (pigs and wild boars) constitute the reservoir, mainly in Asia, with a much lower prevalence in Europe. The predominant clinical manifestation is meningitis, possibly resulting in deafness.

Case Report: We report the case of a woman hospitalised for meningitis complicated by labyrinthitis, occurring several hours after preparing a meal composed of wild boar meat.

Pliocene-Early Pleistocene Geological Events Structure Pacific Martens (Martes caurina).

The complex topography, climate, and geological history of Western North America have shaped contemporary patterns of biodiversity and species distributions in the region. Pacific martens (Martes caurina) are distributed along the northern Pacific Coast of North America with disjunct populations found throughout the Northwestern Forested Mountains and Marine West Coast Forest ecoregions of the West Coast. Martes in this region have been classified into subspecies; however, the subspecific designation has been extensively debated.

Circulating Tumor Cells as a Prognostic Factor in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: The CIRCUTEC Prospective Study.

Background: This prospective multicenter study evaluated the prognostic value of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in relapsing nonoperable or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (rHNSCC) treated by chemotherapy and cetuximab.

Methods: In 65 patients suitable for analyses, peripheral blood was taken at day 0 (D) D, and D of treatment for CTC detection by CellSearch, EPISPOT, and flow cytometry (FCM). Progression-free survival (PFS) was assessed with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared with the log-rank test ( < 0.

A sudden bilateral hearing loss caused by inner ear hemorrhage.

Introduction: Labyrinthine hemorrhage is a rare cause of sudden deafness and generally concerns only on one side.

Case Summary: An 84-year-old man with a past medical history of myelomonocytic chronic leukemia (CMML) suffered from sudden bilateral hearing loss associated with vertigo. The audiogram revealed a left cophosis and a right profound deafness.

Peripheral Nerve Block Efficacy on Refractory Neuralgia Complicating Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: A Case Report.

Several case studies have suggested the usefulness of peripheral nerve blocks in the management of various types of chronic pain that are unresponsive to standard medical treatment. We report here the case of a patient with severe neuralgia, secondary to Ramsay Hunt syndrome that was refractory to standard drug therapy. As a last resort, a block of the terminal branches of nervus intermedius was performed.

Cetuximab pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics relationships in advanced head and neck carcinoma patients.

Aims: Cetuximab associated with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil is used to treat patients with inoperable or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) up until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities. To date, no biomarkers of efficacy are available to select patients who will benefit from treatment.

Methods: An ancillary pharmacokinetics (PK) exploration was performed in the context of a prospective study investigating circulating-tumour cells vs progression-free survival (PFS).

Postoperative compensation after neurotomy in Meniere's disease: Retrospective study of 15 cases.

Introduction: Vestibular neurotomy is a functional surgery for Meniere's disease in the event of medical treatment failure. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and complications of vestibular neurotomy, and to address the question of postoperative compensation.

Material And Method: All patients included in this retrospective study underwent a vestibular neurotomy at our center between 2009 and 2016.

Oncological and functional outcomes of trans-oral robotic surgery for pyriform sinus carcinoma: A French GETTEC group study.

Background: Pyriform sinus carcinomas (SCC) present specific functional and oncological issues. The recent advent of trans-oral robotic surgery (TORS), as a conservative procedure, has opened up new perspectives.

Objectives: To present the oncological and functional outcomes of TORS for pyriform sinus SCC.

Oncologic outcomes with transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: Results of the French Robotic Surgery Group of GETTEC.

Background: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is an option to treat supraglottic squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). We studied the oncologic outcomes after TORS for supraglottic laryngectomy (SGL).

Methods: We conducted a multicenter observational study of SGL using TORS for patients with supraglottic SCC with at least 2 years of follow-up.

Transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinomas of the posterior pharyngeal wall.

Posterior pharyngeal wall squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are rare and have an associated poor prognosis. Progress in transoral resection techniques, in particular, transoral robotic surgery (TORS), have renewed the role of surgery in their treatment. This article presents the oncological and functional results obtained by the French Group of Head and Neck Robotic Surgery for TORS for posterior pharyngeal wall SCC-curative surgery.

[Cyto-histological correlation in the management of parotid gland tumors: A retrospective study of 160 cases].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to correlate the cytological and histological results and evaluate the diagnostic performance of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the management of parotid gland tumors.

Methods: This retrospective study included 160 patients with a parotid gland tumor who underwent fine-needle aspiration and parotidectomy surgery between January 2005 and August 2016 at the Limoges university hospital center.

Results: On 160 fine-needle aspirations performed, fine-needle aspiration diagnoses were: 77 benign lesions, 35 malignant lesions and 48 non-diagnostic cases.