Randomized Controlled Trial of Awake Transnasal Laser-Assisted Surgery for Benign Laryngeal Lesions.

Objective: To compare functional and cost-effectiveness of awake transnasal laser assisted-surgery versus microlaryngeal surgery for benign laryngeal lesions.

Methods: This was a prospective non-inferiority randomized controlled trial conducted from May 2021 to December 2022 at two tertiary referral hospitals in Hong Kong. Patients were block-randomized to receive either awake transnasal laser-assisted surgery or microlaryngeal surgery, with post-operative follow-up in a multidisciplinary voice clinic for 1-year.

Intracranial nasofrontal dermoid cyst and a hair in the nose tip without a sinus tract identified with single-staged combined approach excision done.

This is the first reported case of intracranial nasofrontal dermoid without sinus tract, with complete excision done in single-staged combined approach frontal craniotomy and open rhinoplasty, and satisfactory nasal reconstruction.

Long term treatment efficacy & complications of hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in brain arteriovenous malformations.

Objective: To evaluate long term treatment efficacy and complications of hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (hfSRS) and identify factors that predict outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 34 consecutive patients who received hfSRS from 2008 to 2017. Demographic, clinical, angio-architectural characteristics, and radiosurgery data were extracted from the Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System and our unit's iPlan (BrainLAB, Munich) system.