Clin Case Rep
November 2022
Teflon has been proved to be able to extravasate and infiltrate into soft tissue to form an inflammatory giant-cell foreign-body reaction, a so-called Teflon granuloma. We present a rare case report of a patient with two Teflon granulomas of the head and neck, who were first interpreted as a neoplasm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study aimed to evaluate consumers' perception of self-service foods' nutrition labels. This qualitative and quantitative assessment was performed with potential consumers at food services. Four food labeling formats, traditional, simplified, traffic-light, and warning, were proposed to evaluate three types of sandwiches: simple, chicken, and hamburger.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives/hypothesis: The anatomy of the posterior glottis, specifically the states of the posterior glottis during phonation, has not been thoroughly explored in laryngology. Conventional wisdom about the posterior glottis indicates that it tends to be completely closed in men but may be open in women. Furthermore, professional singers are expected to have a completely closed posterior glottis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Predicting the correct singing voice classification based on laryngoscopy is an old myth. The aim of this study was to evaluate if a professional phoniatrician/laryngologist can predict the correct singing voice classification only from laryngoscopy and to analyze different anatomical parameters between professional sopranos and altos to determine whether a multivariate analysis of anatomical parameters can predict the singing register.
Study Design: Prospective study METHODS: We included 49 professional female singers (25 sopranos, 24 altos).