Adjuvant treatments for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: a descriptive review and proposed management guideline in adults.

Objective: Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare disease characterised by growth of papilloma within the respiratory tract. The disease course is variable but can require frequent surgical interventions alongside adjuvant medical treatments. There is no definitive curative treatment or gold-standard guidelines for management.

Comparing the use of high dose to standard dose corticosteroids for the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in adults - A systematic review.

Objective: Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is typically treated with systematic or intratympanic corticosteroids. Current ENT-UK guidelines suggest treatment with a dose of oral prednisolone 1mg/kg/day for 7 days then tapered over a further 5 days. However, there is no consensus on the effectiveness of corticosteroids for idiopathic SSNHL and no universally accepted optimal regime.

Reconstruction and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for the Management of Clival Chordomas-A Systematic Review.

The success of the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to surgically manage clival chordomas (CC) relies on robust repair methods to reduce complications, such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. Our study aims to evaluate the existing literature to assess reconstructive techniques utilised and post-operative CSF leak rates in this cohort. A systematic review and analysis was performed of all published data related to CC patients managed with an EEA.

Comparing the Use of High-Dose to Standard-Dose Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Bell's Palsy in Adults-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objective: Bell's palsy is typically treated with oral corticosteroids (40-60 mg daily). Concomitant antivirals are currently not recommended. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the effect of high-dose versus standard-dose corticosteroids, without antivirals, in the management of Bell's palsy.

Sinus, middle-ear and mastoid radiological findings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.

Objective: To assess the incidence of radiological inflammation within the paranasal sinuses, middle ear and mastoid in patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine consecutive adults (aged over 18 years) with coronavirus disease 2019 (confirmed on polymerase chain reaction within 7 days of imaging) who underwent computed tomography of the head between 1 March 2020 and 24 June 2020. Lund-Mackay and mastoid and middle-ear opacification scores were used to categorise the extent of sinus and mastoid opacification on axial and coronal computed tomography images.