Surgical complications and functional outcomes of 3191 jejunal free flaps used for reconstruction of circumferential defects following head and neck cancer resections: A systematic review.

Pedicled, fasciocutaneous and visceral flaps are all widely adopted for reconstruction after ablative surgery for advanced laryngeal, hypopharyngeal and cervical oesophageal cancers. With multiple options available, the choice depends on type and extent of the defect, patient's general conditions and institution expertise or preference. Since its first description in 1959, the use of jejunal free flap (JFF) has been refined thanks to the introduction of microvascular anastomoses, progressively allowing to achieve low mortality and morbidity rates.

Early Translabyrinthine Surgery for Small- and Medium-Sized Vestibular Schwannomas: Consecutive Cohort Analysis of Outcomes.

Objective: Reappraisal of the role of translabyrinthine (TLAB) surgery in small- and medium-sized vestibular schwannomas (VSs).

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Age-Related Differences in Hearing Function and Cochlear Morphology between Male and Female Fischer 344 Rats.

Fischer 344 (F344) rats represent a strain that is frequently used as a model for fast aging. In this study, we systematically compare the hearing function during aging in male and female F344 rats, by recording auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). In addition to this, the functional parameters are correlated with the cochlear histology.