Objective: To compare the surgical, functional and oncological outcomes of Transoral Laser Microsurgery (TLM) and Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for the treatment of supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma.
Study Design: Retrospective case series with prospective data.
Settings: Tertiary Academic Medical Center.
Objective: To propose a European consensus for managing and treating laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) to guide primary care and specialist physicians.
Methods: Twenty-three European experts (otolaryngologists, gastroenterologists, surgeons) participated in a modified Delphi process to revise 38 statements about the definition, clinical management, and treatment of LPRD. Three voting rounds were conducted on a 5-point scale and a consensus was defined a priori as agreement by 80% of the experts.
Objective: To review the current literature about surgical management and postoperative outcomes of posterior glottic stenosis (PGS).
Data Sources: PubMED, Scopus, and Cochrane Library.
Methods: Three investigators conducted a comprehensive review of the literature related to the epidemiology, etiologies, and management of adult patients with PGS through the PRISMA statements.
Excessive alcohol consumption is detrimental to human health, and it is implicated in the development of heart disease, stroke, and cancer. However, the last few decades have given rise to epidemiological evidence suggesting that low-to-moderate consumption of red wine and beer may reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Studies have shown that moderate consumption of wine and beer protects against ischemic stroke, increases HDL plasma concentrations, and reduces platelet aggregation and insulin resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To compare the presurgical to postsurgical voice quality (VQ) outcomes of types I, II, III, and VI transoral laser cordectomies (TLC).
Study Design: Prospective uncontrolled study.
Setting: Multicenter study.
In this report, a new imidazole- and amide-functionalized pincer-like Cu(II) complex () was synthesized and characterized. By employing and 9-azabicyclo[3.3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
November 2024
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
November 2024
Inflammation has been recognized as major factor for successful bone regeneration. On the other hand, a prolonged or overshooting inflammatory response can also cause fracture healing failure. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein (NLRP)3 inflammasome plays a crucial role in inflammatory cytokine production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAstrocytes are important regulators of neuronal development and activity. Their activation plays a key role in the response to many central nervous system (CNS) pathologies. However, reactive astrocytes are a double-edged sword as their chronic or excessive activation may negatively impact CNS physiology, for example, via abnormal modulation of synaptogenesis and synapse function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This review aimed to investigate the surgical, functional, and oncological outcomes of transoral laser microsurgery supraglottic laryngectomy (TOLM-SGL) for cT1-T3 laryngeal cancers.
Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library were searched by two independent investigators for studies investigating the surgical, functional, and oncological outcomes of TOLM-SGL using the PRISMA statements. A bias analysis was carried out with MINORS.
This Letter presents results of a search for the mixing of a sub-eV sterile neutrino with three active neutrinos based on the full data sample of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, collected during 3158 days of detector operation, which contains 5.55×10^{6} reactor ν[over ¯]_{e} candidates identified as inverse beta-decay interactions followed by neutron capture on gadolinium. The analysis benefits from a doubling of the statistics of our previous result and from improvements of several important systematic uncertainties.
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December 2024
Objective: Zombification, a magical and religious process in Haiti, has been scientifically studied and remains relevant. Originating from the convergence of African, Caribbean, and Christian rites, it involves a comatose trance, transforming individuals into living dead through Voodoo practices. Haitian zombies consistently exhibit a preserved expression marked by a nasal voice, a result of nasalization-using nasal cavities as resonators during phonation.
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December 2024
Background: Pituitary adenoma (PA), though rare, has seen increased incidence with widespread MRI use, enabling incidental diagnosis. Prevalence is approximately 1 case per 1000 in the general population. PAs are benign neoplasms, constituting 10 to 20% of intracranial tumours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammation can lead to persistent and irreversible loss of retinal neurons and photoreceptors in mammalian vertebrates. In contrast, in the adult zebrafish brain, acute neural inflammation is both necessary and sufficient to stimulate regeneration of neurons. Here, we report on the critical, positive role of the immune system to support retina regeneration in adult zebrafish.
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August 2024
We report a case of localized squamous cell carcinoma arising in the ulceration at the site of a below-knee amputation in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on treatment with ibrutinib. The patient underwent local excision of the skin and soft tissue with histopathology showing a small focus of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in the specimen. This case highlights the importance of clinical evaluation and histopathological review for underlying malignancy in the setting of amputation stump ulceration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe inaugural total laryngectomy in history was conducted by Billroth in 1873. Nevertheless, significant enhancements to the technique were achieved through the contributions of Gluck, Sorensen, and various other surgeons. Throughout the twentieth century, advancements in anesthesia, infectious disease, hospital hygiene, antibiotic therapy, resuscitation, and the expertise of numerous laryngologists elevated total laryngectomy to a pivotal surgical intervention in head and neck surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Since 2015, Transnasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) has been used in general anesthesia for preoxygenation or difficult exposure airway management. Its use offers new opportunities in laryngology. THRIVE increases apnea time and frees the access to the upper airway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, using azo-amine (H2L) and azo-imine (L) ligands, singlet diradical Ni(II) complexes [1] and [2] were synthesized from Ni(0)(COD) in THF. In separate reactions, homoleptic Ni complexes, [3a]2+-[3c]2+, were synthesized from [Ni(HO)](ClO) and L, respectively. All these complexes were characterized thoroughly.
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October 2024
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most prevalent cancer in men. In 2020, approximately 1,414,259 new cases were reported that accounted for 3,75,324 deaths (Sung et al. in CA 71:209-249, 2021).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, a new pincer-like amino phosphine donor ligand, , and its phosphine-oxide analog, , were synthesized. Subsequently, cobalt(II) complexes and were synthesized by the reaction of anhydrous Co(II)Cl with ligands and respectively. The ligands and complexes were fully characterized by various physicochemical and spectroscopic characterization techniques.
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