Recurrent Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH) and the Durability of Repeat Epidural Blood Patch (EBP).

Objective: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) remains a rare and difficult clinical entity to diagnose and treat. Epidural blood patch (EBP) of the dural sac is the mainstay definitive treatment for refractory cases and has mixed efficacy. We sought to evaluate the recent efficacy and outcomes of EBP for SIH at our institution.

Transfeminine Gender Confirmation Surgery with Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: An Initial Experience.

Unlabelled: To detail the early experience with and results of a transfeminine (TF) genital reconstruction at an established plastic surgery practice in Western New York.

Methods: Between June 2016 and June 2019, 30 patients underwent penile inversion vaginoplasty for TF gender reassignment. All patients fulfilled World Professional Association for Transgender Health and NY State criteria for reassignment surgery.

Gaps in Training: Misunderstandings of Airway Management in Medical Students and Internal Medicine Residents.

Objectives: (1) Evaluate baseline airway knowledge of medical students (MSs) and internal medicine (IM) residents. (2) Improve MS and IM resident understanding of airway anatomy, general tracheostomy and laryngectomy care, and management of airway emergencies.

Methods: A before-and-after survey study was carried out over a single academic year.

Presurgical induction chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.

Objectives/hypothesis: The indications for and efficacy of induction chemotherapy in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is controversial. With the advent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers, survival has improved significantly. Here we present a group of patients with tonsil cancer treated with induction chemotherapy followed by surgery.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for management of the N0 neck in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.

Background And Objectives: The management of the clinically N0 (cN0) neck is controversial for early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (OSCC). This paper represents a single institution series analyzing the efficacy of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) for early stage oral cavity cancers.

Methods: From 2005 to 2017, 108 patients with cN0 OSCC were treated with primary resection and SNB.

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Auricular Burn Injuries.

Auricular burns represent a unique type of injury. The acute management and clinical course of these injuries can be different from other facial burns. There is a paucity of literature pertaining to the epidemiology and acute management of auricular burns.