Effect of Omega-3 Supplementation in Patients With Smell Dysfunction Following Endoscopic Sellar and Parasellar Tumor Resection: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Endoscopic endonasal approaches pose the potential risk of olfactory loss. Loss of olfaction and potentially taste can be permanent and greatly affect patients' quality of life. Treatments for olfactory loss have had limited success.

Prognostic indicators in well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma when controlling for stage and treatment.

Objectives/hypothesis: The incidence of thyroid carcinoma is rising. Few studies have examined patient characteristics that influence survival when adjusting for treatment and tumor stage/extent.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis was performed using the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results registry data among patients diagnosed with well-differentiated thyroid (WDT) carcinoma during 1988-2009.

Impact of unilateral conductive hearing loss due to aural atresia on academic performance in children.

Objectives/hypothesis: This study evaluates the effect of unilateral conductive hearing loss secondary to aural atresia on elementary school children's academic performance.

Study Design: Case control survey and review of audiometric data.

Methods: One hundred thirty-two surveys were mailed to families of children with aural atresia, and 48 surveys were sent to families of children with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) to identify rates of grade retention, use of any resource, and behavioral problems.

Does preoperative hearing predict postoperative hearing in patients undergoing primary aural atresia repair?

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between preoperative hearing and early postoperative hearing results in patients undergoing primary aural atresia repair.

Study Design: Retrospective review of 125 patients.

Setting: Academic tertiary referral center.

Cyclin D1 and FADD as biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective: Cyclin D1 and FADD (Fas-associated protein with death domain) regulate the cell cycle and apoptosis, respectively, and are located on chromosome 11q13, which is frequently amplified in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This study evaluates these proteins as predictors of clinical outcomes for HNSCC.

Study Design: Historical cohort study.