Transoral Endoscopic Resection of Oropharyngeal Pedunculated Giant Fibrolipoma Using Harmonic Scalpel: A Case Report.

Lipoma is the most common soft tissue benign tumor in the body. It can occur in the head and neck area as well. Fibrolipoma is a variant of lipoma that contains fibrous tissue.

The morbidity of out-of-hours surgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome.

Background: There is no literature specifically addressing the morbidity of out of hours surgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES). Our paper rectifies this omission. This will assist the surgeon with real-time decision making with regards to timing of intervention in this rare but potentially disabling disease.

Spontaneous parapharyngeal haematoma caused by a leaking vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm.

We describe an unusual case of spontaneous parapharyngeal haematoma, in a patient with haemophilia. The cause was a leaking extracranial vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm eroding through the atlas at the level of the skull base. The leaking pseudoaneurysm was successfully controlled with embolisation of the vertebral artery.

An unusual air gun injury to the ethmoid sinus.

We report an air gun pellet in the ethmoid sinus. The entrance point was concealed in the conjunctiva of the medial canthus, sparing the eye and skin. The pellet traversed the ethmoid and was stopped by the cribriform plate.

Patient satisfaction with the bone-anchored hearing aid: a 14-year experience.

Objectives: To evaluate the self-rated quality of life (QoL) and benefits associated with the use of bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) and to identify potential improvements in comparison to the previous conventional hearing aids.

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: BAHA program in tertiary referral center.