Ten years of ENT Scotland meetings: an appraisal of the publication rates of trainee-presented scientific papers.

Objective: The ENT Scotland society (formerly known as the Scottish Otolaryngological Society) has two meetings a year and accepts oral presentations from trainees. This study aimed to identify publication rates from these meetings.

Methods: Abstracts of the presentations are published in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology.

The BeSMART (Best Supportive Management for Adults Referred with Tonsillopharyngitis) multicentre observational study.

Introduction Tonsillopharyngitis is the most common ear, nose and throat emergency admission, with 80,000 episodes recorded in England in 2015-2016. Despite this, there is a paucity of evidence addressing the supportive management of tonsillopharyngitis in inpatients. The aim of this retrospective multicentre observational study was to consider the Best Supportive Management for Adults Referred with Tonsillopharyngitis (BeSMART) in the inpatient setting, and to establish any associations between practice and outcomes.

Ultrasonographic assessment of tonsillar volume in children.

Objectives: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children is the most common anatomical abnormality associated with obstructive sleep apnoea. Perioperative complications associated with adenotonsillectomy are more common in children with severe obstructive sleep apnoea. An objective preoperative method to determine the size of tonsils is missing.

An analysis of the fate of 917 manuscripts rejected from Clinical Otolaryngology.

Objectives: The fate of all manuscripts rejected from the journal Clinical Otolaryngology (CO) over a three-year period was investigated. The aim was to review publication rate, delay and the impact factors of the journals that the papers went on to be published in.

Design: In total, 917 papers were rejected from CO between 2011 and 2013.

A re-appraisal of publication rates of scientific papers presented at the Otorhinolaryngology Research Society meetings.

Objectives: To review the rate of publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals after oral presentations at the Otorhinolaryngology Research Society meetings between 1996 and 2013 and to compare trends with the previous review (1979-1995).

Design: Literature review.

Setting: Merseyside ENT Research Collaborative.

Osseointegrated hearing implant surgery using a novel hydroxyapatite-coated concave abutment design.

Objective: Recently, a novel hydroxyapatite-coated concave bone-anchored hearing device abutment was introduced, the first designed specifically to improve outcomes in soft-tissue preservation osseointegrated hearing implant surgery. We sought to evaluate our early experience with this abutment.

Study Design: A single-center case series with planned data collection including patient-reported outcomes.

Laryngopharyngeal reflux and primary snoring: a pilot case-control study.

Study Objectives: Laryngopharyngeal reflux has been implicated as a causative factor in the aetiology of sleep related breathing disorders. However there are no reports on the association of this disorder and primary snoring in the absence of obstructive sleep apnoea. This study was undertaken to investigate any link between primary snoring and the presence of laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Parotid actinomycosis mimicking metastatic lymphadenopathy.

We present a patient with actinomycosis of the parotid, as confirmed by histology, and discuss the challenges involved when clinical and radiological findings are highly indicative of metastatic malignancy. Early treatment with antibiotics is indicated infungating or infected masses and exclusion of malignancy by histology is often needed.

The art of tonsillectomy: the UK experience for the past 100 years.

Tonsillectomy is one of the commonest ear, nose, and throat procedures performed in the United Kingdom. In the drive to reduce complication rates and improve patients' satisfaction, numerous adaptations to the traditional technique have evolved. In this article, the authors explore the changes that have been happening in the United Kingdom during the past 100 years and conclude that revisiting the traditional techniques may still be the answer to a successful procedure.