Oncological and Functional Outcomes After Type III Cordectomy for Early Glottic Cancer (Tis, T1a): A Retrospective Study Based on Our 10-Year Experience.

The recommended treatment for early glottic cancer is trans-oral laser microsurgery, with excellent oncological and functional outcomes. The aim of this study is to evaluate oncological and functional outcomes in patients who underwent monolateral type III laser cordectomy for early glottic cancer. A total of 104 patients were enrolled.

Surgical rehabilitation of swallowing with polydimethylsiloxane injections after open partial horizontal laryngectomy: Long-term functional results and quality of life.

Background: Swallowing disorders are common problems after partial laryngectomy. The aim of this study is to illustrate the long-term functional results of rehabilitation of swallowing by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) injection.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with dysphagia after partial laryngectomy who underwent injection of PDMS for rehabilitation of swallowing were included in the study.

Improvement of Swallowing Function After Surgical Treatment of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Our Experience.

Objective: To investigate the swallowing improvement in patients who underwent a transcervical prevascular retrovisceral approach for symptomatic cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), by means of the 10-item Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) questionnaire.

Methods: Retrospective observational study of 21 patients treated with a transcervical anterior prevascular retrovisceral approach for symptomatic DISH with dysphagia as the primary symptom. All patients underwent videofluoroscopic study of swallowing before surgery and the EAT-10 questionnaire before and after the surgical procedure.

Ex Vivo Porcine Larynx Model for Microlaryngoscopy Laryngeal Surgery: Proposal for a Structured Surgical Training.

Purpose: Microlaryngoscopy laryngeal surgery (MLS) is a highly specialized and delicate surgical procedure performed by a single operator. The aim of this study is to report the initial development of a validated and codified training program on ex vivo porcine larynx, allowing residents to obtain the basic skills of the MLS.

Methods: Two residents without previous MLS experience were tested with four different exercises on 10 larynxes, one side at a time.

Polydimethylsiloxane Injection Laryngoplasty for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: Long-Term Results.

Objectives: To analyze the long-term objective, perceptive, and subjective outcomes after endoscopic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) injection laryngoplasty in unilateral vocal fold paralysis.

Study Design: A retrospective study carried out between January 2008 and January 2012.

Setting: Head and Neck Department, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.

Forestier disease: single-center surgical experience and brief literature review.

Objectives: We describe the experience of our otolaryngology department in the treatment of Forestier disease, particularly regarding the diagnostic process, surgical treatment, and postoperative outcomes.

Methods: The charts of 12 patients who underwent surgical treatment of Forestier disease between January 1, 2003, and January 1, 2009, were analyzed. All patients were subjected to clinical, radiologic, and endoscopic evaluation that confirmed the presence of cervical osteophytes.