Using Computer-Assisted Instruction to Increase Otolaryngology Education During Medical School.

Introduction: A quarter of all complaints seen in adult primary care and half of all complaints seen in pediatric primary care are otolaryngology related. Even though half of all medical students enter primary care fields, there is no standardized curriculum for otolaryngology during medical school. Due to increasing limitations on specialty teaching during general medical education, computer-assisted instruction has been suggested as a format for increasing exposure to otolaryngology.

Minimum fascia tumor distance for selection of extracapsular dissection for benign parotid tumors: A preliminary study.

Objective: There is increasing literature supporting the use of extracapsular dissection (ECD) for the treatment of select superficial lobe parotid tumors, though no objective criteria for selection has been proposed. Prior studies have suggested the minimum distance between the parotideomasseteric fascia and the tumor edge or minimum fascia-tumor distance (MFTD) as a useful measurement for the identification of superficial parotid tumors. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the utility of the minimum fascia-tumor distance in selecting candidates for extracapsular dissection of benign parotid tumors.

Outpatient Parotidectomy: A Retrospective Series.

Objectives: Recent literature suggests that outpatient head and neck surgery is safe and may decrease costs. This study assesses whether outpatient parotidectomy differs in complication type and rate from inpatient surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent parotidectomy at our institution from 2011 to 2019 were retrospectively reviewed and divided by inpatient or outpatient status.

A cost effective custom dental guard for transoral robotic surgery.

There has been an increasing use of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) as studies have demonstrated its effectiveness for treating a variety of conditions. Postoperative complications of TORS include hemorrhage, tooth injury, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, and prolonged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube dependency. Dental injury has not been adequately discussed although it has been reported to be a common complication in multiple studies, with repair costs ranging from $700 to $3000 and average time spent to address the injury estimated to be 2.