An Update on the Epidemiology and Clinicodemographic Features of Meniere's Disease.

Objective: To characterize the estimated prevalence and clinicodemographic features of Ménière's disease (MD) using current diagnostic criteria.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken at our tertiary academic referral center. All patients seen in Otolaryngology clinic with ICD-10 diagnoses of MD, from January 1, 2013 to July 31, 2022 were identified.

Long-Term Hearing Outcomes After Hybrid Cochlear Implantation.

Objective: To examine long-term (>5 yr) low-frequency hearing preservation after hybrid cochlear implantation.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting: Tertiary care center outpatient clinic.

Three-dimensional Printing in Pediatric Otolaryngology.

Three-dimensional printing (3Dp) is a technology with widespread commercial and medical applications. Adoption of 3Dp has occurred in trainee education, along with specific preoperative and perioperative use. This article explores the application of 3Dp within Otolaryngology, with the pediatric population at the forefront.

Casting Into The Future: Effectiveness of a 3D-Printed Fishhook Removal Task Trainer.

While participation in both recreational and commercial fisheries is common, it is not risk-free. Puncture wounds caused by fishhooks are commonly incurred by people who fish recreationally and commercially. Despite literature that details the challenges of treating fishhook injuries and specific techniques for fishhook removal, only a single publication focuses on teaching fishhook removal techniques to medical trainees and staff physicians.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of 3D-printing in otolaryngology education.

Introduction: Three-dimensional (3D) printing has received increased attention in recent years and has many applications. In the field of otolaryngology surgery, 3D-printed models have shown potential educational value and a high fidelity to actual tissues. This provides an opportunity for trainees to gain additional exposure, especially as conventional educational tools, such as cadavers, are expensive and in limited supply.

Use of three-dimensional printing for adapting and optimizing smartphone ophthalmoscopy to existing SD-OCT instrumentation for rodent and teleost ocular research.

Use of animal models for human vision research is now pervasive. To address a range of technical challenges, laboratories either modify existing equipment or purchase products that are purpose designed. Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology now allows the do-it-yourself capability to invent, innovate, and manufacture for a specific purpose.

Three-dimensional printing for assessment of paravalvular leak in transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Background: Three-dimensional (3D) models have the unique ability to replicate individualized cardiac anatomy and may therefore provide clinical benefit. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) currently relies on preoperative imaging for accurate valve sizing, type of valve used, and avoidance of complications. Three-dimensional (3D) modelling may provide benefit for optimal preoperative TAVI planning.

The Use of 3D Printed Vasculature for Simulation-based Medical Education Within Interventional Radiology.

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become a useful tool within the field of medicine as a way to produce custom anatomical models for teaching, surgical planning, and patient education. This technology is quickly becoming a key component in simulation-based medical education (SBME) to teach hands-on spatial perception and tactile feedback. Within fields such as interventional radiology (IR), this approach to SBME is also thought to be an ideal instructional method, providing an accurate and economical means to study human anatomy and vasculature.

Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of a New 3D Printed Tongue Depressor Dispenser.

The purpose of this technical report was two-fold. First was to describe the concept, development and initial implementation of a three-dimensional (3D) printing network focussed on manufacturing simulators and simple devices necessary to the functioning of rural hospital and clinics. Second was to describe the design, fabrication and user-based evaluation of a cost-effective tongue depressor dispenser.

Modelling and Manufacturing of a 3D Printed Trachea for Cricothyroidotomy Simulation.

Cricothyroidotomy is a life-saving medical procedure that allows for tracheal intubation. Most current cricothyroidotomy simulation models are either expensive or not anatomically accurate and provide the learner with an unrealistic simulation experience. The goal of this project is to improve current simulation techniques by utilizing rapid prototyping using 3D printing technology and expert opinions to develop inexpensive and anatomically accurate trachea simulators.

Three-Dimensional Printing: A Novel Approach to the Creation of Obturator Prostheses Following Palatal Resection for Malignant Palate Tumors.

Background: A subgroup of patients who have an oronasal fistula live in areas that have limited access to oral prosthetics. For these individuals, a temporary prosthesis, such as a palatal obturator, may be necessary in order to speak, eat, and breath properly. The creation of an obturator, which requires a highly trained prosthodontist, can take time and can be expensive.

Three-Dimensional Printing of a Hemorrhagic Cervical Cancer Model for Postgraduate Gynecological Training.

Introduction: A realistic hemorrhagic cervical cancer model was three-dimensionally (3D) printed and used in a postgraduate medical simulation training session.

Materials And Methods: Computer-assisted design (CAD) software was the platform of choice to create and refine the cervical model. Once the prototype was finalized, another software allowed for the addition of a neoplastic mass, which included openings for bleeding from the neoplasm and cervical os.