Supraorbital Neuralgia Associated With Thyroid Eye Disease.

Purpose: To identify the relationship between thyroid eye disease (TED) and supraorbital neuralgia (SON) and establish a reliable approach to the diagnosis and management of TED-associated SON.

Methods: This retrospective study included 1,126 patients. Demographics, active and inactive phase status and duration, and reactivation rate were noted.

Gastrostomy Utilization by Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Is Partially Driven by Swallowing Function.

Objective: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) incidence is rapidly increasing, as are survival rates, in large part due to the human papillomavirus (HPV). Treatment intensity, however, has remained unchanged, making treatment-related toxicity (i.e.

Early glottic cancer in a veteran population: Impact of race on management and outcomes.

Objectives: Multiple population studies have shown racial discrepancies in head and neck cancer treatment and outcomes. We sought to characterize the impact of race on clinical outcomes for patients with early glottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in a tertiary institution which provides equivalent access to care.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all early glottic (T1-T2) squamous cell carcinoma at a single institution, the Michael E.

Treatment Patterns in Veterans with Laryngeal and Oropharyngeal Cancer and Impact on Survival.

Objectives: Veterans with laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer remain an understudied patient population despite a high incidence of disease and decreased survival compared to the general population. Our objective was to evaluate treatment patterns for laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer in patients treated at one of the Veterans Health Administration's busiest cancer centers in order to generate some basic benchmarks for treatment delivery in the veteran population.

Methods: We reviewed 338 patients treated at the Michael E.

Traumatic optic neuropathy and second optic nerve injuries.

Importance: Current controversy about the primary treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) has anchored on final vision following injury, but, to our knowledge, no study has examined the effect of different treatments on regaining and protecting optic nerve reserve or on the outcome of second optic nerve injuries.

Objective: To assess vision improvement in patients treated by various methods who have a second incidence of TON.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Retrospective medical record review of 12 patients with a second TON seen in an 18-year period (mean follow-up, 11.

An unusually large granular cell tumor of the pharynx: a case report and literature review.

We report a granular cell tumor of the pharynx in a 53 year-old woman who presented with a large retropharyngeal mass. Surgical excision revealed a 5.5 cm tan rubbery unencapsulated but circumscribed mass.

Endoscopic management of Zenker's diverticulum: factors predictive of success or failure.

Objectives: We review our experience with endoscopic management of Zenker's diverticulum. We sought to analyze and determine risk factors for success or failure of endoscopic diverticulum treatment.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 72 consecutive patients who underwent attempted endoscopic management of a Zenker's diverticulum between January 2000 and April 2006.

Diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease with digital imaging.

Objective: The study goal was to assess the use of digital laryngeal videostroboscopy (LVS) in the detection of objective improvement of the larynx after 6 weeks of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy and to evaluate a clinical grading scale for findings of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD).

Study Design And Setting: We conducted a prospective analysis of digital LVS examinations from a tertiary referral center for laryngology by 3 independent blinded examiners.

Results: The mean score on the Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease Index for experimental patients was significantly higher than that for control patients (9.