Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
August 2024
Objectives: To evaluate results and failure factors in endonasal surgery in a private outpatient setting in a tropical environment.
Material And Method: A single-center observational study included 337 patients consecutively undergoing endonasal surgery in a private hospital on Réunion Island, a French overseas administrative Département in the Indian Ocean between 2019 and 2021. The main objective was to assess the success rate of the outpatient pathway.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
May 2024
Objectives: Review of the scientific medical literature dedicated to clinical data, diagnosis and treatment for laryngeal tuberculosis published since the turn of the 21st century.
Material And Methods: Search of the Medline, Cochrane and Embase databases for the period 2000-2022. Selection of cohorts and case reports documenting clinical data, diagnosis and treatment for laryngeal tuberculosis.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
January 2023
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
November 2022
Objectives: Systematic review of the scientific literature dedicated to treatment modalities and results for aural tuberculosis published since the start of the 21 century.
Material And Methods: Search of the Medline, Cochrane and Embase databases for the period 2000 - 2020. Selection of articles in English, French and Spanish devoted to clinical cases and series documenting treatment of auricular tuberculosis.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
November 2022
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
October 2022
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
November 2022
Goal: To document the first case of Montgomery® implant extrusion after type I thyroplasty for unilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis in adults.
Case: Three years after onset of right idiopathic unilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis resulting in severe dysphonia not improved by speech therapy, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman consulted to improve her voice. Maximum phonation time (MPT) was 5seconds.
Although not being the first viral pandemic to affect humankind, we are now for the first time faced with a pandemic caused by a coronavirus. The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused more than 4.5 million deaths worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGoals: Cost analysis of the contribution of sialendoscopy in the treatment of non-tumoral pathologies of the main salivary glands, in Réunion Island, a French overseas territory.
Objectives: Calculation and comparison of median pricing (i.e.
Goals: To perform a medical analysis of the contribution of sialendoscopy in the treatment of non-tumoral pathologies of the main salivary glands, in Reunion Island, a French overseas territory.
Material And Method: A multicenter retrospective observational study was conducted for an 8-year period, before and after introduction of sialendoscopy (2011-2014 and 2015-2018), following STROBE guidelines.
Objectives: To compare populations treated before (period A) and after (period B) the introduction of sialendoscopy in terms of clinical characteristics, and analyze the characteristics of patients treated by sialendoscopy.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
March 2022
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
September 2021
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
December 2021
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
May 2021
Based on a review of the medical literature, the authors document the key technical points and pitfalls in type I thyroplasty with Montgomery® implant, and the main results and indications in unilateral laryngeal immobility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objectives: To describe the Mobility Action Group (MACT), an innovative process to enhance implementation of hospital mobility programs and create a culture of mobility in acute care.
Design: Continuous quality improvement intervention with episodic data review.
Setting: Inpatient units including medical, surgical, and intensive care settings.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
September 2020
Objective: To analyze the impact of the first month of lockdown related to the 2020 SARS-Cov-2 epidemic on the consulting activity of private ENT physicians in Réunion Island.
Material And Methods: A multicenter prospective study analyzed the consulting activity of 12 ENT physicians in full-time private practice. The main endpoints were the number, characteristics and conditions of consultations.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
January 2020
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
January 2020
Goal: To evaluate transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for isolated previously untreated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tonsillar fossa classified as T1-2.
Method: Retrospective analysis of two cohorts of isolated untreated T1-2 tonsillar fossa SCC consecutively operated on by a transoral approach, with (R=21) and without (NR=24) robotic assistance, in the period 2006-2014. Three main (survival, local control, and operative morbidity) and three secondary (pathologic data, incidence and duration of tracheotomy and nasogastric intubation, and hospital stay) endpoints were compared between groups.
Goal: To analyze the characteristic of thyroid tumor associated with ipsilateral unilateral laryngeal paralysis (ULP) in the adult patient.
Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of 30 patients with ULP related to an ipsilateral thyroid tumor (group A) and comparison with a cohort of 99 patients in whom ULP revealed a non-thyroid tumor (group B).
Results: Group A consisted of 66.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
September 2019
Objectives: A systematic review of the literature on stylohyoid syndrome treatment was performed according to PRISMA guidelines.
Material And Methods: Three hundred and forty-nine articles were retrieved in the PubMed and Cochrane databases using the search-terms "stylohyoid syndrome" and synonyms. Articles documenting treatment and outcome with more than 1 month's follow-up were selected.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
November 2019
Background: The aim of our study was to document 10-year outcome after curative "exclusive" chemotherapy in N0M0 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and pharynx.
Methods: Retrospective nonrandomized analysis of an inception cohort of 191 patients. Platinum salt and 5-fluorouracil were used in all patients.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
April 2019