Implementation of submandibular gland transfer: A multi-institutional study of feasibility and time to treatment.

Background: Submandibular gland transfer (SMGT) mitigates radiation-induced xerostomia but has yet to be widely adopted. We evaluate the feasibility of incorporating SMGT at multiple academic institutions and report the incidence of treatment delay.

Methods: Forty-nine patients were identified who underwent SMGT.

Implementation of a comprehensive competency-based transoral robotic surgery training curriculum with ex vivo dissection models.

Background: Despite its increasingly widespread adoption of transoral robotic surgery (TORS), there is still no uniform training curriculum. The purpose of this study was to describe the results of our novel TORS curriculum training program in which we introduce ex vivo dissection models for radical tonsillectomy and base of tongue (BOT) resections.

Methods: Prospective blinded data collection and objective assessment of a novel training curriculum.

An Unusual Case of Bony Styloid Processes That Extend to the Hyoid Bone.

The embryological origin of the hyoid bone is a point of uncertainty, with controversy surrounding the relative contribution of the second pharyngeal arch to hyoid development. We encountered a 52-year-old male with bilateral bony styloid extension to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone during the workup of a patient with laryngeal cancer. This embryological malformation clearly supports the hypothesis that the second pharyngeal arch gives rise to the lesser cornu and demonstrates an unusual clinical finding that may be encountered by otolaryngologists.