Speech Intelligibility in Patients with Facial Paralysis.

Patients with facial paralysis often report frustration with communication; however, there are limited data regarding intelligibility deficiencies. To compare speech intelligibility in patients with severe and non-severe facial paralysis, and in patients with or without synkinesis. Video and audio data were reviewed retrospectively.

Utilizing immediate preoperative n-BCA in the resection of head and neck venous and lymphatic malformations.

Purpose/objective: To add to the current literature on single stage excision of head and neck vascular malformations with preoperative n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) glue. Unlike previous studies, this series includes pediatric and adult patients, highlights a single stage partial excision of a complex venous malformation, and describes the first description of using glue prior to resection of a macrocystic lymphatic malformation.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Palatopharyngoplasty and Palatal Anatomy and Phenotypes for Treatment of Sleep Apnea in the Twenty-first Century.

Successful palatopharyngoplasty is critical for successful sleep apnea surgery. Traditional uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was primarily excisional, whereas newer techniques, such as expansion sphincterpharyngoplasty, are more reconstructive. Studies of flow dynamics even demonstrate that the effectiveness of maxillofacial surgery is significantly mediated through stiffening and enlargement of the lateral retropalatal and pharyngeal airway.

Online doctor reviews: do they track surgeon volume, a proxy for quality of care?

Background: Increasingly, consumers are accessing the Internet seeking health information. Consumers are also using online doctor review websites to help select their physician. Such websites tally numerical ratings and comments from past patients.