Nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis: case reports and literature review.

Unlabelled: Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic inflammatory chronic disease characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas most frequently in lungs and in intrathoracic lymph nodes. The nasopharyngeal form is unusual and noncommon in the ENT practice.

Background And Objectives: In order to establish a correct knowledge about this rare disease, we report two different cases of nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis moreover all the available literature is reviewed.

Barbed pharyngoplasty for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: the surgical learning curve.

Background: Barbed snore surgery (BSS) was recently introduced for the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with optimistic clinical outcomes associated with a low complication rate. The purpose of the present study was to describe the surgical learning curve of the BSS to determine the effect of surgeon experience on surgical procedure time and complication rates.

Methods: Patients who underwent tonsillectomy with barbed lateral pharyngoplasty were divided in two different groups based on surgeon experience.

Laryngeal dysplasia: Oncological outcomes in a large cohort of patients treated in a tertiary comprehensive cancer centre.

Purpose: Laryngeal dysplasia represents a series of precancerous lesions, observed as laryngeal leukoplakia. General agreement has been lacking for their management and treatment ranging from simple biopsy to complete excision with cold blade/laser. In this work, we aim at providing the oncological outcomes of patients affected by laryngeal dysplasia, treated with a single modality, and at identifying clinical parameters predictive of malignant transformation.