The added value of narrow band imaging in Sinonasal tumour resection and surveillance: Our experience.

Background & Purpose: Narrow Band Imaging (NBI), developed by Olympus Medical Systems, has played a role in diagnosing digestive tract lesions and cancers, diagnosing and characterizing bladder cancers during cystoscopy and in the diagnosis and management of Head and Neck cancers. We aim to explore the potential use of NBI in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of sinonasal tumours.

Methods: We present a series of cases treated at our institution, where NBI played a crucial role in the diagnosis, surgical management, intraoperative decision-making, and follow-up.

3D Printing in ENT Training: Current State-of-the-Art and Perspectives.

Objectives: Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been incorporated into medical research and numerous applications have been reported since its development in the 1980s. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery is one of the fields that 3D printing is gaining increasing popularity, as it can contribute to surgical training, patient education and bioengineering. This article aims at providing an updated review of 3D printed models applications in improving ENT trainees' surgical skills.

Added value of 3D printing technology in the manufacturing of customised septal buttons: A scoping review of the literature.

Background: In recent years, Three-dimensional printing (3-DP) technology, has had several applications in many fields of medicine, including rhinology. The aim of this review is to evaluate the use of 3-DP buttons as a treatment option for nasal septal perforations (NSP).

Methods: We conducted a scoping review of the literature until June 07, 2022, on the online databases PubMed, Mendeley, and Cochrane Library.

Quality of Life After Total Laryngectomy: A Retrospective Study.

Quality of life is severely affected in laryngeal cancer patients, who have undergone total laryngectomy, particularly with regard to cancer diagnosis and the consequences of total laryngectomy. The aim of the present study is to record and evaluate the problems related with the quality of life in laryngectomized patients. A further goal is to investigate, whether a correlation exists between demographics and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Added value of Joint ENT-Rheumatology clinic in the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis: One year's experience.

Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) represent a group of diagnoses, including granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). Most commonly, they present initially with ENT-associated symptomatology, and therefore they often pose a diagnostic challenge. We aim to present our one-year experience in the joint management of AAV in a multi-disciplinary setting.

The outcomes of bilateral bone conduction hearing devices (BCHD) implantation in the treatment of hearing loss: A systematic review.

Objectives: Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (BCHDs) are a means of improving hearing ability in those that do not receive full benefit from conventional hearing aids. In 2016, the NHS started commissioning bilateral BCHDs. This review aims to evaluate the current literature and identify areas for further research.

A Case of Clinically Diagnosed ANCA Negative Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis.

Significance Statement: Granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis comprising of inflammation of small and medium-sized vessels. It typically presents with involvement of the upper and lower airways as well as the kidneys. If left untreated, end-organ damage may occur.

Twenty-year experience with salvage total laryngectomy: lessons learned.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of salvage total laryngectomy and identify areas for further improvement.

Method: A retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent salvage total laryngectomy between January 1999 and December 2018 was performed.

Results: Thirty-one patients were identified.

Clival Mucocele: A Rare Yet not Forgotten Pathology.

Primary clival mucoceles are a rare clinical entity that usually represents an incidental finding on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scanning. There are only a few reports in the literature of patients who presented with vague symptoms such as headaches, facial paresthesia, and numbness. Clival mucoceles can also be secondary, by extension of a sphenoid mucocele to the clivus.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine to End Oropharyngeal Cancer. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is currently the most frequent human papillomavirus (HPV)-related malignancy in high-income countries. Oral HPV16 infection is the cause of HPV-related OPC in more than 90% of cases and is primarily (90%) linked to oral sex. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at comparing the prevalence of oral vaccine-type HPV infection in individuals vaccinated with HPV vaccines and unvaccinated controls.

Objective structured assessment of technical skill in temporal bone dissection: validation of a novel tool.

Objective: This study developed an assessment tool that was based on the objective structured assessment for technical skills principles, to be used for evaluation of surgical skills in cortical mastoidectomy. The objective structured assessment of technical skill is a well-established tool for evaluation of surgical ability. This study also aimed to identify the best material and printing method to make a three-dimensional printed temporal bone model.

A "Terrible" Headache in a HIV Patient.

Mucormycosis is a type of fungal infection more prevalent among immunosuppressed patients, requires prompt identification and surgical treatment, as it can is associated with local and distant spread. This case is aiming to highlight the importance of early identification of subtle symptoms in immunocompromised patients. The clinician should be aware of fungal sinusitis, consider it in the differential diagnosis, and seek for an ear, nose, and throat opinion.

Endoscopic Denker's Approach for the Treatment of Extensive Sinonasal Tumors: Our Experience.

Objectives: Surgical management of large sinonasal tumors, spreading to the pterygopalatine, and infratemporal fossae have always been a challenge for the ENT surgeon and the multidisciplinary team.

Methods: Endoscopic Denker's approach allows complete exposure of the anterior, inferior, and lateral recesses of the maxillary sinus, without necessitating a gingivobuccal or a transseptal incision. Moreover, endoscopic Denker's approach facilitates direct, straight entry to the pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossae.

Lasers in Cholesteatoma Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Objectives: The mainstay of cholesteatoma treatment is surgical and requires the removal of all squamous epithelium from the underlying normal structure. The application of laser technology in middle ear and mastoid surgery has shown promise in achieving both disease eradication and hearing preservation. This systematic review aims to include studies that have assessed the application of laser to the treatment of cholesteatoma and to review its outcomes in terms of disease eradication as well as hearing results.

Lasers in Rhinology-An Update.

Objectives: A wide and evolving range of lasers and their applications often makes it difficult for a busy surgeon to choose the ideal laser for a specific indication. With this in mind, this article aims to summarize the most recent literature concerning laser application in rhinology.

Methods: A literature search from 2000 to 2020 using the PubMed database was employed.

5 Years of Diode Laser "Π" Technique for Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility: A Technique That Improves Airway and Is Friendly to the Voice.

Background: To demonstrate the efficacy of a new laser surgical technique for bilateral vocal fold immobility (BVFI) on postoperative quality of voice and swallowing.

Methods: Prospective study in a tertiary university hospital and a private hospital. Patients with iatrogenic BVFI were included.

Diode Laser for Laryngeal Cancer: "980 nm" and Beyond the Classic CO.

Lasers have been used in otolaryngology for more than 40 years and are widely considered an established way of addressing laryngeal pathology, benign and malignant. Carbon dioxide (CO) laser is considered a gold standard, but over the last 2 decades, a new technology has been developed and established in other medical specialties, not so much in Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), the diode laser. It consists of a flexible fiber that passes through a hollow guidance system and is capable of reaching certain angled spots easier than straight beam systems.

Microdebrider-Assisted Rhinophyma Excision.

Rhinophyma represents a progressive deformity of the nose which leads to cosmetic disfigurement and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. This pathological entity originates from hyperplasia of sebaceous gland tissue, connective tissue, and vessels of the nose and is associated with rosacea and more specifically, stage III rosacea. Surgical treatment is the method of choice.