Goal: The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between pretransplant delayed gastric emptying (DGE) and posttransplant acute cellular rejection (ACR) in lung transplant recipients.
Background: DGE is very prevalent (23% to 91%) after lung transplantation but pretransplant prevalence has not been well studied. DGE may lead to poor posttransplant outcomes by predisposing to microaspiration.
Foreign body ingestion is an under-recognized hazard in adults, especially in the elderly where it may lead to significant morbidity and even mortality. We present the case of an elderly patient who ingested her denture without any reported symptoms. After early recognition, endoscopic retrieval of the item was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Forum Allergy Rhinol
December 2015
Background: Minimally invasive endoscopic resection (MIER) has emerged as the new standard for surgical treatment of sinonasal and skull-base tumors. The objective of the present study was to evaluate quality of life (QOL) 2 years after MIER.
Methods: Prospective 20-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20) data was accrued on 104 patients over 4 years.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol
May 2015
Background: Complete tumor resection with intraoperative frozen section control remains a central tenet of head and neck surgical oncology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of margins in predicting recurrence and disease status following endoscopic resection of sinonasal malignancy.
Methods: This single-institution observational cohort study was performed on 68 patients over a 5-year period who underwent curative minimally invasive endoscopic resection (MIER) for sinonasal malignancies.