Delayed Gastric Emptying in Prelung Transplant Patients Is Associated With Posttransplant Acute Cellular Rejection Independent of Reflux.

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: A Curious Case of the Missing Denture.

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.

Long-term changes in quality of life after endoscopic resection of sinonasal and skull-base tumors.

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.

Prognostic value of surgical margins during endoscopic resection of paranasal sinus malignancy.

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.