"Endoscopy Salon" for Controlling Respiratory Droplet Spreading During Endoscopic Procedure.

 Preventing droplet dispersal is an important issue for decreasing the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) transmission rate; numerous personal protective equipment (PPE) devices have been recently developed for this.  To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel PPE device to prevent droplet spread during nasal endoscopic and fiber optic laryngoscopic examination and postuse equipment cleaning technique.  The "endoscopy salon" was created with a hooded salon hair dryer, plastic sheath, and silicone nipple.

Survival Benefit of Intervention Treatment in Advanced Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.

Background: The management of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is controversial; thus, proper treatment and prognostic factors should be investigated.

Objectives: To compare the survival outcomes of the intervention and palliative treatment in ATC patients.

Methods: A hospital-based retrospective study was conducted at a single tertiary university hospital.

An impact of microscopic positive margin on incomplete response after I-131 treatment in differentiated thyroid cancer.

Objective: To find an impact of microscopic positive margin on incomplete response after initial I-131 therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively recruited patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent total thyroidectomy and received the first dose of radioiodine during January 2014-February 2018. Patients with grossly incomplete tumor resection or distant metastasis at the time of radioiodine therapy were excluded.

Comparison of quality of life between patients undergoing trans-oral endoscopic thyroid surgery and conventional open surgery.

Background: Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy allows obviating scar of the neck that expects to gain quality of life (QOL). However, the benefit of the QOL from this technique has not been adequately investigated, therefore, this study compared the QOL outcomes, including cosmetic outcomes, between thyroidectomy by trans-oral endoscopy and conventional open surgery.

Methods: A study was conducted from January 30, 2017 to November 10, 2018.

The Efficacy of a Home Treatment Program Combined With Office-Based Canalith Repositioning Procedure for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of the home treatment program combined with office-based canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) versus office-based CRP alone for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Method: One hundred six patients with BPPV were randomly assigned to the home treatment program combined with office-based CRP group and the office-based CRP only group.

The Accuracy of Digital Radiography for Diagnosis of Fishbone Foreign Bodies in the Throat.

 Some patients with a fishbone as a foreign body of difficult diagnosis may require further investigations. Generally, radiography is used as the first choice for finding the fishbone.  The objective of this study is to determine the accuracy of digital radiography for diagnosis of fishbone foreign body in the throat  This descriptive experimental study design has three phases.

Time for Eustachian Tube Function Recovery in Children with Cleft Palate after the 2-Flap Palatoplasty with Intravelarveloplasty.

Objective: Evaluate the clinical outcomes regarding the time needed for Eustachian tube recovery and evaluate associated factors for the recovery in children with cleft palate undergoing primary 2-flap palatoplasty with intravelarveloplasty at Srinagarind Hospital.

Material And Method: This was a retrospective descriptive study of 82 consecutive non-syndromic cleft palate patients with/without cleft lip, who underwent primary palatoplasty at Srinagarind Hospital between January 2007 and December 2010. Demographic data were collected including sex, cleft type, age of palatoplasty, operating surgeon, type of tympanogram, oronasal fistula, ventilation tube insertion, age of ventilation tube insertion, and number of ventilation tube insertion.

Audiologic Outcomes after Myringotomy with Pressure Equalizing Tube Insertion in Cleft Palate Children with Otitis Media with Effusion.

Objectives: To examine: 1) the audiology outcomes in cleft palate patients with otitis media with effusion (OME) after myringotomy with pressure equalizing tube (PE tube), 2) the extrusion time of the PE tubes, and 3) the recurrence of the disease.

Material And Method: Study population were patients with cleft palate who received treatment in a multidisciplinary program “Smart Smile & Speech Project” at Srinagarind Hospital from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2009. Retrospective chart review was conducted to identify patients with OME who had received treatment by myringotomy with PE tube at least one year or more before the time of study.

The treatment of 4-5 year-old patients with cleft lip and cleft palate in Tawanchai Center: follow-up.

Background: The highest incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate in Thailand occurs in the Northeast Region. Tawanchai Center was set up 10 years ago to be a specialized medical care center where an interdisciplinary team provides care for cleft lip and cleft palate patients. There has never previously been a study about 4-5 year old patients treated and followed-up by the multidisciplinary team.

The burden of head and neck cancers in Thailand.

Objective: To determine the overall burden of disease vis-a-vis head and neck cancers in Thailand, as indicated by visits to healthcare units, admissions for treatment and expenditures at all levels of the healthcare delivery system.

Material And Method: A descriptive study was conducted by retrieving and analysing data for the fiscal year 2010 from the National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Social Security Office, Thailand and from in-patient data of the Civil Servants Benefit System from the Comptroller General's Department.

Results: In 2010, there were 167,199 visits to outpatient departments (OPDs) and 26,012 admissions to hospital (IPD) for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers.

Fractured metallic tracheostomy tube in a child: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Tracheostomy is a common airway procedure for life support. The fracture of the tracheostomy tube is a rare complication. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy whose fractured stainless steel tracheostomy tube dislodged into the tracheobronchial tree.

Bacteriology of granulation tissue in laryngotracheal stenosis patients.

Background: The formation of granulation tissue is an important factor promoting recurrence after surgical treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis. Bacterial infection was claimed to be the cause.

Objective: The present study aimed to identify the bacteriology of granulation tissue in laryngotracheal stenosis patients.

Dysphagia after total laryngectomy resulting from hypocalcemia: case report.

Although hypocalcemia is a common postoperative complication of patients who have undergone a total laryngectomy with total thyroidectomy for treatment of laryngeal cancer or cancer of adjacent organs and hypocalcemia can produce the symptom of dysphagia, there has never been a report that hypocalcemia is the cause of dysphagia in these patients. The authors reported two cases who had hypocalcemia after total laryngectomy with total thyroidectomy and presented with sudden and severe dysphagia. However, the symptom of dysphagia was dramatically improved after calcium replacement therapy.