Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in otolaryngologic patients.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to present incidence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in otolaryngologic patients and make recommendations on appropriate thromboprophylaxis.

Methods: The methods used in this study are as follows: 5-year retrospective review in a tertiary care otolaryngology practice and computer-based search from 2000 to 2005. Cases were segregated into ambulatory vs inpatient procedures and malignant vs nonmalignant diagnoses.

In-office surgical repair of nasal valve stenosis.

Background: Nasal valve (NV) stenosis is a well-known cause of nasal obstruction (NO) and congestion but it is often overlooked because the typical surgical therapies are complex and often associated with cosmetic changes. A simplified surgical procedure is needed to address straightforward stenosis of the NV in patients with no need of cosmetic improvement or cartilage grafting. The purpose of this article is to describe a simplified surgical procedure to relieve symptoms of NO without extensive surgical dissection, sedation, cartilage grafting, or cosmetic change.

Clinical investigation and mechanism of air-bone gaps in large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.

Objectives: Patients with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS) often demonstrate an air-bone gap at the low frequencies on audiometric testing. The mechanism causing such a gap has not been well elucidated. We investigated middle ear sound transmission in patients with LVAS, and present a hypothesis to explain the air-bone gap.

Image-guided osteoplastic frontal sinusotomy.

Background: A 6-ft Caldwell radiograph template and transillumination, typically, are used to elucidate the frontal sinus outline for osteoplastic frontal sinusotomy (OFS). These techniques can be fraught with imprecision. The consequences of imprecise OFS may result in significant complications.