Publications by authors named "Wouter L Lodder"
Purpose: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is usually caused by collapse of the base of tongue (BOT) and impacts patients' overall health. Despite current conventional therapies, some patients do not achieve satisfactory results. Reduction of BOT using Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) emerges as a promising treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: A nasal septal abscess after placement of a dental implant is seldom seen and is usually caused by an infection around the implant. A septal haematoma following dental implantation leading to septal abscess formation has never been reported.
Methods And Results: We present a case of a patient who developed a septal abscess after dental implantation without accompanying signs of infection around the implant.
Objective: To quantify the impact of acoustic neuroma on the quality-of-life (QOL) patients in the United Kingdom.
Study Design: Online questionnaire survey.
Patients: Members of the British Acoustic Neuroma Association received PANQOL questionnaires.
Objectives: To assess the correlation between the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measurement, and to determine which outcome variable correlates with patient satisfaction and thereby, provide an indication of successful surgical outcome.
Design: Prospective case series SETTING: Tertiary rhinology service (Liverpool, U.K) PARTICIPANTS: Patients having surgery (septoplasty, turbinoplasty) for nasal obstruction.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the strength of content validity within the facial dysfunction domain of the Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life (PANQOL) Scale and to compare how it correlates with a facial dysfunction-specific QOL instrument (Facial Clinimetric Evaluation, FaCE). The study design is online questionnaire survey. Members of the British Acoustic Neuroma Association received both PANQOL questionnaires and the FaCE scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives/hypothesis: To evaluate the short-term voice outcomes of vocal fold augmentation using fat compared to calcium hydroxylapatite product Radiesse Voice (Merz Aesthetics).
Study Design: Retrospective study design.
Methods: Sixty-six consecutive patients with vocal fold insufficiency were recruited, including the final 33 patients treated with fat and all 33 patients treated with calcium hydroxylapatite product.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine a set of MRI lymph node characteristics predictive for extranodal tumor spread (ENS) in head and neck cancer patients.
Methods: In 39 patients, 60 lymph nodes with on MRI a minimal axial diameter of more than 1cm or an inhomogeneous enhancement were studied. Two radiologists evaluated all MR-images for findings potentially indicative of the presence of ENS.
Background: Tumor volume is a significant prognostic factor in the treatment of malignant head and neck tumors. Unfortunately, it is not routinely measured because of the workload involved.
Methods: Twenty-one patients, between 2009 and 2010, were studied.
Background: Extranodal spread (ENS) of tumors is widely used as a prognosticator for patients with head and neck cancer and is used as an indicator for postoperative treatment. However, the histopathologic agreement among pathologists on the assessment of the presence or absence of this criterion has never been studied.
Methods: The interobserver and intraobserver agreement among 10 pathologists on the diagnosis of ENS in 41 tumor-positive lymph nodes was evaluated.
Objectives: To investigate tumour-thickness measurement with an intra-operative ultrasound (US) probe.
Methods: A retrospective data analysis was undertaken for a total of 65 patients with a T1-2 oral cavity cancer, who were seen at a tertiary referral centre between 2004 and 2010. The correspondence between tumour thickness measured by ultrasonography and histopathology was assessed by Pearson's correlation coefficient, and also between tumour thickness and the development of neck metastasis.