Surgical and oncological outcomes of transoral robotic total laryngectomy: A case series.

Objective: To evaluate the oncological, functional and voice rehabilitation outcomes of transoral robotic surgery for total laryngectomy (TORS-TL).

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients treated by TORS-TL was conducted at a single academic medical center. The following outcomes were studied: indication; average robotic set-up and operative times; mean estimated blood loss; postoperative complications; re-feeding features; mean hospital stay; need of adjuvant therapy and voice rehabilitation type.

Validity and Reliability of the French Short Version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (sQOD-NS).

Objective: To develop a French Short Version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (Fr-sQOD) to assess the quality of life impairments of patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD).

Methods: Patients with OD and controls were enrolled from 2 academic centers. Individuals completed the Fr-sQOD, an OD visual analog scale severity, and the French version of the sinonasal outcome tool-22 (SNOT-22).

Oncological, Surgical and Functional Outcomes of Transoral Robotic Cordectomy for Early Glottic Carcinoma.

Objective: To investigate oncological, surgical and functional outcomes of transoral robotic surgery cordectomy (TORS-Co).

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients benefiting from TORS-Co for a cT1a vocal fold squamous cell carcinoma was conducted at a single academic medical center. TORS-Co was performed through da Vinci robot.

Patient and otolaryngologist perceptions of telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and the implementation of quarantine in many European countries led to a swift change in health care delivery. Telemedicine was implemented in many otolaryngological departments to ensure the continuous care. The purpose of this study is to report our experience about telemedicine in 86 patients consulting virtually in our departments.

Epidemiological, otolaryngological, olfactory and gustatory outcomes according to the severity of COVID-19: a study of 2579 patients.

Objective: To investigate prevalence and epidemiological and clinical factors associated with olfactory dysfunction (OD) and gustatory dysfunction (GD) in COVID-19 patients according to the disease severity.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: A total of 2579 patients with a positive diagnosis of COVID-19 were identified between March 22 and June 3, 2020 from 18 European hospitals.

Surgical, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes of Transoral Robotic Supraglottic Laryngectomy.

Objectives/hypothesis: To investigate the surgical, oncological, and functional outcomes of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the treatment of supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Methods: The charts of patients treated by TORS supraglottic laryngectomy (SGL) in an academic medical center were reviewed.

Magnetic resonance imaging of COVID-19 anosmic patients reveals abnormalities of the olfactory bulb: Preliminary prospective study.

• COVID-19 patients with total loss of smell have more olfactory bulb abnormalities at the magnetic resonance imaging than patients without loss of smell. • The olfactory bulb MRI abnormalities may be objectified through a signal intensity ratio measurement that is calculated between the average signals of the olfactory bulb and the frontal white matter. • The loss of smell is probably due to olfactory bulb inflammation related to virus spread.

Features of Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Patients With Dysphonia.

Introduction: To explore the prevalence of dysphonia in European patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and the clinical features of dysphonic patients.

Methods: The clinical and epidemiological data of 702 patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 were collected from 19 European Hospitals. The following data were extracted: age, sex, ethnicity, tobacco consumption, comorbidities, general, and otolaryngological symptoms.

Surgical, clinical and functional outcomes of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngeal cancers: A systematic review.

Background: The aim of this systematic review is to shed light the current indications and outcomes of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) supraglottic laryngectomy (SGL) in patients with supraglottic laryngeal cancer.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Library were searched by three independent otolaryngologists from the Young Otolaryngologists of IFOS for studies investigating the indications, effectiveness and safety of TORS SGL. Surgical, functional, and survival outcomes have been investigated.

Parotitis-Like Symptoms Associated with COVID-19, France, March-April 2020.

We report the clinical features of 3 patients in France who had parotitis (inflammation of the parotid salivary glands) as a clinical manifestation of confirmed coronavirus disease. Results from magnetic resonance imaging support the occurrence of intraparotid lymphadenitis, leading to a parotitis-like clinical picture.

Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions as a clinical presentation of mild-to-moderate forms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a multicenter European study.

Objective: To investigate the occurrence of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions in patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Methods: Patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection were recruited from 12 European hospitals. The following epidemiological and clinical outcomes have been studied: age, sex, ethnicity, comorbidities, and general and otolaryngological symptoms.

Oncological and Surgical Outcomes of Patients Treated by Transoral CO Laser Cordectomy for Early-Stage Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and the outcomes of transoral laser CO microsurgery (TLM) for resection of early-stage squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vocal folds through several additional surgical procedures and tips improving the glottic exposure.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of patients treated by TLM cordectomy in a single European University Hospital for early-stage vocal fold SCCs (Tis, T1a, T1b, and T2). The following TLM outcomes were studied regarding the tumor size (Tis and T1a vs T1b and T2) and the margin status (negative vs positive/suspicious): patient position; type of laryngoscope; requirement to external counter pressure; resection of supraglottic structures (eg, ventricular band, epiglottic petiole, and suprahyoid epiglottis); pre- and postoperative complications; overall survival; disease-specific survival (DSS); and disease-free survival (DFS).

Smoking and papillomavirus DNA in patients with p16-positive N3 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: We investigated the survival of patients with a p16-positive N3 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and the prognostic significance of patient, tumor, and treatment characteristics.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients treated at our Cancer Center for a p16-positive N3 OPSCC between 2003 and 2016. End points were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

Anemia and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are prognostic in p16-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with concurrent chemoradiation.

Objectives: We investigated the prognostic value of pre-treatment hematological parameters in patients with p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous-cell carcinoma (OPSCC).

Material And Methods: Neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and hemoglobin concentration measurement (Hb), were collected on day one of treatment. Endpoints were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).