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Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024)

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder characterized by abnormal breathing during sleeping. OSA can damage various organs throughout the body and is burdensome, both socially and economically. Moreover, as OSA has been increasingly studied in recent years, new evidence‐based guidelines for its diagnosis and surgical ...
Working Group of Guideline for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult OSA   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stage T4B head and neck cancer survival outcome comparisons based on treatment modality: is surgery a viable treatment option? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
IMPORTANCE: Advanced stage head and neck cancers are often deemed unresectable due to the aggressive nature of the cancer. In evaluating survival patterns of patients with stage IVb tumors, it is valuable to determine whether patients who undergo ...
Kidwai, Neiha
core   +1 more source

Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of spindle cell carcinoma of the larynx or hypopharynx: A report of three cases

open access: yesOncology Letters, 2014
Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a rare and unusual biphasic malignant tumor, which involves sarcomatoid proliferation of pleomorphic spindle cells and squamous cell carcinoma.
Yijun Zheng, M. Xiao, Jian-yan Tang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impact of BMI on the Differences Between Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Müller Maneuver

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore the differences in drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and Müller Maneuver (MM) results and study the impact of body mass index (BMI) on these differences. Study Design Prospective observational study. Methods Forty patients with OSAHS were included in this study.
Jun‐Fang Xue   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypopharynx giant fibrovascular polyps

open access: yesActa Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2017
Hypopharyngeal fibrovascular polyps are rare in clinical work and often asymptomatic and overlooked for years until severe or even life-threatening onset of obstruction.
Pingdong Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic Significance of the Pretreatment Neutrophil‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio and Tumor‐Associated Neutrophils in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Oral Pathology &Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The prognostic significance of the neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and tumor‐associated neutrophils (TANs) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a subject of considerable research interest. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to evaluate the relationship between pretreatment NLR and TANs and ...
Ahana Kapuge Dona Varuni Yashodha Ratnayake   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is precision medicine the solution to improve organ preservation in laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer? A position paper by the Preserve Research Group

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
In locally advanced (LA) laryngeal/hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LHSCC), larynx preservation (LP) strategies aim at the cure of the disease while preserving a functional larynx, thus avoiding total laryngectomy and the associated impact on the ...
Davide Mattavelli   +27 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usefulness of a dedicated mouthpiece for the Valsalva maneuver to visualize the hypopharynx during transoral endoscopy

open access: yesEndoscopy International Open, 2020
Background and study aims Patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are at high risk of developing second primary SCCs in the hypopharynx. However, such second primary tumors are difficult to observe because of lumen closure.
Minoru Kato   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

No Evidence of Microsatellite Instability in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Non‐Smokers and Non‐Drinkers

open access: yesJournal of Oral Pathology &Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction While the prevalence of microsatellite instability (MSI) is low in the whole head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) population, it has been suggested to be more prominent in tumors of non‐smokers. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine the presence of MSI in a cohort of well‐defined HNSCC of non‐smokers and non ...
F. J. Mulder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Cases Who Underwent Reconstruction Through Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap after Laryngopharyngectomy

open access: yesTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2016
Objective: In this retrospective study, we discussed the results of patients who underwent hypopharynx reconstruction through a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) after laryngopharyngectomy.Methods: Twenty-three patients who underwent total ...
Battal Tahsin Somuk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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