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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
, 2013 Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher +3 more
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Primary Laryngeal Aspergillosis in the Immunocompetent Patient
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2022 Introduction Fungal infections of the larynx are truly rare in immunocompetent people with only a handful of cases reported in the past five decades.
TC Vikram Raj Mohanam +6 more
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Dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: impact on patient behavior, diet adaptation, and riluzole management [PDF]
, 2017 This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical features associated with deteriorated swallow in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with spinal and bulbar onset, describe the modification of diet and liquid intake, and assess the ...
CAMBIERI, CHIARA +7 more
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Mortality in young adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundBeginning in 1958, the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile was exposed to high arsenic concentrations (870 µg/L) when it switched water sources. The exposure abruptly stopped in 1970 when an arsenic-removal plant commenced operations.
Ferreccio, Catterina +5 more
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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A Unique Cause of Upper Airway Obstruction in a Child: Laryngeal Lipoma
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 There are lots of diseases causing pediatric upper airway obstruction and stridor. They can be both congenital or acquired. While congenital causes are laryngomalacia, vocal cord palsy, congenital subglottic stenosis, acquired ones range from infections ...
Kerem Kökoğlu, İbrahim Ketenci
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 This study investigated postoperative complications after surgery for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in Europe. Hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and bleeding requiring reoperation occurred in 170 (26·2 per cent), 62 (13·7 per cent) and 17 (2·6 per cent) patients respectively.
D.‐J. van Beek +18 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011 The ideal approach for the treatment of glottal insufficiency remains a challenge for laryngologists. AIM: This experimental study assessed the histological changes and fibrosis caused by autologous fascia lata grafts into the rabbit voice muscle.
Bruno de Rezende Pinna +3 more
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Trends and inequalities in laryngeal cancer survival in men and women: England and Wales 1991-2006. [PDF]
, 2011 Laryngeal cancer in men is a relatively common malignancy, with a marked socioeconomic gradient in survival between affluent and deprived patients. Cancer of the larynx in women is rare. Survival tends to lower than for men, and little is known about the
Birchall, Martin +3 more
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Bilateral Laryngocele Causing Epiglottic Deformity and Upper Airway Obstruction
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2019 Laryngocele is the cystic dilatation of laryngeal ventricle. Most cases are asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed in radiologic examinations. Although the etiology is unclear, obstruction, laryngeal pressure, congenital defects are possible risk ...
İrfan Kara +3 more
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