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How Would You Treat? A Case‐Vignette Study of Provider Treatment Preferences in Human Papillomavirus‐Mediated Oropharyngeal Cancer

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Current guidelines recommend surgical resection, definitive radiotherapy (RT), or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for human papillomavirus (HPV)‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). This study aimed to provide insight into practice patterns of providers who treat HPV‐associated OPSCC.
Sindhura Sridhar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limited condylar mobility by ultrasonography predicts difficult direct laryngoscopy in morbidlyobese patients: An observational study

open access: yesIndian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021
Background and Aims: Unpredictable difficult laryngoscopy remains a challenge for anaesthesiologists, especially in morbidly obese patients. The present study aimed to determine the efficacy of different sonographic measures as predictors of difficult ...
Harika M Bindu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel, Inexpensive Portable Respiratory Protection Unit (PRPU) for Healthcare Workers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: Given concern for increased aerosolization during intubation of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, we sought to create a portable, inexpensive, and easily constructed device to help protect healthcare workers ...
Beckett, Adam, Sampson, Christopher S.
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Laryngeal lymphoma : the high and low grades of rare lymphoma involvement sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The larynx is an extremely rare site of involvement by lymphomatous disease.We present two cases of isolated laryngeal high-grade and another low-grade lymphoma, together with a literature review of laryngeal lymphoma management.peer ...
Azzopardi, Charles Paul   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Enables Primary Tumor Localization and Treatment De‐Escalation in SCCUP: A Case Report

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Unknown primary cancer in the head and neck presents a difficult surgical treatment dilemma. Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary (SCCUP) typically present with an enlarging neck mass found on biopsy but with no indication of primary site on diagnostic exams such as flexible laryngoscopy, CT, MRI, and/or PET/CT ...
Nikhil Bellamkonda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability of perceptions of voice quality: evidence from a problem asthma clinic population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
<p>Introduction: Methods of perceptual voice evaluation have yet to achieve satisfactory consistency; complete acceptance of a recognised clinical protocol is still some way off.</p> <p>Materials and methods: Three speech and ...
A E Stanton   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of In‐Office and General Anesthesia Biopsies for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Public Healthcare System

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We compared treatment delays, costs, and management impact between oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) patients undergoing in‐office versus general anesthesia panendoscopy‐guided biopsies in two large tertiary centers in a public healthcare system. Methods All OPSCC patients included were treated between 2010 and 2024 with
Samuel Bellavance   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Airway management in the paediatric difficult intubation registry: a propensity score matched analysis of outcomes over timeResearch in context

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine
Summary: Background: The Paediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative identified multiple attempts and persistence with direct laryngoscopy as risk factors for complications in children with difficult tracheal intubations and subsequently engaged in ...
Mary Lyn Stein   +104 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should the Glidescope video laryngoscope be used first line for all oral intubations or only in those with a difficult airway? A review of current literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The purpose of this study was to review literature that looked into the efficacy of the Glidescope video laryngoscope versus the Macintosh laryngoscope in oral endotracheal intubations.
Hormis, Anil, Russell, Terrie-Marie
core   +1 more source

Ultrasonic Image Characteristics of Palatine Tonsils in Healthy Children and Analysis of Factors Influencing Image Quality

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Ultrasound, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 436-444, March/April 2025.
The ultrasound detection rate of the palatine tonsils in children was good. There are characteristic ultrasonic image manifestations. Tonsil ultrasound image quality is affected by individual and local factors. ABSTRACT Objective To explore the ultrasonic image characteristics of palatine tonsils in healthy children and the factors affecting image ...
Ying Cao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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