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Analysis of causes for non-stone parotid obstructions
Parotid obstructions can cause repeated swelling of the glands. Previously, duct stones were thought to be the main cause of obstructions, but salivary gland endoscopy examinations have revealed the absence of stones or foreign bodies in the duct system ...
TAO Qian, HUANG Yun
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What's New? The overall survival of patients with salivary gland malignancies has shown limited progress. Here, the authors evaluated the impact of establishing a multidisciplinary tumor board to ensure standardized diagnostic and treatment procedures at a certified cancer center.
Nils Feldmann +3 more
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Vegetable twig causing obstructive parotid sialadenitis
We report the case of a 4-year-old boy with obstructive parotid sialadenitis in whom the classic clinical presentation clinched the diagnosis which highlights the importance of applied anatomy and clinical examination even in the present age of novel ...
Jonathan Theodore Gondi, Suhasini Gazula
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Historically USPIO has been used to help with nodal staging but not in primary tumors. The ability to concentrate USPIO may help to differentiate BMT from other types of parotid tumors.
Jason M. Johnson +8 more
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Pediatric Parotid Masses [PDF]
To evaluate the incidence, types, and treatment outcomes of pediatric parotid lesions.Retrospective case review, histological tissue review, and literature review.Tertiary care center.All patients aged 18 years and younger with parotid masses evaluated and treated at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, from January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1997.Parotid ...
L J, Orvidas +4 more
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Upper Airway Obstruction due to Kaposi Sarcoma—Presenting Sign of HIV: Case Report and Review
This study presents a case of undiagnosed HIV presenting with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck with acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) and provides an updated scoping literature review to examine the patient characteristics, lesion characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of KS cases with UAO from the pharynx, larynx, and/or trachea.
Zachary A. Wykoff +3 more
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Mesna in Otologic Surgery: Efficacy and Safety—A Scoping Review
PRISMA flow diagram indicating the process of systematic inclusion and exclusion of articles. ABSTRACT Objective Mesna (Sodium 2‐mercaptoethanesulfonate) is widely used as a mucolytic agent and uroprotective agent. Recently, its disulfide bond‐breaking property has been applied in otologic surgery to facilitate safer dissection of cholesteatoma and ...
Kevork H. Atamian +4 more
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Primary parotid lymphoma from a regional cancer center in South India
Background and Purpose: Primary parotid lymphoma (PPL) is an unusual entity and comprises 5% of salivary gland neoplasms and 5% of extra nodal lymphomas. There is limited data in Indian population.
Lakshmaiah KC +10 more
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Objective Ultrasound (US) is a well‐established imaging modality for the evaluation of head and neck anatomy. The Butterfly iQ is a handheld ultrasound device that uses a semiconductor silicon chip array (capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers ...
David Y. Goldrich +4 more
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Choice and Death: Analysis of Medical Assistance in Dying for Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario
The uptake of MAiD for head and neck cancer (HNC) has been steadily increasing since 2016, when MAiD first became available in Canada. Our study projects a substantial increase in the future use of MAiD for patients with HNC. As such, our health system needs to re‐evaluate and implement the necessary infrastructure to support the projected increase in ...
Tanika Curry +8 more
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