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Endoscopic landmarks corresponding to anatomical landmarks for esophageal subsite classification

open access: yesDEN Open
Objectives Individual treatment strategies for esophageal cancer have been investigated based on the anatomical subsite classification. Accurate subsite classification based on these anatomical landmarks is thus important. We investigated the suitability
Ryu Ishihara   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Enhanced Clinical Decision Support for Diagnosing Sinusitis With Nasal Endoscopy

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sinusitis is a prevalent disease for which nasal endoscopy (NE) is an optimal diagnostic modality. However, NE accuracy is limited by inter‐operator variability in landmark identification and localization of mucus that is necessary for sinusitis diagnosis. We sought to develop a novel multi‐class machine learning (ML) framework that
Dipesh Gyawali   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharyngeal and Cervical Cancer Incidences Significantly Correlate with Personal UV Doses Among Whites in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Because we found UV-exposed oral tissue cells have reduced DNA repair and apoptotic cell death compared with skin tissue cells, we asked if a correlation existed between personal UV dose and the incidences of oral and pharyngeal cancer in the United ...
Godar, Dianne E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of Local Bupivacaine Injection of Postoperative Pain in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Regional anesthesia is effective in alleviating postoperative pain and reducing the requirement for systemic pain medications. However, optimal postoperative pain management in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) remains challenging.
Wiracha Leewannapasai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention programme) for low‐resource settings: a prospective quality improvement study

open access: yesBJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Should We Enlarge the Pharynx in Obstructive Sleep Apnea? [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1996
Philippe Collard   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Pharynx and Naso-Pharynx [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Laryngology, Rhinology, and Otology, 1906
openaire   +1 more source

Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost After Temperature‐Controlled Radiofrequency Treatment of Nasal Airway Obstruction: A Real‐World Longitudinal Claims Analysis

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nasal airway obstruction (NAO) is prevalent with substantial health and quality of life burdens. Nasal valve collapse (NVC) is one structural cause of NAO. Temperature‐controlled radiofrequency (TCRF) nasal valve remodeling offers an alternative to invasive surgery.
David W. Kennedy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial contamination in milk kitchens in pediatric hospitals in Salvador, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Milk may represent an important source of infectious agents to hospitalized pediatric patients. To describe the bacterial microflora isolated from the hands, stools, pharynx of all workers at milk kitchens in pediatric hospitals in the city of Salvador ...
Romilda Castro Cairo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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