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Outcomes of HPV+ Oropharyngeal Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Following Transoral Robotic Surgery

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is challenging. Given the relative rarity of this condition and the recent use of primary transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in modern diagnostic and treatment algorithms, long‐term oncologic outcomes are unclear.
Theodore A. Gobillot, Gregory Weinstein, Austin Cao, Jake J. Lee, Robert M. Brody, Devraj Basu, Bert W. O'Malley Jr, D. Gregory Farwell, Steven Cannady, Alexander Lin, John Lukens, Michelle Gentile, Jason G. Newman, Ara A. Chalian, Lova Sun, Deepak Lakshmipathy, Roger B. Cohen, Christopher H. Rasskeh, Karthik Rajasekaran   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Early versus Interval Tonsillectomy in Cases of Peritonsillar Abscess

Life and Science, 2020
Objective: To compare early versus interval tonsillectomy in cases of peritonsillar abscess. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at ENT Department of Combined Military Hospital, Mardan from January 2017
Muhammad Ahmed Khan, Attique Ahmed, Muhammad Khan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of celecoxib and acetaminophen for pain relief in pediatric day case tonsillectomy: A randomized double‐blind study

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective Post‐tonsillectomy pain is a common morbidity in children. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of celecoxib with acetaminophen on pain relief in pediatric day‐case tonsillectomy.
Mohammad Faramarzi, Sareh Roosta, Mohammad Hossein Eghbal, Bahar Nouri Rahmatabadi, Ali Faramarzi, Soliman Mohammadi‐Samani, Mahmood Shishegar, Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transoral Robotic‐Assisted Removal of a Submucosal Pyriform Sinus Foreign Body

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Submucosal foreign bodies of the medial pyriform sinus represent a challenge given limited visualization and difficult retraction with endoscopic approaches, and risk of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve with open approaches. We present a novel case utilizing the Da Vinci SP system for removal of an embedded fishbone from the medial pyriform ...
Elisabeth Wenneker, Rebecca Doctor, Ari Schuman, Adam Szymanowski, Ray Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of laser tonsillectomy compared to conventional cold steel tonsillectomy in children

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
Background: The Effectiveness of CO2 laser tonsillectomy is not conclusively known. The current study aimed to determine its effectiveness compared to the cold steel dissection for tonsillectomy in children. Methods: This interventional study was done
Manar Qasim Mohammed Raoof, Mohammed Radef Dawood   +1 more
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Clinical Profile of Post-Tonsillectomy Bleeding: A 30-Month Institutional Review

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2010
Objective:  To determine the prevalence of post-tonsillectomy bleeding in our institution and to describe the clinical characteristics, tonsillectomy techniques and post-tonsillectomy bleeding intervention in these patients. Methods:  Study Design: 
Sarah D. Moral, Ann Kathleen C. Barlin, Jose M. Acuin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

11-HEMOSTASIS WITH SURGICEL FOR TONSILLECTOMY: A PILOT STUDY [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2009
This study aimed to evaluate the use of surgicel as the primary hemostasis method in tonsillectomy. It is a cross-sectional prospective study included 211 patients who underwent tonsillectomy alone or with conjugation with adenoidectomy over a period of ...
Abdulmohsen E Hussain, Yaseen H Ali
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Adenotonsillectomy for Publicly Insured Children With Sleep‐Disordered Breathing

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine sociodemographic factors (e.g., race, ethnicity, rural status) in adenotonsillectomy rates for pediatric obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing with public insurance. Methods This study included patients < 18 years with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing with 12‐month follow‐up from 2011 to 2020 using ...
Phayvanh P. Pecha, Pamela L. Ferguson, Marvella E. Ford, Paul J. Nietert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tonsillectomy reduces the family impact of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome and improves health-related quality of life in affected children

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023
Background Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an autoinflammatory disorder that primarily affects young children, and typically gives rise to fever episodes that recur monthly for several years ...
Karin Rydenman, Carina Sparud-Lundin, Anna Karlsson-Bengtsson, Stefan Berg, Anders Fasth, Per Wekell   +5 more
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OBSERVATIONS ON TONSILLECTOMY [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1899
There is yet a lamentable uncertainty and want of precision in the terms used generally by the profession in reference to the pharynx and larynx, this, too, notwithstanding the great amount that has been written and spoken on this particular subject. Such indiscriminate use of terms is not alone by the general practitioner, but in many cases by those ...
openaire   +2 more sources