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What is the cost benefit ratio of sending adeno-tonsillar tissues for histology: does adenoid/tonsillar tissue in children undergo malignant transformation?

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
Due to the enormous amount spent on histology of adenoid and tonsillar samples from children with adeno-tonsillectomy with no confirmed result of malignancy, it has become expedient to reconsider sending such tissues for histology.
Josephat Maduabuchi Chinawa, Awoere Tamunosiki Chinawa, James Akpe, Lovelyn Kelvin-Iloafu, Vivian Onukwuli   +4 more
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New clinical staging for pharyngeal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea patients,

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014
Introduction: The success of pharyngeal surgery in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome depends on the appropriate selection of patients. Objective: To propose a new staging for indication of pharyngeal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea ...
Tatiana Aguiar Vidigal, Fernanda Louise Martinho Haddad, Rafael Ferreira Pacheco Cabral, Maria Claudia Soares Oliveira, Ricardo Rodrigues Cavalcante, Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt, Sergio Tufik, Luis Carlos Gregório   +7 more
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How I Do It: Nasoseptal Flap for Reconstruction of Isolated Soft Palate Defect

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
A vascularized nasoseptal flap (NSF) provides a novel transnasal option for repairing soft palatal fistulas when traditional transoral flaps have failed or are unavailable, potentially avoiding the morbidity of regional or free tissue transfer. In the current patient who had an 8 × 6 mm soft palatal fistula, the NSF was harvested from the septum and ...
Vincent M. Desiato, Raven T. Dunn, Rushil R. Dang, John R. Craig   +3 more
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Accelerated involution of germinal center in palatine tonsils in IgA nephropathy.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAltered immunological responses in the palatine tonsils may be involved in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The germinal center serves as the site for antigen-specific humoral immune responses in the palatine tonsils. Germinal center
Hiroyuki Ueda, Kensuke Joh, Yoshimi Ueda, Hirokazu Marumoto, Masahiro Okabe, Nao Isaka, Nobuo Tsuboi, Hiromi Kojima, Yoichi Miyazaki, Takashi Yokoo   +9 more
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Pediatric Epiglottopexy: A Scoping Review of Indications, Techniques, Outcomes, and Complications

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This scoping review synthesizes the indications, techniques, outcomes, and complications of pediatric epiglottopexy across 24 studies comprising 371 patients from ten countries. Epiglottopexy, most often performed alongside supraglottoplasty, was associated with favorable respiratory and swallowing outcomes, though the evidence base consists ...
Karim Estephan, Mathieu Bergeron
wiley   +1 more source

Seven Home Minus Tonsils

, 1964
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Garland General Hospital, where seven members of the Tom Carptenter family gave up their tonsils in one ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Innate response activator (IRA) B cells reside in human tonsils and internalize bacteria in vitro [PDF]

, 2015
Innate response activator (IRA) B cells have been described in mice as a subset of B-1a B cells that produce granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and have been found in the spleen upon activation.
Manetti, Andrea, Del Giudice, Giuseppe, MONTAGNANI, FRANCESCA, Ruggiero, Paolo, Antonio Romano, Francesca Montagnani, Rocco Cantisani (753812), Castellino, Flora, Paolo Ruggiero, Andrea Manetti (753814), Laura Pancotto (222685), ROMANO, ANTONIO, Flora Castellino, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Francesca Montagnani (459741), Nico Chiappini, Sylvie Bertholet (231797), Andrea Manetti, Chiappini, Nico, Cantisani, Rocco, Rocco Cantisani, Sylvie Bertholet, Laura Pancotto, Rosa, Domenico, Pancotto, Laura, Domenico Rosa (753813), Domenico Rosa, Bertholet, Sylvie, Flora Castellino (222689), Antonio Romano (753815), Nico Chiappini (148419), Paolo Ruggiero (5087), Giuseppe Del Giudice (222696), Manetti Andrea, Del Giudice Giuseppe, Bertholet Sylvie, Romano Antonio, Chiappini Nico, Cantisani Rocco, Pancotto Laura, Montagnani Francesca, Ruggiero Paolo, Castellino Flora, Rosa Domenico   +43 more
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Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscess in Pediatric Age: A Case Report

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background: Bilateral peritonsillar abscesses are a rare occurrence in children. Peritonsillar abscess is characterized by the pushing of the tonsils forward and toward the uvula.
Amani Azizalrahman, Areej Abdullah Alawadh, Bsaim Abdulsalam Altirkistani   +2 more
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EHR‐Integrated Synoptic Operative Reporting for Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
EHR‐integrated synoptic operative templates for head and neck oncologic surgery was developed and implemented at a tertiary academic cancer center. Departmental adherence rose from 49% to nearly 80% over 6 months, and 94.5% of reviewed cases met targets for complete, internally consistent documentation. The resulting structured data dictionary provides
Miriam N. Lango, Avery Sinnathamby, Marc‐Elie Nader, Paul W. Gidley, Karen Y. Choi, Mark Zafereo, Carly E. A. Barbon, Kristen B. Pytynia, Anastasios Maniakas, Amy Hessel, Ryan P. Goepfert, Faisal I. Ahmad, Jennifer L. Anderson, Sahil K. Kapur, Jolyn S. Taylor   +14 more
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Cannabis Use and Prolonged Opioid Utilization After Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstructive Surgery

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Goal This study investigates the risk of prolonged postoperative opioid use and functional outcomes of free flap reconstruction in head and neck cancer patients with a history of cannabis use. Methods Patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction (2005–2025) were identified using the TriNetX database and stratified by cannabis use.
Ella P. Jackert, Tyler Gallagher, Mmasiolu Gamero, Zachary Thompson, Albert Li, Niels C. Kokot   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source