ABSTRACT Background Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of adjunctive corticosteroid versus standard treatment alone in facial infections. Methods Eligibility criteria: Included clinical comparative studies (randomized or non‐randomized) evaluating adjunctive corticosteroids versus standard care in patients with bacterial ...
Umer Hussain +11 more
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Airway First: A Retrospective Study of Tracheotomy-Primed Sclerotherapy for High-Risk Cervicofacial Venous Malformations. [PDF]
Jiang X +5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate oncological outcomes and their predictors following salvage oropharyngectomy. Methods This single‐center retrospective study included patients who underwent a salvage oropharyngectomy in an irradiated neck for recurrent or metachronous oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) between 2014 and 2023.
Jade Saykaly +8 more
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Successful Primary Closure of Cricotracheostomy Fistula after Cardiac Surgery: Usefulness of Cricotracheostomy in Post-Sternotomy. [PDF]
Toyosaki M +8 more
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Attempt to improve functional outcomes in supracricoid laryngectomy in T2b and T3 glottic cancers [PDF]
Maciej Tokarski +3 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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Nursing care of a patient with negative symptoms of schizophrenia who underwent tracheotomy: A case report. [PDF]
Li JY, Liu XE, Li W, Wang LN.
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Acromegaly Presenting With Cricoarytenoid Joint Arthropathy
Excess growth hormone in acromegaly induces characteristic acral and soft tissue overgrowth (particularly in the face and hands), arthropathies, as well as cardiovascular and metabolic complications. Similar proliferative changes can occur in the larynx, where hypertrophy of the arytenoid and cricoid cartilages may impair vocal fold mobility.
Samantha Salvi Cruz +3 more
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Fetal Therapy, Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment Procedure and Neonatal Surgery for Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome: A Successful Sequential Management of a Fetus With Congenital Laryngeal Atresia. [PDF]
Tian X +6 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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