Neck lump clinics: is on-site assessment of fine needle aspirate diagnostic adequacy cost-effective?Journal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 127 Số 11 - Trang 1122-1126 - 2013
Christopher Burgess, L Dias, Elizabeth Maughan, Ram Moorthy
AbstractObjectives:To establish the diagnostic adequacy of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology samples at the East Berkshire neck lump clinic, and to perform a cost-benefit analysis related to the hypothetical addition of an on-site cytology technician (required to review fine needle aspir...... hiện toàn bộ
Diagnostic imaging of the nose and paranasal sinusesJournal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 103 Số 5 - Trang 453-460 - 1989
Glyn Lloyd
AbstractThere are four principal modalities now used by the Radiologist to investigate the nose and paranasal sinuses. These are: plain X-ray, conventional tomography, computerised tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR). Plain X-ray is the initial examination, and is used as a screening procedure before employing one of the tomographic techniques. Conventiona...... hiện toàn bộ
Smoking cessation in chronic Reinke's oedemaJournal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 104 Số 8 - Trang 626-628 - 1990
Poul-Erik Højslet, Villy Moesgaard-Nielsen, Mogens Karlsmose
AbstractIn evaluating the long term results of surgical treatment of Reinke's oedema, there has been found to be a high incidence of recurrence. The recurrence rate is significantly lower amongst those patients who gave up smoking after treatment. A group of patients with chronic Reinke's oedema were followed for six months. Maximum efforts were made to help the pa...... hiện toàn bộ
Prognostic factors for secondary recurrence of pleomorphic adenoma: a 20-year, retrospective studyJournal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 127 Số 9 - Trang 902-907 - 2013
O. Malard, Richard F. Wagner, Michaël Joubert, A.S. Delemazure, E. Rio, Nicolas Durand, F. Espitalier
AbstractPurpose:To evaluate the results of treatment of parotid pleomorphic adenoma, and the risk factors for secondary recurrence.Materials and methods:Single-centre, retrospective study of 32 patients with pleom...... hiện toàn bộ
Role of limited parotidectomy in management of pleomorphic adenomaJournal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 121 Số 12 - Trang 1126-1128 - 2007
Jonas T. Johnson, Alfio Ferlito, Johan Fagan, Patrick J. Bradley, Alessandra Rinaldo
AbstractThere is continued controversy over the extent of parotidectomy required for removal of a benign pleomorphic adenoma from the parotid gland. Currently, consensus exists that the integrity of the facial nerve must be preserved when the tumour is totally removed.As a result of experience gained in the first half of the twentieth century, it w...... hiện toàn bộ
Carcinoma cuniculatum of the larynx: a rare clinicopathological entityJournal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 122 Số 10 - Trang 1118-1123 - 2008
Roberto Puxeddu, Daniele Cocco, Giuseppina Parodo, G. Mallarini, M.P. Medda, Peter A. Brennan
AbstractObjective:Carcinoma cuniculatum is a rare variant of low-grade squamous cell carcinoma. We report the second case of carcinoma cuniculatum of the larynx in the literature.Method:Case report and review of t...... hiện toàn bộ
Reduction meatoplasty with a post-auricular island flapJournal of Laryngology and Otology - Tập 121 Số 2 - Trang 158-159 - 2007
Richard J. Harvey, Paul Fagan, Michael A. Baldwin
The importance of an adequate meatoplasty is often emphasised in mastoid surgery. However, bigger is not always better, as an excessively widened external meatus can be cosmetically unacceptable, provide little extra benefit for cleaning, be an obstacle to the good fitting of hearing aids and expose the mastoid cavity to exaggerated caloric effect.The problems created by a...... hiện toàn bộ