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Early intervention for head and neck cancer-related lymphedema significantly improves swallowing function and patient-reported outcomes, supporting timely multidisciplinary care.
This study analyzes 1355 cleft palate repairs by modified Sommerlad-Furlow technique, identifying key predictors such as cleft width, surgeon qualification, postoperative infection, and operation duration that influence delayed wound healin
A large-scale phenotypic screen of 9,139 knockout mouse lines identified 18 candidate genes linked to retinal and hearing abnormalities, offering promising new targets for understanding and diagnosing Usher syndrome.
Free mucosal grafting on the contralateral side during nasal septal perforation repair enhances healing, achieving over 90% anatomical closure with rapid re-epithelialization and improved nasal symptoms.
This study demonstrates that reducing radiation fields in advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma lowers toxicity without compromising locoregional tumor control, supporting personalized radiotherapy strategies.
MRI positivity in 52% of idiopathic acute unilateral audiovestibulopathy patients correlates significantly with vestibular deficits, particularly in the posterior canal, aiding diagnostic clarity and revealing pathophysiological insights.
A randomized controlled trial reveals that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with vestibular rehabilitation significantly improves dizziness, balance, and postural stability in adults with chronic peripheral vestibular d
This article analyzes perioperative patient-initiated communication in septorhinoplasty, highlighting common concerns and identifying factors linked to increased contact with clinical teams, providing insights to improve patient care qualit
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) otoscopy delivers rapid, quantitative imaging of the tympanic membrane, distinguishing normal and diseased ears, improving diagnostic accuracy, and allowing longitudinal monitoring of middle ear pathologie
Anxiety and depression negatively influence satisfaction and revision rates after functional septorhinoplasty but do not affect outcomes following aesthetic septorhinoplasty.
This study reveals that aggressive electrical stimulation during acute Bell’s palsy recovery may worsen synkinesis and reduce botulinum toxin efficacy, while chronic-phase stimulation improves function, emphasizing a critical cumulati
This study identifies three distinct resting facial synkinesis phenotypes—hypertonic, symmetric, and hypotonic—that can guide targeted static and dynamic surgical treatments to improve patient outcomes.
HPV-positive keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma demonstrates significantly improved overall survival compared to HPV-negative cases, underscoring the prognostic and clinical relevance of HPV testing in NPC management.
Precision phenotyping using audiometric pure-tone averages enhances genetic variant detection for sensorineural hearing loss compared to diagnostic coding, offering improved heritability estimates and risk prediction to advance hearing heal
This study identifies a link between exposure to wildfire-specific PM2.5 air pollution and increased risks of head and neck cancers over a 10-year period, with notable effects on oral cavity, oropharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers.
This study explores the association between inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) and symptoms in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), highlighting chronic cough, dysphagia, and
Combining FIESTA-C and MENSA MRI sequences improves visualization of the facial nerve and tumor localization in parotid gland surgery, potentially reducing facial nerve palsy risk.
This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility and high diagnostic accuracy of the Histolog Scanner, an ultra-fast ex vivo confocal microscopy system, for intraoperative margin assessment in transoral laser microsurgery of glottic squamous c
This study demonstrates promising accuracy of a patient-personalized AI system in detecting tracheostomy tube status and infant distress via video monitoring, highlighting potential for enhanced, continuous surveillance in high-risk infants
A novel video flexible laryngeal mask airway (VFLMA) enables simultaneous ventilation and direct visual monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during thyroid surgery, showing promising safety and diagnostic accuracy in a 104-pati
