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{"title":"Punch Biopsy for Preoperative Depth of Invasion Assessment in Early Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Pilot Study.","authors":"Béatrice Voizard, Gabriel S Dayan, Olguta-Ecaterina Gologan, Tareck Ayad, Eric Bissada, Louis Guertin, Paul Tabet, Guillaume B Cardin, Laurent Létourneau-Guillon, Apostolos Christopoulos","doi":"10.1177/19160216251321452","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251321452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ImportanceThe inclusion of depth of invasion (DOI) in the American Joint Committee on Cancer's staging system for oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) has major clinical implications. Few studies have evaluated the accuracy of preoperative biopsy to predict DOI.ObjectiveTo evaluate the reliability of preoperative punch biopsy for measuring DOI in early OTSCC and compare it to evaluation by digital palpation. Secondarily, to assess the punch biopsy's ability to differentiate between carcinoma in situ (Tis) and invasive carcinoma.DesignA prospective single-center cohort study.SettingCenter Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, a tertiary center in Canada.ParticipantsPatients with suspected early stage OTSCC.InterventionPunch biopsy was used to sample the deepest part of tumors to measure biopsy-derived DOI (bDOI). In addition, DOI was estimated via digital palpation: clinical DOI (cDOI) by surgeons.Main Outcome MeasuresPathologic DOI (pDOI) from final histopathology reports was the gold standard. Spearman's correlations were calculated between cDOI, bDOI, and pDOI. Diagnostic performance metrics were calculated for the ability to distinguish pDOI of ≥2 mm, and to differentiate Tis from invasive carcinoma.ResultsAmong 27 patients, correlation coefficients between bDOI and pDOI, and cDOI and pDOI were 0.603 (95% CI: 0.202-0.884) and 0.894 (95% CI: 0.749-0.955), respectively. Punch biopsy sensitivity and specificity were 0.88 (95% CI: 0.62-0.98) and 0.91 (95% CI: 0.59-0.99) to detect pDOI ≥ 2 mm, and 0.89 (95% CI: 0.65-0.99) and 0.86 (95% CI: 0.42-1.00) for distinguishing Tis from invasive carcinoma. Digital palpation sensitivity and specificity for pDOI ≥ 2 mm were 0.86 (95% CI: 0.57-0.98) and 1.00 (95% CI: 0.63-1.00).ConclusionsPunch biopsy and clinical palpation demonstrate high diagnostic yield for identifying lesions with pDOI ≥ 2 mm. Punch biopsy appears to be reliable to distinguish Tis from invasive carcinoma.RelevanceLarger studies are needed to corroborate these findings and assess the role of punch biopsy in guiding elective neck dissection decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251321452"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11963724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Management of Anterior Epistaxis in the Emergency Department Using Rapid Rhino and Merocel: A Cost Analysis.","authors":"Dhatri Shukla, James Fowler, Taciano Rocha, Sisira Sarma, Leigh Sowerby","doi":"10.1177/19160216251321459","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251321459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Epistaxis affects approximately 60% of the population over their lifetime. When conservative attempts fail, nasal tampons are often required to stop anterior bleeding. Health economics is critical in our publicly funded system. Determination of cost-effective interventions is crucial.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the total cost of Merocel and Rapid Rhino from the perspective of a provincial payer and an academic hospital for the management of anterior epistaxis.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective review.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>London Health Sciences Centre emergency department (Victoria and University campus).</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Patients ≥18 years of age presenting with anterior epistaxis. The participants were 67% men and 33% women. Approximately, 63% were on anticoagulant medication, and 35% used an ambulance to arrive at the hospital.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Rapid Rhino or Merocele, which was dependent on the site of presentation.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Rebleed rate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The rate of rebleeds with Merocel was 42% (26/62), whereas it was 24% (4/17) with Rapid Rhino. The inverse probability weighted regression adjustment results show that patients receiving Rapid Rhino did not have a statistically significant difference in costs per patient ($62.40, 95% CI: -$25.75 to $150.55) from the hospital perspective or the provincial health care payer perspective ($78.25, 95% CI: -$18.38 to $174.89).</p><p><strong>Conclusion and relevance: </strong>There was no significant difference in cost between Rapid Rhino and Merocel for anterior epistaxis from a hospital or provincial payer perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251321459"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11843697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143468517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vestibular Implant Surgery: How to Deal With Obstructed Semicircular Canals-A Diagnostic and Surgical Guide.","authors":"Raymond van de Berg, Joost Johannes Antonius Stultiens, Marc van Hoof, Vincent Van Rompaey, Janke Roelofke Hof, Bernd Lode Vermorken, Benjamin Volpe, Elke Maria Johanna Devocht, Angélica Pérez Fornos, Alida Annechien Postma, Vincent Lenoir, Minerva Becker, Nils Guinand","doi":"10.1177/19160216241291809","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216241291809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A vestibular implant can partially restore vestibular function by providing motion information through implanted electrodes. During vestibular implantation, various obstructions of the semicircular canals, such as protein deposits, fibrosis, and ossification, can be encountered. The objective was to explore the relationship between preoperative imaging and intraoperative findings of semicircular canal obstruction and to develop surgical strategies for dealing with obstructions of the semicircular canal(s) in patients eligible for vestibular implantation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients undergoing vestibulocochlear implantation (in an active clinical trial) were included in the current study when preoperative imaging indicated an obstruction in the semicircular canal. Preoperative imaging consisted of CT and MRI scans. During surgery, the bony semicircular canals were skeletonized (\"bluelined\") to identify the course of the canals and create a fenestration to insert the electrodes. The aim was to place the electrodes in the semicircular canal ampullae. Surgical strategies were developed to deal with the soft tissue obstructions. These procedures were evaluated intraoperatively with microscopic visualization, postoperatively with CT imaging.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The three included patients suffered from bilateral vestibulopathy and hearing loss due to autosomal dominant nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness 9 (DFNA9). A soft tissue obstruction was predicted in one semicircular canal (2 patients) or two semicircular canals (1 patient), based on preoperative imaging. Intraoperatively, bluelining the semicircular canals aided in identifying these locations, by revealing a \"whiteline\" instead of blueline. Depending on the nature and location of the obstruction, different surgical procedures were employed to facilitate proper electrode insertion. These were as follows: a dummy electrode was used to probe the soft tissue, the obstructive tissue was removed, and/or a bypass fenestration was created. In all patients, the electrodes could be implanted in the semicircular canal ampullae. Based on these first experiences, a diagnostic and surgical guide to deal with obstructions of the semicircular canals during vestibular implantation was developed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Preoperative imaging can indicate locations of obstructions in the SCCs. Different surgical procedures can be applied to enable appropriate electrode positioning in the SCC ampulla. This article describes the first experiences with obstructions of the semicircular canals during intralabyrinthine vestibular implantation and presents a diagnostic and surgical guide.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ABR NL73492.068.20, METC20-087 (Maastricht University Medical Center) and NAC 11-080 (Geneva University Hospitals).</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216241291809"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11694288/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the Role of Nasal Irrigation in Chronic Otorrhea in Children With Tympanostomy Tubes.","authors":"Michal Kulasek, Erika Mercier, Mathieu Bergeron","doi":"10.1177/19160216251315055","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251315055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Nasal irrigation (NI) is effective in the treatment of sinonasal disease; however, its efficacy in treating otologic conditions is undetermined. Chronic otorrhea (CO) is an important complication in children with tympanostomy tubes (TT), requiring additional treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Determine potential factors of NI that put children with TT at risk of developing CO.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Case-control study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Single tertiary level of care pediatric hospital.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Consecutive patients under the age of 18 with bilateral TT presenting between June and September 2023 were selected.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>All patients in this study used NI.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>The main outcome was the development of CO, defined as 10 or more consecutive days of ear drainage despite proper treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty consecutive patients with CO were recruited and compared to 100 consecutive controls without CO. The mean age was similar, with 22.9 ± 18.4 months for the CO group and 25.2 ± 16.4 months for the control group (<i>P</i> = .59). An immediate discharge occurred more frequently in the CO group (80%) than in the control group (46%, <i>P</i> = .005; OR: 4.70; 95% CI: 1.5-13.5). A fast rate of administration of NI was more prevalent in the CO group (75%) compared to the control group (51%, <i>P</i> = .049; OR: 2.88; 95% CI: 1.0-7.6). TT insertion under local anesthesia occurred more frequently in the CO group (45%) than in the control group (22%, <i>P</i> = .03; OR: 2.9; 95% CI: 1.1-7.4). No statistical difference was found between groups in the frequency and volume of NI. No patients with CO used a small volume of NI (≤5 mL).</p><p><strong>Conclusion and relevance: </strong>A fast rate of administration of NI was correlated with an increased risk of CO. Patients should be encouraged to apply gentle pressure as it could potentially prevent this complication.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251315055"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11800241/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Facial Nerve Palsy Amid the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Pooled Analysis.","authors":"Ahmad A Mirza, Abdulaziz H Almalki, Faisal A Noori, Sultan A Neazy, Valerie Dahm, Münir Demir Bajin, Vincent Y Lin","doi":"10.1177/19160216251315057","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251315057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Idiopathic facial nerve palsy (FNP) has devastating sequelae and is potentially linked to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The rate of FNP was compared in the pandemic versus pre-pandemic periods. Furthermore, the risk of FNP was estimated among the COVID-19 vaccinated group.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Systematic review and meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>An electronic search was conducted in 7 databases: Scopus, Web of Science core collection, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>English observational studies investigating an association between idiopathic FNP and COVID-19 or its vaccination were included, irrespective of patients' demographics.</p><p><strong>Exposures: </strong>COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Change in FNP incidence between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods; risk of developing FNP in individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to those who were unvaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After excluding duplicates, the search yielded 906 related articles, of which 118 articles were included. The risk of FNP was statistically significantly higher during the COVID-19 pandemic than the pre-pandemic period (RR: 1.68, [95% CI: 1.16-2.43], <i>P</i> = .01). A nonsignificant increase in FNP risk was identified among COVID-19 vaccinated individuals compared to unvaccinated individuals (overall OR: 1.07, [95% CI: 0.85-1.35], <i>P</i> = .55).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>A remarkable increase in FNP rates was identified during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic, which seemed unlikely to be attributed to COVID-19 vaccination.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251315057"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11803641/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143365123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Panendoscopy for Head and Neck Cancers: Detection of Synchronous Second Primary Cancers, Complications and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Samuel Bellavance, Michel Khoury, Eric Bissada, Tareck Ayad, Apostolos Christopoulos, Jean-Claude Tabet, Louis Guertin, Paul Tabet","doi":"10.1177/19160216251316215","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251316215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the discovery of a second synchronous primary cancer of the aerodigestive tract (SSPCA) significantly impacts management and prognosis. Recent advances in imaging have increasingly allowed for identifying SSPCA before performing panendoscopy, raising questions about the latter's role.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To establish the incidence of SSPCA and panendoscopy's impact on management. Complications and costs associated with panendoscopy were also assessed.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Systematic review following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Operating room panendoscopy.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Identifiable HNSCC undergoing initial staging workup.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Panendoscopy under general anesthesia for SSPCA detection.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Incidence of SSPCA in HNSCC, change in management caused by panendoscopy, incidence of panendoscopy complications, costs for panendoscopy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>51 studies were included (n = 19,914 patients). SSPCA was present in 6.4% (n = 467/7262) of all panendoscopies. Among patients who had a prior computed tomography (CT) of the neck and chest, a change in management resulting from SSPCA detected through panendoscopy occurred in only 1.1% of cases (n = 3/268), and in 0% of cases for those who had a positron-emission tomography-computed tomography (PET) (n = 0/544). The rate of major complications of panendoscopy was 0.7% (n = 58/8386). Only two recent studies in a private healthcare system reported panendoscopy costs ranging from $3802 USD to $17,296 USD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The role of panendoscopy in the initial workup of HNSCC should be limited to confirming suspicious findings from initial CT or PET. The incidence of major complications for panendoscopy is low but carries a significant financial burden for patients in the private American healthcare system. More studies are needed to assess the cost-effectiveness of panendoscopies for SSPCA detection in a public healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Relevance: </strong>Confirms the lack of benefit for systematic panendoscopy for SSPCA detection in HNSCC patients when initial workup includes a CT of the neck and chest or PET.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251316215"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11831659/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immediate Effects of Nasalance Exercises on Patients with Organic Dysphonia.","authors":"Liudmila Kuranova, Marie-Anne Kainz, Matthias Echternach, Michael Döllinger, Marie Köberlein","doi":"10.1177/19160216251333360","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251333360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ImportanceNasalance exercises (also known as resonance exercises) are widely used in voice therapy. Understanding their effects can guide therapeutic approaches and surgical decisions.ObjectiveTo analyze the immediate effects of nasalance exercises on vocal fold oscillation in patients with vocal fold mass lesions and a recommendation for phonosurgery.DesignProspective observational study following the STROBE guidelines.SettingDepartment of Phoniatrics, university hospital.ParticipantsSeven patients with vocal fold mass lesions (6 with polyps, 1 with Reinke edema) and indication for surgery.Intervention/ExposuresParticipants performed nasalance exercises for 10 minutes. Recordings were taken before the exercise (pre), immediately after (post0), and 10 minutes after completion (post10). Subjects phonated vowel [i:] on a sustained pitch (250 Hz for females, 125 Hz for males) at a comfortable level of loudness.Main Outcome MeasuresData were collected using transnasal high-speed videoendoscopy, a Rothenberg mask for airflow measurement, electroglottography, and audio recordings. Extracted parameters were: nasalance, open quotient (OQ), closing quotient (ClQ), sound pressure level (SPL), Jitter, and cepstral peak prominence (CPP).ResultsNasalance increased immediately after the exercises for 6 out of 7 subjects. OQ values varied: they increased in 3 subjects, decreased in 3, and remained unchanged in 1. No consistent relationship was found between SPL and ClQ. Jitter increased in 5 subjects. CPP did not show clear tendencies. The effects on voice parameters did not persist 10 minutes postexercise. There were no significant correlations with age, sex, or preintervention voice indices (Voice Handicap Index, Dysphonia Severity Index).ConclusionsIn patients with organic dysphonia and an indication for surgery, a raised nasalance value directly after the execution of nasalance exercises does not necessarily lead to stabilized voice parameters, and the possible effects do not seem to be persistent.RelevanceNasalance exercises might not provide sustained benefits in stabilizing vocal fold vibrations in subjects with an indication for surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251333360"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12099131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Randomized Comparison of Endoscopic Cartilage-Perichondrium Sandwich Technique Verses Underlay Technique for Large Tympanic Membrane Perforations.","authors":"Yajian Shen, Zhengcai Lou","doi":"10.1177/19160216251333748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/19160216251333748","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ImportantTrimming perforation margins is the basic procedure for any myringoplasties; however, to date, little literature has been reported on the effect of no trimming perforation margins on sandwich graft tympanoplasty.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the graft success rate, hearing improvement, and complications of endoscopic cartilage-perichondrium Sandwich technique (CPST) and cartilage-perichondrium underlay technique (CPUT) for repairing chronic large perforations.Study DesignProspective randomized controlled trial.SettingTertiary referral center.Participants and InterventionOne hundred two patients with chronic large perforations with 50% to 75% of tympanic membrane (TM) were recruited and randomly allocated to CPST (n = 51) and CPUT (n = 51), raising tympanomeatal flap and trimming perforation margins were not performed in both techniques.Main Outcome MeasurersThe graft success rate, air-bone gap (ABG) gain, operation time, and postoperative complications were evaluated at 12 months.ResultsAll the patients complete 12 months follow-up. The mean operation time was 30.6 ± 3.7 minutes in the CPST group and 29.8 ± 6.1 minutes in the CPUT group (<i>P</i> = .751).The graft success rate was 92.2% in the CPST group and 96.1% in the CPUT group (<i>P</i> = .979). Endoscopic examination revealed the perichondrial flap gradually became scab in the CPST group, 70.6% patients had the absence of typical cone-shaped TM. However, no scab was seen on the surface of graft, and all the patients had cone-shaped TM in the CPUT group. The ABG gain wasn't significantly different (12.9 ± 3.3 dB vs 13.1 ± 1.7 dB, <i>P</i> = .689).The successful surgery was 94.1% in the CPST group and 96.1% in the CPUT group, the difference wasn't significant among the 2 groups (<i>P</i> = .932). In addition, no procedure-related complications and no graft cholesteatoma were found in both groups during the follow-up period.Conclusions and RelevanceThe operation time, 12 months graft success rate, hearing improvement were comparable between CPST and CPUT for repairing large perforation, although raising tympanomeatal flap and trimming the perforation margins were not performed in both techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251333748"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12034960/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143970686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematic Review: Effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Lasers for Treatment of Adult Laryngeal Hemangioma.","authors":"Kenny Do, Eric Kawana, Suparna Shah, Jonathan Salinas, Jo-Lawrence Bigcas","doi":"10.1177/19160216251314789","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251314789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Adult laryngeal hemangiomas are rare and may cause symptoms such as dysphonia, dysphagia, and dyspnea. Carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers offer an alternative approach to managing this rare condition.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of CO2 lasers in treating adult hemangioma and to identify potential side effects associated with this treatment modality.</p><p><strong>Design/methods: </strong>The study utilizes the PRISMA model to systematically collect articles available in the current literature. The numbers obtained from each academic manuscript were then used to calculate the effectiveness of CO2 laser therapy in patients with laryngeal hemangiomas. Articles from 1949 to 2023 were gathered using the PRISMA systematic review method.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Not applicable.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Adult patients with laryngeal hemangioma who were treated with CO2 lasers.</p><p><strong>Intervention or exposures: </strong>Surgical management with CO2 lasers.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Number of patients with at least a 50% reduction in laryngeal hemangioma size.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two case reports, 4 case series, and 2 observational studies were included in this systematic review. For the case reports and series, only 1 out of the 19 patients experienced recurrence following CO2 laser treatment. However, some studies did not have adequate follow-up time. In the 2 observational studies, efficacy rates of 100% and 90.9% were reported by the authors respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and relevance: </strong>Adult laryngeal hemangioma can be safely and successfully treated with CO2 laser microsurgery in well-selected cases. More studies, as well as longer patient follow-ups, are needed to truly assess the efficacy of CO2 laser in treating laryngeal hemangioma. This method provides a minimally invasive technique for adult patients with this rare disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251314789"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11770770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nomogram Predicting Progression-Free Survival in Locally Advanced Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Invasion.","authors":"Yixuan Song, Yudong Ning, Han Li, Yuqin He, Yang Liu, Shaoyan Liu","doi":"10.1177/19160216251314750","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19160216251314750","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The recurrence rate of T4a papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is relatively high, but research on the prognosis of T4a PTC is rarely investigated. This study aims to analyze the prognosis of T4a PTC patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) invasion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were employed to identify prognostic factors for the progression-free-survival (PFS) of PTC patients. A nomogram was constructed based on essential prognostic factors to predict the risk of disease progression in T4a PTC patients with RLN invasion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 418/602 (69.4%) T4a PTC patients with RLN invasion underwent surgery, the 5-year PFS rate was 89.8%. The multivariable analyses showed that age ≥55 years, preoperative vocal cord paralysis (VCP), microvascular invasion, and the number of cervical lymph node metastases (CLNM) >10 were prognostic risk factors of PFS in T4a PTC patients with RLN invasion. Our nomogram provided good discrimination, with a C-index of 0.778 in the training set and 0.793 in the validation set. No statistical difference (<i>P</i> = .918) was found between PFS and the surgical methods of RLN. By following up on the patient's voice condition, the RLN function was restored in approximately 82.7% of patients after RLN separation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>T4a PTC patients with RLN invasion are prone to disease progression under the following conditions: age ≥55 years old, preoperative VCP, microvascular invasion, and CLNM >10. The RLN nerve preservation surgery does not increase the risk of disease progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":16615,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery","volume":"54 ","pages":"19160216251314750"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}