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Many otolaryngologists who have read all the various editions of my book suggested that I should get on board with the 21st century by creating a blog. I don’t know much about blogs; I was …
Submitted by Carol St. George DO, FOCOO-HNS, FAAO-HNS
Chairman, Dept. Surgery Memorial Hospital, York PA
Abstract
A woman presented to the ED with subcutaneous emphysema after a mandibular block 24 hours prior in a dental office. Because the …
Authored by: Damian McNamara
Submitted by: KJ Lee, MD, FACs
BERLIN – Reports from airline passengers who experience sudden onset, severe, and short duration headaches – primarily during landing – contain enough common and unique features to …
Commentary by Dr. Mullick
Submitted by Nick Tsaclas
Are there other methods on the horizon for doing the endoscopic procedures that gastroenterologists do routinely? Is there cause for concern?
In this article, we examine the role of transnasal …
Transnasal Esophagoscopy Better or Worse Than Conventional Endoscopy?
Authored by Rosemary Frei
Submitted by Nick Tsaclas
Ask seven physicians whether gastroenterologists and otolaryngologists are equally qualified to perform transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE), and you’ll get eight different opinions. At …
KJ Lee Essential Otolaryngology 10th Ed Chapter: The nose, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis
Authored by Yvonne Chan, MD FRCSC MSc HBSc
Submitted by Yvonne Chan, MD FRCSC MSc HBSc
The chapter “The nose, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis” in …
Lymphangioma of the Tongue
Authored By Nicolas Lebovlanger, MD; Catherine Gard, MD; Isabelle Tillous Borde, MD; Erea-Noel Garabedian, MD; Francoise Denoyelle, MD, PhD
Submitted By KJ Lee, MD, FACS
Lingual localization of lymphangiomas presents a therapeutic challenge mostly …
Propranolol as First-line Treatment of Head and Neck Hemangiomas
Authored By: Carine Fuchsmann, MD; Marie-Claude Quintal, MD; Chantal Giguere, MD; Sonia Ayari-Khalfallah, MD; Laurent Guibaud, MD, PhD; Julie Powell, MD; Catherine McCone, MD; Patrick Froehlich, MD, …
Quality Medicine and Managed Care
Authored By Edward B. Ermini, MD, FACS
Part 1
The beginning of the lie to America
The movement for quality improvement in medicine began long before the Institute of Medicine published its “To Err …
Essential Otolaryngology 10th Edition: Pharmacotherapy
Authored by Raj C. Dedhia, MD
Pharmacotherapy is an integral part of both the medical and surgical aspects of ear nose and throat medicine. While the properties of antimicrobials, chemotherapeutics, general/local anesthetics …
American Health Care System From the Eyes of an Australian Professor
Authored By Thomas E Havas, MD, FRCSE, FRACS, FACS
The delivery of healthcare in most western countries is in dire straits. The technology involved in delivering …
Essential Otolaryngology 10th Edition: Electrical Response Audiometry
Authored By Paige M. Pastalove, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA
Department of Otolaryngology, Temple University
The focus of the Electrical Response Audiometry (ERA) chapter is to impart the basic principles involved in electrical …
