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Duct Pseudopodia: A New Finding in Parotid Pleomorphic Adenoma

Pleomorphic Adenoma (PA) can be defined as a benign mixed tumor composed of epithelial and myoepithelial cells arranged with wide cytomorphologic and architectural diversity and morphological patterns, demarcated from surrounding tissues by fibrous capsule.

Published 17 May, 2019

Evaluation of Otolaryngology Authorship Trends in the Laryngoscope Journal from 1995-2015

Objective: To identify recent authorship trends in The Laryngoscope Journal since 1995.

Published 14 Jan, 2019

Angiofibroma Arising from the Nasal Septum

A 49 year old Caucasian man presented with a history of 4 to 5 months of progressive right nasal congestion and more recently some slight epistaxis.

Published 07 Jan, 2019

Cochlear Implantation in Patients Afflicted with Inner Ear Malformations - The Pecs Experience

Aim: To successfully analyze the surgical and audiological results of cochlear implantation in patients afflicted with inner ear malformations.

Published 18 Jul, 2018

Internal Auditory Canal Diverticulum Associated with Sensory Neural Hearing Loss

Internal Auditory Canal (IAC) diverticula are focal CSF-attenuation out-pouchings invariably located at the anterior IAC near the medial margin of the dense otic capsule.

Published 22 May, 2018

Penetrating Neck Injury with Aspiration of the Missile: A Case Report

Small high velocity flying objects often cause penetrating injuries.

Published 16 Feb, 2018

Surfer’s Exostosis in a Child who doesn’t Surf

A 15-year-old female was referred to the Ear, Nose and Throat outpatient clinic by her General Practitioner following a consultation for ear syringing.

Published 16 Feb, 2018

Comparison of Clinical Versus Pathological Staging in Patients with Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Treated by Comprehensive Neck Dissection

Introduction: Treatment of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) that represent 3-7% of all head and neck cancer is controversial and dependant on stage.

Published 16 Feb, 2018

Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials Tests in Patients with Sudden Hearing Loss

Objective: To investigate the clinical value of two kinds of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in patients with sudden hearing loss.

Published 22 Nov, 2017

Editorial

Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer: A New Paradigm

Immunotherapy has shown efficiency in multiple tumor types with implementation of new paradigms.

Published 04 Nov, 2017

Letter to Editor

Parathyroid Surgery: A Letter to Editor

Within the last decades the number of new patients diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has increased dramatically in many countries.

Published 02 Nov, 2017

Endoscopically-Assisted and Piezoelectric Intraoral Surgery: Application for Diagnosis and Treatment

Background: Minimally invasive procedures, such as the endoscopic-assisted surgery and the use of piezoelectric devices have widespread in several medical fields.

Published 02 Nov, 2017

A Rare Origin of Chorda Tympani Nerve (Need to Assess Facial Nerve Anatomy during Facial Recess Approach for Cochlear Implantation)

We encountered one rare case of origin of chorda tympani nerve at the level of lateral semi-circular canal, during cadaveric temporal bone dissection. In 1955, Haynes had observed considerable variation in the point where chorda tympani nerve (CTN) joins the facial nerve [1].

Published 02 Nov, 2017

Unilateral Hearing Loss due to Cerebello-Pontine Angle Lesion

This is a 52 years-old male patient that presented at the clinic complaining of a hearing loss at his left side since the past 2 years.

Published 02 Nov, 2017

Choanal Atresia with Other Uncommon Abnormality: A Rare Case Report

A 37 year old male patient presenting to department of ENT in a tertiary rural hospital, with right sided nasal obstruction since childhood.

Published 02 Nov, 2017

Editorial

Ankyloglossia with Deviation of the Epiglottis and Larynx (ADEL)

History and definition of tongue-tie were previous to those of ankyloglossia.

Published 30 Oct, 2017

Treatment of Large Cutaneous Defects of the Scalp by Vacuum-Assisted Wound Dressing

Introduction: Large cutaneous defects of the forehead and scalp, which can extend down to the bone, often present significant reconstructive challenges.

Published 01 Sep, 2017

Microbiological Profile and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Active Mucosal Chronic Otitis Mediaand Active Squamous Chronic Otitis Media (with Cholesteatoma) in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Hisar, (Haryana) India

Background: Chronic Otitis media (COM), previously called as Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is a chronic inflammation of the middle ear cleft, with permanent abnormality of pars tensa or pars flaccida which presents as recurrent otorrhea.

Published 15 Jun, 2017

Orbital Wall Fracture with Displacement of the Right Eyeball into the Right Nasal Cavity: A Case Report

Here, we report the case of a man whose eyeball had been completely displaced into the nasal cavity due to a trauma.

Published 27 Jun, 2017

Otorrhea in Infants with Open Cleft Palate

Introduction: The purpose was to compare the frequency of otorrhea in infants with ventilation tubes (VT) who had an unrepaired cleft palate (OCP) to those with intact palates (IP).

Published 19 May, 2017

Randomized Double Blind Trial of Amitriptyline versus Placebo in Treatment of Chronic Laryngopharyngeal Neuropathy- Preliminary Results

Objective: A neuropathic etiology has been suggested for patients with chronic laryngopharyngitis symptoms without visible structural pathology.

Published 27 Apr, 2017

Amelioration of Sleep by Expansion of the Nasal Cavity: A Role of the Nose

In the Background, characteristics of homo sapiens were described. The structural weak point is the neck.

Published 18 Apr, 2017

Review Article

Re-Irradiation of Head and Neck Cancer: Possibilities of Cytoprotection

Background: For more than half a century re-irradiation has been used as salvage treatment of recurrent head and neck cancer with reported 24-month survival rates of 30-40%.

Published 16 Mar, 2017

Radioiodine Treatment of Grave's Disease Despite History of Iodine Allergy

Graves's disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three current therapeutic options: anti-thyroid medication, surgery, and radioactive iodine (I 131).

Published 14 Mar, 2017

clinical Image

Clinical Image: Tophaceous Pseudogout of the Temporomandibular Joint

Tophaceouspseudogout is a benign arthropathy that caused by the deposition of Calcium Pyrophosphatedehydrate Crystals (CPPD), which sometimes involves the temporomandibular joint.

Published 28 Feb, 2017

Small Bowel Obstruction: A Result of Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Objective: To describe a case of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx to the small bowel.

Published 28 Feb, 2017

Outpatient Vocal Fold Cyst Surgery under Topical Anesthesia

Background: To treat vocal fold cysts, complete enucleation during laryngomicrosurgery is recommended.

Published 02 Feb, 2017

Review Article

The Future of Middle Ear Implants, Ear Transduction and Transducers for the Ear

An overview of the problems of current middle ear implants in relation to their future development is herein presented.

Published 02 Feb, 2017

Orbital Sarcoidosis Masquerading as Acute Frontal Sinusitis

Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder whose typical symptoms are vertigo attacks accompanied by fluctuating hearing, tinnitus and aural fullness in the affected ear.

Published 02 Feb, 2017

Case Report and Literature Review of Atypical Angiofibromas of the Inferior Turbinate

Angiofibromas are a rare benign but aggressive head and neck tumor, most commonly originating in the nasopharynx of adolescent males.

Published 30 Jan, 2017

A Case Report of Parapharyngeal Space Tumour

The parapharyngeal space is a virtual anatomic region that extends from the base of the skull to the hyoid bone.

Published 18 Jan, 2017

Regenerative Effects of Local Injection of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor into the Vocal Fold Atrophy and Scarring: Results of 60 Cases

Introduction: Vocal fold atrophy and scar are featured with altered histological architecture of the vocal fold mucosa, which leads to permanent intractable dysphonia.

Published 22 Dec, 2016

Perspective

Newer Theories on the Mechanism of Vertigo Attacks in Meniere’s Disease

Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder whose typical symptoms are vertigo attacks accompanied by fluctuating hearing, tinnitus and aural fullness in the affected ear.

Published 07 Dec, 2016

Mediastinal Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor Metastatic to the Neck

Objectives: When imaging and initial cytology contradict one another, a specific diagnosis may be impossible.

Published 07 Dec, 2016

Maxillary Sinusitis and Ethmoidal Polypi due to Nocardia: A Rare Case

Introduction: Nocardia are environmental saprophytes which cause pulmonary, CNS or disseminated skin and soft tissue infection in immunocompromised individuals.

Published 03 Oct, 2016