Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft Type 3 and Severe Laryngotracheomalacia; Delayed Surgical Repair, a Treatment Challenge with an Excellent Outcome by Ahmad Khaleghnejad, Saeed Sadr, Seyyed Ahmad Tabatabaei, Nazanin Farahbakhsh, Payman Dabirmoghaddam, Saeed Saadat Mansori

“…At the age of 22 months in collaboration with the pediatric surgical and otolaryngologist team, the repair of the laryngeal cleft was done with lateral open approach method. …”
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Denervation of the Eustachian Tube and Hearing Loss Following Trigeminal Schwannoma Resection by Christopher J. Ito, Alexander K. Malone, Ricky H. Wong, Harry R. van Loveren, K. Paul Boyev

“…Hearing loss is a potential postsurgical deficit and warrants evaluation by an otolaryngologist with consideration given to a preoperative audiogram. …”
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Aetiology of Vertigo as Seen at the Federal Medical Center Lokoja, North Central Nigeria by Stephen Agbomhekhe Ogah

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Ear Cotton Buds Forgotten in External Ear Canals by OMER SAÐLAM, Bulent SAAT, Engin DURSUN, Bilal CETIN, Ugur KARAPINAR, Murat SAHAN, Mustafa Gunes, Inci TASCAN

“…Foreign bodies in the external canal of the ear are an emergency problem encountered by the otolaryngologist almost every day. Foreign bodies may cause hearing loss, pain, severe itching, ear discharge, tinnitus and vertigo. …”
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Cost comparison of different treatment approaches of dacryocystitis and dacrocystocele by Erin G. Sieck, Leonid Zukin, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Anne M. Lynch, Peggy Kelley, Jasleen K. Singh

“…Results: The lowest cost billed procedure was bedside nasal endoscopy performed by an otolaryngologist (US$435; n  = 1). A nasal endoscopy ( n  = 2) performed in the operating room (OR) had an average OR fee of US$14,557 [standard deviation (SD): US$7598] for 108.5 (SD: 87.0) min of operating time. …”
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Case Report of an open Neck Procedure Complication Associated with Laryngeal Mask Airway Use by Thavakumar Subramaniam, Paula Casserly

“…Conclusion: Communication between the otolaryngologist and anesthetist is pertinent when selecting the method of airway management in open neck procedures. …”
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Treatment of Verruca Vulgaris in Both External Auditory Canals Using Bleomycin Injections by Jun Hee Lee, Jin Sik Burm, Won Yong Yang, Sang Yoon Kang, Sung Wan Byun

“…Verruca vulgaris was confirmed by skin biopsy. An otolaryngologist referred this patient and recommended surgical excision. …”
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Medulloblastoma Presenting With Pure Word Deafness: Report of One Case and Review of Literature by Yen-Ting Chou, Po-Wu Liao, Michael Che-Hung Lin, Jih-Chyun Chou, Yung-Hsiu Lin, Ming-Hung Lin, Sai-Hung Tang, Mei-Huei Chen

“…PWD was diagnosed by the otolaryngologist after examinations. Posterior fossa tumor and obstructive hydrocephalus were shown in the magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. …”
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Late Developed Unusual Nasal Involvement of Postoperative Maxillary Cyst Following Maxillary Sinus Augmentation: A Case Report by Won-Bae Park, Hyun-Chang Lim

“…The patient was then referred to an otolaryngologist in a university hospital. Endoscopic marsupialization was performed under general anesthesia. …”
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An unusual case of complicated rhinosinusitis of the sphenoid sinus involving the cavernous sinus and skull base: Endoscopic sinus surgery and medical therapy by Gian Luca Fadda, Anna D’Eramo, Dario Gned, Giovanni Succo, Andrea Galizia, Giovanni Cavallo

“…In the management of a complex, life-threatening condition that involves many different fields of expertise, the otolaryngologist plays a key role in orchestrating different specialists and gaining direct access to the affected area, thus taking the first and essential step towards diagnosis and therapy. …”
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Removing Nasal Packing in Epistaxis: What to Do in the Case of an Undeflatable Foley Catheter Balloon by Fernando Pena Gaspar-Sobrinho, Mariana D. Moreira, Cibele G. Bicalho, Hélio A. Lessa

“…The latter option is apparently the most appropriate for the otolaryngologist in cases unrelated to simple collapse caused by the fixation device.…”
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Amoxicillin-clavulanate prescribed in a patient with known penicillin allergy by Anđelić Slađana, Savić Slobodan, Kozić Duško

“…An 18-year-old female patient turned to an otolaryngologist because of a sore throat, difficulty in breathing, and light clogging in the left ear during several previous days. …”
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A case report of rhino-facial mucormycosis in a non-diabetic patient with COVID-19: a systematic review of literature and current update by Faezeh Mohammadi, Milad Badri, Shapoor Safari, Nima Hemmat

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Parathyroid Adenoma Completely Impacted within the Thyroid Gland: A Case Report by Sayed Mahmoud Mirhosaini, Soroush Amani, Rana Fereidani

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Rare pain syndromes of the head and neck by Katarzyna Lammek, Dmitry Tretiakow, Andrzej Skorek

“…It happens that the family doctor or otolaryngologist does not find any deviations in the clinical examination which could be the cause of pain complaints. …”
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The Novel Use of a Commercially Available Video-Conference Platform to Facilitate Multidisciplinary Target Volume Review and Delineation for Skull-Base Radiation Therapy During the... by Amit Roy, MD, Neal Andruska, MD, PhD, Hilary L.P. Orlowski, MD, Patrik Pipkorn, MD, MSCI, Mackenzie D. Daly, MD

“…A radiation oncologist sought input for generating target contours from a neuro-radiologist (NR) and otolaryngologist (OL) for 3 patients requiring skull-base RT during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. …”
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Audiovestibular Toxicity Secondary to Immunotherapy: Case Series and Literature Review by Joshua C. Page, Paul W. Gidley, Marc-Elie Nader

“…Suspicion for symptoms including hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or vertigo should prompt an expedient referral to the otolaryngologist for evaluation, as symptoms may improve with corticosteroid use. …”
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Unilateral vocal cord paralysis due to anatomical variation of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during thyroid surgery: how to manage? by Nur Izzati Ishak, M.M. Baki, R. Muhammad

“…She was anticipated to have RLN injury and with some symptoms, she was referred to an otolaryngologist and found to have unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). …”
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Warren B. Davis and the Birth of Plastic Surgery in Philadelphia: A Historical Vignette by Sarah F. Wagoner, BA, Charles J. Yeo, MD, Renee M. Tholey, MD, James W. Fox, IV, MD, Steven E. Copit, MD

“…Davis, a Philadelphia otolaryngologist and plastics pioneer whose innovations in cleft palate surgery would lead to significant improvements in functional and cosmetic outcomes in his time. …”
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Surgical approach to Parapharyngeal Tumours - Our Experience by Devjani Ghosh Shrestha, Kinjal Shankar Majumdar, Nirmalya Samanta, Utpal Jana

“…Introduction The complex anatomy of the parapharyngeal space, the surrounding vital structures and late presentation of the tumours affecting this space pose difficult surgical challenge to every otolaryngologist. The study gives an overview of the experience in managing parapharyngeal tumours in a tertiary care setting. …”
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