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241 High rates of head injury among homeless and low-income housed men: a retrospective cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
242 Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Transsexual Voice Questionnaire for Male-to-Female Transsexuals Journal of Voice, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
243 Multimodal Lexical Processing in Auditory Cortex Is Literacy Skill Dependent Cerebral Cortex, May 7, 2013 Review Article
244 Sexual Dimorphism in the Human Vocal Fold Innervation Journal of Voice, May 7, 2013 Review Article
245 Collaboration and Conquest: MTD as Viewed by Voice Teacher (Singing Voice Specialist) and Speech-Language Pathologist Journal of Voice, May 7, 2013 Review Article
246 Larynx Decellularization: Combining Freeze-Drying and Sonication as an Effective Method Journal of Voice, May 7, 2013 Review Article
247 Granular Cell Ameloblastoma: Enigmatic Cells in an Unusual Neoplasm International Journal of Surgical Pathology, May 7, 2013
248 Interrater Reliability of a Phenotypic Assessment Tool for the Ear Morphology in Microtia American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 7, 2013 Review Article
249 Outcome of patients treated with palliative weekly Paclitaxel plus Cetuximab in recurrent head and neck cancer after failure of platinum-based therapy European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
250 A Comparative Study of Radiofrequency Assisted Versus Microdebrider Assisted Turbinoplasty in Cases of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
251 Population-based evaluation of incidence trends in oropharyngeal cancer focusing on socioeconomic status, sex, and race/ethnicity Head & Neck, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
252 CD8A gene polymorphisms predict severity factors in chronic rhinosinusitis International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
253 Malignant head and neck paragangliomas: Treatment efficacy and prognostic indicators American Journal of Otolaryngology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
254 Alar Retraction: Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, May 6, 2013 Review Article
255 The association between tracheostomy and sternal wound infection in postoperative cardiac surgery patients Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
256 Management of persistent tracheoesophageal puncture European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
257 Molecular profiling of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma Head & Neck, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
258 Safety of cranial fixation in endoscopic brow lifts American Journal of Otolaryngology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
259 Characterization of CACNA2D3 as a putative tumor suppressor gene in the development and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma International Journal of Cancer, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
260 Comparison of two methods for the estimation of subcortical volume and asymmetry using magnetic resonance imaging: a methodological study Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
As published in Minerva Medica, the effective post-operative analgesic doses of nefopan, paracetamol, and combined nefopam + paracetamol were determined. The study involved 90 adults who underwent tonsillectomies. The effective doses of nefopam, paracetamol, and combined nefopam + paracetamol were 21.7 mg, 628 mg, and 8.9 mg + 265 mg (synergistic), respectively.
Read the article summaryAs published in Pediatric Anesthesia, the application of topical ketamine (20 mg) or tramadol (0.8 ml) to the tonsillar fossae for 5 min following tonsillectomy in children (n=60) reduced pain and the requirement for rescue analgesia.
Read the article summaryAs published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, patients with hay fever and asthma have a reduced risk of colorectal mortality (RR = 0.79-0.90) and colorectal incidence (RR = 0.90).
Read the article summary1 Efficacy of intranasal steroid spray (mometasone furoate) on treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: Comparison with oral corticosteroids Auris Nasus Larynx, April 10, 2013
2 Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus Cochrane Reviews, April 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
3 Antibiotics for acute laryngitis in adults Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013
4 The effect of nasal surgery on nasal continuous positive airway pressure compliance The Laryngoscope, April 16, 2013
5 Serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent otitis media European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 1, 2013
6 Balloon Dilation Technology: Let the Truth Be Told Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, March 4, 2013 Review Article
7 Pre-emptive triple analgesia protocol for tonsillectomy pain control in children: double-blind, randomised, controlled, clinical trial The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, March 14, 2013
8 Laser tonsil cryptolysis: In-office 500 cases review American Journal of Otolaryngology, April 22, 2013
9 Is epistaxis associated with arterial hypertension-A systematic review of the literature European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 3, 2013
10 Use of topical nasal therapies in the management of Chronic rhinosinusitis The Laryngoscope, April 9, 2013
11 Intratympanic dexamethasone perfusion versus injection for treatment of refractory sudden sensorineural hearing loss European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, March 4, 2013
12 The prevalence of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis in sinonasal polyposis European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 2, 2013
13 Comparison of three techniques in adult tonsillectomy European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, February 25, 2013
14 The effect of Tualang honey in enhancing post tonsillectomy healing process. An open labelled prospective clinical trial International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 1, 2013
15 Sublingual Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Asthma: A Systematic Review JAMA, March 27, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
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Division of tongue tie as an outpatient procedure. Technique, efficacy and safety
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 9, 2013
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17 Impact of intranasal corticosteroids on asthma outcomes in allergic rhinitis: a meta-analysis Allergy, April 19, 2013
18 Mortality and major morbidity after tonsillectomy The Laryngoscope, April 18, 2013
19 Do patients with allergic rhinitis have a particular personality trait? The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, April 12, 2013
20 Adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing in a predominantly obese pediatric population International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 4, 2013
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