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MDLinx ENT:On this page you can find ranked summaries of the latest clinically-relevant ENT news articles, and medical journals updated every 24 hours. We’ve also included MDLinx Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery exclusive content chosen by our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, and clinical pearls from our Smartest Doc daily quiz competition and Physician Review. Here’s how we do it:
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (12)461 Full-thickness skin grafts and perichondrial cutaneous grafts following surgical removal of cutaneous neoplasms of the head and neck European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, February 22, 2010
462 The Impact of Baseline Intact Parathyroid Hormone Levels on Severity of Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, February 19, 2010
463 Clinical Usefulness of Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Recurrent Thyroid Carcinoma JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, February 18, 2010
464 Thyroid incidentalomas: to treat or not to treat European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, February 17, 2010
465 Diseases of the salivary glands in infants and adolescents Full Text Head & Face Medicine, February 16, 2010
466 Thyroid Cancer Outcomes in Filipino Patients JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, February 16, 2010
467 Prophylactic Lymphadenectomy of Neck Level II in Clinically Node-Positive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Annals of Surgical Oncology, February 15, 2010
468 Circulation of mumps virus genotypes in spain from 1996 to 2007 Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 10, 2010
469 Ultrastructural localization of salivary mucins MUC5B and MUC7 in human labial glands European Journal of Oral Sciences, February 10, 2010
470 Study of growth factors and receptors in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, February 10, 2010
471 Postoperative complications after extracapsular dissection of benign parotid lesions with particular reference to facial nerve function The Laryngoscope, February 2, 2010
472 Paxillin expression levels are correlated with clinical stage and metastasis in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, February 1, 2010
473 Importance of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement in the diagnosis of parathyroid lipoadenoma Head & Neck, January 26, 2010
474 Usefulness of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurements in patients with renal hyperparathyroidism Head & Neck, January 26, 2010
475 Minimally invasive video-assisted total thyroidectomy: An easy to learn technique for skillful surgeons Head & Neck, January 25, 2010
476 Usefulness of the combination of ultrasonography and 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy in the preoperative evaluation of uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism Head & Neck, January 22, 2010
477 Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of salivary gland tumours: Repeat aspiration provides further information in cases with an unclear initial cytological diagnosis Full Text British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, January 20, 2010
478 Permanent hypocalcemia in patients operated for thyroid carcinoma Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, January 15, 2010
479 Level IIb lymph node metastasis in thyroid papillary carcinoma European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, January 12, 2010
480 Medialization Thyroplasty Full Text The Internet Journal of Urology, January 12, 2010
Clinical Pearls in Otolaryngology
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- Low Vitamin D levels are not associated with increased frequency of exacerbations or susceptibility to human rhinovirus (HRV) among individuals with COPD
- Middle-aged women with migraine or non-migraine headache are at increased risk of incident depression.
Highlights in Otolaryngology
Nefopam + paracetamol effective post-operative analgesia
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 summaryTopical ketamine and tramadol reduce post-operative tonsillectomy pain
As 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 summaryHay fever and asthma reduce risk of CRC incidence and mortality
As 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 summaryMost Popular Otolaryngology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 The Increasing role of otolaryngology in the management of surgical thyroid disorders The Laryngoscope, April 2, 2013 Review Article
2 Robotic Surgery for Thyroid Disease European Thyroid Journal, April 26, 2013 Review Article
3 Hemithyroidectomy: A Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Need for Hormone Replacement and Complications Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, March 25, 2013
4 Clinical analysis of prophylactic central neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma Clinical and Translational Oncology, April 22, 2013
5 Radiologic and Clinical Predictors of Malignancy in the Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance of the Thyroid Endocrine Pathology, April 18, 2013 Review Article
6 Pathological characteristics and clinical perspectives of papillary thyroid cancer: study of 714 patients European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 11, 2013
7 Sex is not an independent risk factor for survival in differentiated thyroid cancer The Laryngoscope, April 8, 2013
8 Unusual metastases from tall cell variant (TCV) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) Head & Neck, April 19, 2013
9 Incidence and clinical characteristics of prelaryngeal lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 9, 2013 Review Article
10 Safety of robotic thyroidectomy approaches: Meta-analysis and systematic review Head & Neck, March 11, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
11 Occult Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Presenting as a Supraclavicular Mass Containing Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, April 23, 2013
12 Preserving formerly impaired salivary gland function in radioiodine-treated thyroid papillary carcinoma Quintessence International , April 9, 2013
13 The extent of lateral lymph node dissection in differentiated thyroid cancer in the N+ neck European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, March 26, 2013 Review Article
14 Standardized Ultrasound Report for Thyroid Nodules: The Endocrinologists Viewpoint European Thyroid Journal, February 25, 2013 Review Article
15 Primary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the anterior neck and thyroid The Laryngoscope, April 29, 2013
16 Cervical neck dissection without drainage in papillary thyroid carcinoma The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, March 18, 2013
17 Single-port endoscopic thyroidectomy via a submental approach: Report of an initial experience Head & Neck, March 6, 2013
18 Longitudinal study on the correlations of thyroid antibody and thyroid hormone levels after radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma with radiation-induced hypothyroidism Head & Neck, April 15, 2013
19 Thyroid gland rupture: A rare finding after a blunt neck trauma International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 19, 2013
20 Elective central compartment neck dissection in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma recurrence The Laryngoscope, March 14, 2013 Review Article
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