Biliary Confocal Laser Endomicr ...
Despite advances in endoscopic imaging and sampling, differentiation of benign from malignant biliary strictures continues to be a formidable challe ...
Effect of Red Pepper on Symptom ...
Background Abdominal pain, that characterizes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) together with bloating and disordered defecation, is mainly related to ...
Nurse-Administered Propofol Sed ...
Background Nurse-administered propofol sedation (NAPS) is now in widespread use. The safety profile of NAPS for routine endoscopic procedures in pat ...
Effects of Carbonated Liquids o ...
Aspiration is common in adults with neurogenic dysphagia and pharyngeal delay. This can lead to dehydration, malnutrition, and aspiration pneumonia. ...
Kinematic Analysis of Dysphagia ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms of aspiration with respect to the viscosity of ingested material in patients with dyspha ...
Effects of Reduced Saliva Produ ...
This study aimed to further characterize the nature of swallowing dysfunction in patients with Sjogren’s syndrome (SS). Subjects filled out a percep ...
Pharyngeal Pressures During Swa ...
No studies have investigated within-subject variation in measures of pharyngeal pressures during swallowing across sessions. This study aimed to doc ...
Delayed levorotation of the hea ...
Traumatic pericardial rupture, with complicating cardiac herniation, is an extremely uncommon conditionwith a high mortality rate.We are reporting o ...
Spiral head CT in the evaluatio ...
The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review the benefits of spiral head computed tomography (CT) with routine multiplanar reformations in the e ...
Regional disparities in child m ...
Objective China was one of the 68 ‘‘countdown’’ countries prioritized to attain Millennium Development Goals (MDG 4). The aim of this study was to a ...
Explaining global job satisfact ...
Objectives Management of job satisfaction is of growing importance in terms of the maintenance of employees’ health. This study aimed to evaluate wh ...
Effects of tumour stage, comorb ...
Laryngeal cancer is the second most common cancer of the respiratory tract with a relative 5-year survival over all tumour sites in the USA (61.6%; ...
Acoustic overstimulation-induce ...
Fibrocytes of the spiral limbus are thought to play a signiWcant role in maintaining ion homeostasis in the cochlea. The present study measured phys ...
A computer-controlled olfactome ...
Odor identification tests are widely used for the general screening of olfactory function. However, the administration of odor identification tests ...
Management of petrous bone chol ...
The objective of this study was to expose our results in the treatment of petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBC), paying attention to diagnosis, surgical ...
Endoscopic transsphenoidal vidi ...
The purpose of this report is to describe a novel technique for endoscopic vidian neurectomy (EVN) based on preoperative computed tomography (CT) cl ...
Endoscopic medial maxillectomy ...
The aim of this study was to describe the endoscopic medial maxillectomy technique with preservation of the inferior turbinate in patients aVected b ...
Response of nasal airway and he ...
To investigate the responses of nasal airway and autonomic nervous system (ANS) under controlled nasal breathings. Ten healthy volunteers, aged betw ...
SuperWcial temporal artery Xap: ...
Reconstruction of hypopharynx after tumor resection remains a challenging problem for the head and neck surgeons. A new surgical technique was intro ...
Long-term damage to the ENT sys ...
The objectives of the study are to describe long-term ENT damage and assess risk factors in patients with newly diagnosed and treated Wegener’s gran ...
Vitamin D status is associated ...
Considerable clinical and experimental data suggest that vitamin D plays a role in pathogenesis and progression of cancer; nevertheless clinical dat ...
Treatment of large pharyngotrac ...
Persisting tracheoesophageal (TEF) and/or tracheopharyngeal (TPF) fistulas after laryngectomy are incessant problems that can lead to a tremendous l ...
Delayed wound infection after s ...
Past radiation therapy is known as a major risk factor promoting post-supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) complications. Risk of post-SCPL comp ...
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy: c ...
Understanding the sites of pharyngeal collapse is mandatory for surgical treatment decision-making in obstructive sleep-apnea-hypopnea syndrome pati ...
Second primary squamous cell ca ...
Second primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the skin of a Xap used for reconstruction of Xoor of mouth is rare. A case of SCC arising in the pec ...