Transcervical styloidectomy for Eagle syndrome

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Transcervical styloidectomy for Eagle syndrome Via Head & Neck Abstract We demonstrate a safe and effective surgical technique for the operative management of Eagle syndrome, also known as stylohyoid syndrome, via transcervical styloidectomy. Fifteen patients who presented to our institution for surgical management of Eagle syndrome were included. A detailed video shows the operative techniques used to perform styloidectomy via a transcervical approach. The procedure was well tolerated without complications, and all patients were discharged on postoperative day one. Thirteen patients (87%) endorsed significant improvement or complete resolution of their presenting complaint(s), most commonly throat and neck pain/discomfort (53%), otalgia (47%), and/or tinnitus (40%). The transcervical approach for styloidectomy provides an alternative for operative access that overcomes the limitations associated with the transoral approach. It enables better exposure of the operative field, a more efficient procedure, and, in the senior author's experience, results i n decreased postoperative pain, trismus, and length of hospital stay. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Effects of a tongue training program in Parkinson's disease: Analysis of electrical activity and strength of suprahyoid muscles

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Effects of a tongue training program in Parkinson's disease: Analysis of electrical activity and strength of suprahyoid muscles Via swallowing exercises J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2022 Feb 12;63:102642. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2022.102642. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the electrical activity of the suprahyoid muscle and the tongue pressure in a two-wing program of tongue strengthening in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS: A pre-post-detraining design study included sixty PD patients assigned to two groups randomly. The experimental group (EG) performed tongue isometric pressure exercises using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument with an increasing scheme of 5% load weekly and traditional tongue therapy for 8 weeks. The control group (CG) performed only traditional therapy. The electrical activity of suprahyoids was measured using surface electromyography (sEMG) during tongue-to-palate pressure. Four selected domains of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) mostly related to tongue strength were considered. RESULTS: The experimental group showed increased sEMG values of suprahyoid muscles reaching statistically significant difference at the fourth week of tongue training, while the control did it at the eighth week. Experimental group showed significant improvements in tongue strength (d = 2.128; p = 0.000). Only controls showed detraining effect. Statistically significant difference within groups were found in one and three dimensions of the SWAL-QOL in the CG and EG, respectively. CONCLUSION: Analysis of electrical activity on suprahy oids muscles provided a better understanding of the changes underlying the outcomes of tongue strength gains obtained through a combined tongue strengthening exercises protocol in PD. Such protocol led not only to increased tongue strength but also to a better perceived swallowing function in PD subjects. PMID:35189571 | DOI:10.1016/j.jelekin.2022.102642 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Applicability of Transnasal Echography for Identification of Internal Carotid Artery

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Applicability of Transnasal Echography for Identification of Internal Carotid Artery Via The Laryngoscope Objective To study the applicability of transnasal echography for the internal carotid artery (ICA) imaging during endoscopic procedures, primarily nasopharyngectomy. Study Design Non-randomized controlled cohort. Methods The tip of a pediatric transducer for transesophageal echography was inserted into each nostril under endoscopic control and placed in the ipsilateral Rosenmuller's fossa. The ICA's internal diameter and distance between the nasopharyngeal wall and the artery's closest point were measured on each side. Two independent examiners measured the same parameters on the axial plane of the skull base computer tomography (CT). Agreement between CT and echography measurements was estimated by the Bland–Altman approach. Results Twenty-seven ICAs (sides) were available for the echography-CT agreement analysis. Inter method agreement for both parameters was similar to the inter examiner agreement for the CT measurements. Conclusions Our first study on endoscopic echography demonstrated that this method is applicable, potentially allowing safer transnasal surgery in the ICA vicinity. Level of Evidence 3 Laryngoscope, 2022 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Outcomes After Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Salvage Surgery

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Outcomes After Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Salvage Surgery Via The Laryngoscope Objectives Investigate outcomes following oral cavity and oropharyngeal salvage surgery. Methods Adult patients who underwent salvage surgery for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx from 1996 to 2018 were analyzed using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression. Disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), associated factors, and basic quality measures were analyzed. Results One hundred and eight patients (72% oral cavity, 28% oropharynx) were followed for a median of 17.9 months. Median DFS and OS were 9.9 and 21 months, respectively. Surgery with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy compared to surgery alone (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.15, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.03–0.78) and negative margins (HR = 0.36, 95% CI: 0.14–0.90) were associated with better DFS, while lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) (HR = 2.66, 95% CI: 1.14–6.19) and higher stage (III vs. I–II, HR = 3.94, 95% CI: 1.22–12.71) were associated with worse DFS. Higher stage was associated with worse OS (HR = 3.79, 95% CI: 1.09–13.19). Patients were hospitalized for a median of 8 days with 24% readmitted within 30 days. A total of 72% and 38% of patients, respectively, underwent placement of a feeding tube or tracheostomy. Conclusions After oral cavity and oropharyngeal salvage surgery, adjuvant chemoradiotherapy, negative margins, negative LVSI, and lower stage were associated with a lower risk of recurrence. Only lower-stage disease was associated with improved survival. The majority of patients had feeding tubes, half underwent free tissue transfer, a third required tracheostomy, and a quarter was readmitted. Level of Evidence 3 Laryngoscope, 2022 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

A randomized trial of topical mitomycin-C in the immediate post-operative period for the short and long-term prevention of granulation tissue in mastoid cavities

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader A randomized trial of topical mitomycin-C in the immediate post-operative period for the short and long-term prevention of granulation tissue in mastoid cavities Via American Journal of Otolaryngology Publication date: Available online 22 February 2022 Source: American Journal of Otolaryngology Author(s): Abolfazl Ghobadi, Mehraveh Sadeghi Ivraghi, Zohreh Yazdi, Sanaz Keshavarz Shahbaz View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Long-Term Voice Outcomes After Type I, Type II, or Type V Cordectomy

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Long-Term Voice Outcomes After Type I, Type II, or Type V Cordectomy Via otol rhinol Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Feb 21:34894221081259. doi: 10.1177/00034894221081259. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: We compare long-term voice outcomes in patients treated with European Laryngeal Society (ELS) classification Type I, Type II, or Type V cordectomy. The aim is to understand the impact of Type V cordectomy on voice outcomes in relation to Type I and Type II cordectomy. METHODS: A retrospective review of patients treated with Type I, Type II , or Type V cordectomy by a single surgeon over a 20-year period was performed. Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) scores, Cepstral Spectral Index of Dysphonia (CSID) measures from CAPE-V sentences, and two-rater GRBAS scores were analyzed. RESULTS: Sixty-two patients were identified with a mean follow-up of 52 months. Of these, there were 43 Type I and 19 Type II cordectomies, including 8 in each group with Type V resections. Significant differences in all parameters were noted between the Type I (VHI 5.7, CSID 20.6, Grade 1.3) and the Type II cohorts (VHI 12.6, CSID 36.3, Grade 1.8) who did not undergo Type V cordectomy. Patients undergoing Type V cordectomy demonstrated voice outcomes (VHI 9.4, CSID 35.6, Grade 1.7) which fell between those of Type I and Type II cordectomies. CONCLUSIONS: Better long-term subjective, objective, and computer-analyzed voice outcomes are noted for patients undergoing Type I rather than Type II cordectomy. When Type V cordectomy is performe d, voice outcomes are comparable to those of both Type I and Type II cordectomy, a surprising finding given the expectation of worsened dysphonia in longer resections. Further work is needed to explain this finding and define voice outcomes after Type V cordectomy. PMID:35189725 | DOI:10.1177/00034894221081259 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Maternal exposure to the environmental pollutant 'BDE-47' impairs the postnatal development of rat cerebellar cortex by modulating neuronal proliferation, synaptogenesis, NGF and BDNF pathways

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Maternal exposure to the environmental pollutant "BDE-47" impairs the postnatal development of rat cerebellar cortex by modulating neuronal proliferation, synaptogenesis, NGF and BDNF pathways Via Cellular and Molecular Biology Histol Histopathol. 2022 Feb 22:18441. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-441. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT 2,2',4,4'-Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) is an environmental contaminant that crosses the blood placental barrier and interferes with the homeostasis of fetal thyroid hormones. AIM OF WORK: This study was designed to investigate the perinatal effect of BDE-47 exposure on the postnatal development of the rat cerebellar cortex. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was carried out on 20 pregnant rats and 36 of their offspring. The pregnant rats were divided equally into control and BDE-47 treated mother groups; supplemented orally with BDE-47 (0.2 mg/kg/day from day 8 of gestation until the day of weaning). The offspring of both mother groups were subdivided, according to their developmental age, into three subgroups; PND14, PND21and PND42. SerumT3, T4 and TSH were assessed for dams and their offspring. Testing the motor coordinatio n of the offspring via the rotarod test was conducted. Sections of the cerebellar cortex from offspring subgroups were stained with hematoxylin and eosin alongside immunohistochemical reactions and optical density of nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and synaptophysin (SYN). Also, the thickness of different layers of the cerebellar cortex was histomorphometrically measured. RESULTS: BDE-47 treated mothers and their offspring subgroups showed a significant decrease in the serum free T3, T4 and increased TSH. The BDE-47 offspring displayed incoordination of the motor activity together with disturbed cytoarchitecture of the cerebellar cortical layers, and impaired migration of its germinative neuronal zones, particularly on PND14 and PND21. Moreover, these offspring displayed a decrease of the immune-expression and optical density of NGF, BDNF in the cerebellar cortical layers with impaired proliferation , and synaptogenesis. CONCLUSION: Maternal exposure to BDE-47 during pregnancy and lactation effectuated a potential deleterious retarding effect on the postnatal development of the rat cerebellar cortex mostly via modulating neuronal proliferation, synaptogenesis, NGF and BDNF pathways secondary to its hypothyroid effect. PMID:35191013 | DOI:10.14670/HH-18-441 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.