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..However, results must be interpreted with the clinical picture in mind...

..This study aimed to evaluate voice and quality of life after transoral laser resection of early glottic carcinoma...

..The aim of stapes surgery is to restore the vibration of fluids within the cochlear canal. Revision stapedectomy should be approached with caution. Stapedectomy can lead to some minor and other more serious complications...

..Controversy exists as to the management of advanced laryngeal carcinoma. In general primary radical surgery is favoured...

..The objective of this study was to describe our experience with bilateral transverse posterior cordotomy...

..This article aims to present the Great Ormond Street Hospital guidelines for using propranolol to treat infantile isolated subglottic haemangioma by ENT surgeons...

..The objective of this study was to report surgical results and outcomes of cochlear implantation in a large series of children with syndromes from one centre...

..The objective of this study was to review the results of laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) and cricotracheal resection (CTR) procedures performed at Great Ormond Street Hospital over the past 10 years...

..This study describes a decade's experience of the management of upper airway obstruction (UAO) in PRS patients with a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)...

..The mutations in GJB2 causing hearing impairment vary in different populations. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and spectrum of GJB2 mutations in prelingual deafness in a population of Bangladeshi origin in the UK...

..To study the causes and prevalence of sensorineural deafness in Bangladeshi children resident in East London...

..This article analyzes all the cases of branchial cleft anomalies operated on at Great Ormond Street Hospital over the past 10 years...

..None of the patients in this study has required revision procedures on the stoma. The simple technique of stoma creation described in this study has good long-term results...

..Day-case surgery has the advantage over in-patient surgery of being cost-effective and resource sparing. The objectives of this study were to assess our results for day-case functional endoscopic sinus surgery...

..The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of septoplasty without postoperative nasal packing...

..The objective of this study was to report our experience with the use of diode laser in a variety of paediatric airway pathologies...

..It is the least invasive method of safely managing upper airway obstruction. The objective of this report was to describe a rapid and very simple method of securing a nasopharyngeal airway in an agitated patient...

..The main modification of the technique was the use of a diamond burr drill to thin the cartilage posteriorly. Good aesthetic results were obtained in most patients...

..No patient in this series developed subglottic stenosis, which can be a significant complication of laser application...

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..An assessment of the rate of surgical site infections associated with elective paediatric otolaryngology surgical procedures...

..They arise as a result of failure of involution of the cleft during embryogenesis, and manifest clinically as sinuses, cysts or abscesses in the neck, commonly presenting in childhood...

..Displacement of the tracheostomy tube in paediatric patients is a potentially fatal complication. We describe an extra safety measure which facilitates tube replacement...

..The disease is characterised by alternating phases of bone resorption and formation. The majority of studies on families with otosclerosis suggest an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance with incomplete penetrance...

..Biphosphonates can be used as an alternative treatment to sodium fluoride in cases where the patient is intolerant to sodium fluoride therapy. Hearing aid is also a treatment option, but it does not halt the disease process...

..It is recommended that special care should be taken not to disturb the anterior two thirds of the vocal fold during the surgery in order to achieve a good post-operative voice outcome...

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..This article is aimed at defining the role of ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnostic work up of parotid tumours. The accuracy and utility of FNAC of parotid tumours was also assessed...

..The operative findings, surgical excision and repair of the long vertical defect by Z-plasty are discussed in detail. The authors report a very satisfactory result following excision and Z-plasty closure of this rare congenital anomaly...

..Using these criteria, a group of another five patients with BAHA awaiting auricular reconstruction were reviewed. Of these only three (60%) have been satisfactorily sited...