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Laser eustachian tuboplasty: two-year resultsDennis S Poe
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Laryngoscope 117:231-7. 2007..Laser eustachian tuboplasty (LETP) combined with appropriate medical management will eliminate the chronic presence of middle ear effusions in selected patients...
Reduction of diplopia following endoscopic orbital decompression: the orbital sling techniqueRalph Metson
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Laryngoscope 112:1753-7. 2002..The purpose of the study was to evaluate a new technique intended to reduce the incidence of diplopia following endoscopic orbital decompression...
Image-guided sinus surgery: practical considerationsRalph Metson
Department of Otology and Laryngology Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 38:527-34. 2005..Surgeons who use this technology must do so with an appreciation of its potential benefits, as well as its possible pitfalls...
Microdebrider eustachian tuboplasty: A preliminary reportRalph Metson
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:422-7. 2007..To evaluate microdebrider eustachian tuboplasty for treatment of patients with eustachian tube dysfunction...
Image-guided sinus surgery: lessons learned from the first 1000 casesRalph Metson
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128:8-13. 2003..Study Design and Setting: Retrospective review of the first 1000 image-guided sinus operations performed by 42 surgeons at an academic medical center...
Symposium: masters in otolaryngology--update in rhinologyRalph Metson
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA
Laryngoscope 113:1466-9. 2003..Many of these advances can be classified into three major trends: technology, techniques, and tissue eosinophilia...
Endoscopic surgery for frontal sinusitis--a graduated approachRalph Metson
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Zero Emerson Place, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 37:411-22. 2004..Although patients with refractory frontal sinusitis can present a therapeutic challenge, proper surgical management usually results in successful control of symptoms and overall improvement in quality of life...
Endoscopic orbital and optic nerve decompressionRalph Metson
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 39:551-61, ix. 2006..Although the benefits of and indications for decompression of the orbit are well established, the role of optic nerve decompression remains controversial...
Topographic gene expression in the sinonasal cavity of patients with chronic sinusitis with polypsMichael P Platt
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145:171-5. 2011..To determine whether variations in gene expression exist at multiple subsites along the sinonasal tract in patients with chronic sinusitis with polyps and in healthy controls...
Sinus surgery in patients with previously repaired cerebrospinal fluid leaksDouglas D Reh
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and EarInfirmary, Boston, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:1187-90. 2008..To explore surgical technique and outcomes of revision endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in patients with previously repaired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks...
Endoscopic management of exophthalmosMichael P Platt
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Facial Plast Surg 25:38-42. 2009..This article describes the authors' techniques for performing endoscopic orbital decompression...
Anatomical changes of the ethmoid cavity after endoscopic sinus surgeryMichael P Platt
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Laryngoscope 118:2240-4. 2008..Plasticity of the ethmoid sinus framework after endoscopic surgery, however, is a newly described entity. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and extent of changes in ethmoid size after ethmoidectomy...
Gene-expression signatures of nasal polyps associated with chronic rhinosinusitis and aspirin-sensitive asthmaMichael Platt
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 9:23-8. 2009..The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in gene-expression profiling of nasal polyps in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and aspirin-sensitive asthma...
Pathways analysis of molecular markers in chronic sinusitis with polypsMichael P Platt
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144:802-8. 2011..To perform a comprehensive molecular pathways analysis of genes identified through genome-wide expression profiling and the published literature for chronic sinusitis with polyps...
Impact of image guidance on complications during osteoplastic frontal sinus surgeryRaj Sindwani
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts, Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:150-5. 2004..SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first report to document a reduction in the rate of intraoperative complications when image guidance is utilized for frontal sinus surgery...
The Agger Nasi Punch-Out Procedure (POP): maximizing exposure of the frontal recessSteven D Pletcher
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Laryngoscope 116:1710-2. 2006
Revision endoscopic orbital decompression in the management of Graves' orbitopathyMan Kit Leung
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141:46-51. 2009..The objective of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of revision endoscopic orbital decompression in patients with refractory Graves' orbitopathy...
Medialization of the lamina papyracea after endoscopic ethmoidectomy: comparison of preprocedure and postprocedure computed tomographic scansMary Elizabeth Cunnane
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 33:79-81. 2009..The purpose of this article is to report computed tomography demonstration of medial bowing of the lamina papyracea in 5 patients after internal ethmoidectomy...
Endoscopic frontal sinus drillout in 100 patientsMark Samaha
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Mass, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:854-8. 2003..This procedure provides a reasonable alternative to frontal sinus obliteration, which remains a treatment option for patients who fail frontal drillout...
Endoscopic frontal sinus obliteration: a new technique for the treatment of chronic frontal sinusitisFeodor Ung
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133:551-5. 2005..SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first report of a minimally-invasive technique for frontal sinus obliteration...
Endoscopic optic nerve decompression for nontraumatic optic neuropathySteven D Pletcher
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133:780-3. 2007..To determine the efficacy of endoscopic optic nerve decompression for the treatment of patients with nontraumatic optic neuropathy...
Gene expression profiling of nasal polyps associated with chronic sinusitis and aspirin-sensitive asthmaKonstantina M Stankovic
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Laryngoscope 118:881-9. 2008..To identify genes whose expression is most characteristic of chronic rhinosinusitis and aspirin-sensitive asthma through genome-wide transcriptional profiling of nasal polyp tissue...
The frontal wishbone: anatomic and clinical implicationsHernan Goldsztein
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Rhinol 21:725-8. 2007..The purpose of this study was to correlate the incidence and dimensions of this "frontal wishbone" (FWB) with the presence of frontal sinus disease...
Sinonasal abnormalities in patients with Graves' orbitopathyZachary M Soler
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Laryngoscope 121:656-60. 2011....
Image-guided resection of fibro-osseous lesions of the skull baseMark Samaha
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Rhinol 17:115-8. 2003..Real-time monitoring of the depth of bone removal relative to the skull base may enhance the safety and efficacy of such surgery...
Palliative care for the patient with refractory chronic rhinosinusitisElizabeth J Mahoney
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building, 820 Harrison Avenue, One Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 42:39-47, vii-viii. 2009..This article reviews the proposed hypotheses as to why some patients with chronic sinusitis fail conventional therapy and highlights treatment options useful in the palliative treatment of these patients...
The accessory posterolateral nerve: an immunohistological analysisBenjamin S Bleier
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
Am J Rhinol Allergy 26:271-3. 2012..The goal of this study was to characterize these accessory posterolateral nerves by immunohistochemistry to determine their morphology and composition...
Image-guided frontal sinus surgeryRaj Sindwani
Division of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 38:461-71. 2005..Navigation technology has the potential to improve the efficacy and safety of frontal sinus surgery; however, its use is no substitution for proper surgical training and technique...
When sinus trouble won't stay away. For people with chronic sinusitis, nasal irrigation and surgery offer avenues for fewer relapses and better breathingRalph Metson
Health News 10:12-3. 2004
Endoscopic orbital and optic nerve decompressionSteven D Pletcher
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 39:943-58, vi. 2006..Endoscopic orbital decompression has proved to be safe and effective for the treatment of patients with Graves' orbitopathy; however, the indications and outcomes for endoscopic decompression of the optic nerve remain controversial...
Endoscopic ligation of the anterior ethmoid arterySteven D Pletcher
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Laryngoscope 117:378-81. 2007
