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Case Report | 10.36959/605/576 Volume 5 Issue 1

Ameloblastoma in the Oral Cavity: Two Cases Study Long Evolution

Authors: María Maldonado-Vega, Javier Santiago-Reynoso, Shaila Cejudo-Arteaga, Marco Antonio Ramírez-Reyes and Felipe Farias-Serratos

This work presents two variants of ameloblastoma: Ameloblastic carcinoma and malignant ameloblastoma. The first one occurred in a 71-year-old man with a history of odontogenic cyst resection at 61 yea... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/575 Volume 5 Issue 1

Thyroid Papillary Cancer Reports

Authors: Günay ULUÇ, MD

The patients presenting to the hospital were asked if they had any operation related to the general surgery. The Epicrisis, short operation notes, and pathology results of the patients with thyroidect... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/574 Volume 5 Issue 1

An Unusual Case of Horner's Syndrome: A Rare Case of Cervical Chain Schwannoma

Authors: Swati Tandon, MS ENT, DNB ENT, Vikram Wadhwa, MS ENT, Ananthula Sahaja, MBBS, Devesh Nogia, MBBS and P.K Rathore, MS ENT

Schwannomas are benign, solitary nerve sheath tumours arising from the Schwann cells. They can arise from any of the cranial, spinal or autonomic nerve except for olfactory and optic nerve. The common... Read more

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Literature Review | 10.36959/605/573 Volume 5 Issue 1

Novel Application of Onyx Embolization in the Treatment of Pediatric Tongue Vascular Malformations

Authors: Ramya Bharathi and Mark Vecchiotti

Vascular malformations of the head and neck can require a multimodal management. The goal of complete removal by surgical resection has been made possible with pre-operative embolization, with reducti... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/605/572 Volume 5 Issue 1

Poor Quality of Life after Neck Dissection is Associated to Depressive Symptoms Instead of Cancer or Operation- Related Factors

Authors: Krisztina Molnar, MD, Sanni Kakilehto, MD, Sanna Lahtinen, MD, PhD, Nurkkala Juho, MD, PhD, Petri Koivunen, MD, PhD and Janne Liisanantti, MD, PhD

A cohort of 63 (54.3%) of the 116 eligible patients answered the QoL-questionnaires at average 4.5 years from the operation. RAND 36-item Health Survey (RAND-36), EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC-QLQ-H&N35, Beck ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/571 Volume 4 Issue 2

Trauma Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea Treated Conservatively by Upright Position

Authors: Shuguang Zhang and Wenming Wang

Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea is common with basilar skull fractures. Treatment includes conservative and surgical treatment. Conservative treatment includes bed rest, head elevation to 20 degrees, avo... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/605/570 Volume 4 Issue 2

Parotid Acinic Cell Carcinoma with Intracranial Metastasis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors: Jeff F Zhang, BS, Bayard Wilson, MD, Hilda Mirbaha, MD, Karam Han, MD, Khashayar Mozaffari, BS, Negar Khanlou, MD and Isaac Yang, MD

Acinic cell carcinoma is a rare salivary gland neoplasm frequently associated with local recurrence. While distal metastasis occurs in approximately 19% of cases, intracranial metastasis has been rare... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/569 Volume 4 Issue 2

Sinonasal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: M Laachoubi, Y Oukessou, S Rouadi, R Abada, M Roubal and M Mahtar

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant soft-tissue neoplasm of skeletal muscle origin, which predominantly affects the young population. Embryonal and alveolar are the most common histological subtypes of rh... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/567 Volume 4 Issue 1

The Impact of Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Head and Neck Surgery: A Systematic Review

Authors: Ursula Mackie-Savage, MSc RN and Denise Flynn, MSc RN

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways have been implemented across multiple surgical specialties and have been found to be successful in reducing post-operative complications and length of s... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/568 Volume 4 Issue 1

A Focused Review on the Approach to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve & Identification during Thyroidectomy

Authors: Sabah Alarnaout and Ahmed S. Abdulsamad

Thyroid surgeries are the most frequently performed endocrine procedures worldwide. The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) shows some anatomical variations that can potentially compromise the safety of t... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/566 Volume 4 Issue 1

Managing a Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Tonsil

Authors: S Han, R Ho, I Iqbal, EYH Tong and M Shakeel

A 17-year-old man was noted to have a left tonsil mass when he attended his family physician with tonsillitis. Following treatment with a course of penicillin his tonsillitis resolved but the mass per... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/565 Volume 4 Issue 1

Tracheostomy Tube Blockage with an Unusual Foreign Body- A Reminder of the Importance of the Tracheostomy Emergency Management Algorithm

Authors: Tom Bradish, MBBS, MRCS (ENT) and Muhammad Shakeel, MBBS, B.SC, MRCSED, DOHNS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

Patients with tracheostomies are common. Despite this many healthcare providers are uncomfortable managing tracheostomy emergencies despite the fact that they are common critical airway events. Head a... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/564 Volume 4 Issue 1

Patients’ Satisfaction with Day Case Nasal and Sinus Surgery at Manukau Superclinic

Authors: Muhammad Shakeel, Siew Min Keh, Sena Han, Salil Nair and Zahoor Ahmad

A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained departmental database. In our day stay surgery centre, patients were contacted by telephone on post-op day 1 when they were asked about their ove... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/563 Volume 4 Issue 1

Pressure Injury due to Prolonged Face Mask Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Yousef Hammad, DMD, Timothy W Neal, DDS, Scott R Sullivan, DDS and Thomas Schlieve, DDS, MD

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the importance of wearing a mask has been stressed to the public by the center for disease control and prevention (CDC). In hospital settings, ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/562 Volume 3 Issue 2

Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma to the Parotid Gland

Authors: Pascalino B Romeo, MD, Fraser Donaldson, MBBS, Ibrahim M Zardawi, FRCPA and Kristian Sørensen, MBChB (Hons) MRCS FRCS (Plast)

Basal cell carcinoma is a very common skin cancer in Australia. It is a locally invasive neoplasm which can rarely have life threatening effects. There have been many reported cases of metastatic BCC ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/561 Volume 3 Issue 2

Bilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) Following Lumbar Puncture: A Case Report

Authors: Bezas V, Hammersen JJ and Issing PR

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss affects frequently one ear (unilateral). A bilateral sudden SNHL is the rare form of SSNHL (5% of all cases) having mostly as aetiology diseases with a specific clini... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/560 Volume 3 Issue 1

The Bulky Dermoid Cyst of the Floor of the Mouth

Authors: Chengyu Qiu, Hao Guo, Hao Yu, Lei Gao, Ben Ma, Wenhao Ma, Lei Han, Hong Guan, Zhihui Sun, Hong Chen

Bulky dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are very rare and may induce functional disorder. We present a 68-year-old Chinese woman who presented a painless swelling in right mandibular. Physical e... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/559 Volume 3 Issue 1

Short Review on: Teaching Approach for Head Injury with Epidural Hematoma

Authors: Adel Hamed Elbaih and Yasser Yousef Bashmail

Epidural hematoma (EDH) is a traumatic accumulation of blood between the inner table of the skull and the stripped-off Dural membrane. EDH results from traumatic head injury, usually with an associate... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/605/558 Volume 3 Issue 1

The Membranous Labyrinth in vivo from High-Resolution Temporal Bone CT Data

Authors: Hisaya Tanioka, MD, PhD and Sayaka Tanioka, BA, ME

A prerequisite for the modeling and understanding of the inner ear mechanics needs the accurate created membranous labyrinth. We will present a semi-automated methodology for accurate reconstruction o... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/557 Volume 3 Issue 1

Telemedicine and Physical Examination: A Cautionary Tale and a Prescription for the Future

Authors: Ryan R McCool, MD, FACS

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend toward the remote workplace in many industries, and medicine is no exception. Telemedicine technology, which historically has been used mostly to serve geog... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/556 Volume 3 Issue 1

Simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Posttraumatic Temporal Bone Fracture under Local Anaesthesia - Case Report and Literature Review

Authors: Lucas Resende Lucinda Mangia, MD, Fellipy Martins Raymundo, MD, Nicole Tássia Amadeu, MD and Rogério Hamerschmidt, PhD

Bilateral deafness caused by temporal bone fracture is an uncommon condition. Precocious simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation (SiCI) is a valuable option for experienced surgical teams, which ... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/555 Volume 3 Issue 1

Stem Cells Enhance Tissue Engineering in Head and Neck Surgery

Authors: Rwik Sen, Ph.D

Stem cells have shown therapeutic promise against various diseases. Recent advances in tissue engineering show that applications of stem cells significantly improve the tissue regeneration process. In... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/553 Volume 3 Issue 1

Atypical Presentation of a Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma Clinically Mimicking a Mucocele: Case Report

Authors: Radhi M El Hafed, Ahmadou A, Chebaatha A, Oukessou Y, Rouadi S, Abada RA, Roubal M and Mahtar M

Sinonasal adenocarcinomas are rare, it represent 4 to 20% of nasosinusian carcinomas, the latest WHO 2017 classification distinguishes two types: Intestinal type adenocarcinomas (ITAC) and non-intesti... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/550 Volume 2 Issue 1

Case Report: Resolution of Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following Aspiration of a Branchial Cyst

Authors: Noora Althawadi, Mohamed Alreefi, Deepti Sinha and Susan Jawad

Cranial nerve palsies caused directly by branchial cysts is a rare entity. We report a case of hypoglossal nerve palsy in a 47-year-old female with a right anterior neck mass presenting with symptoms ... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/605/552 Volume 3 Issue 1

Branchial Cleft Excision in the Adult Population

Authors: Joseph G Brungardt, MD, Adam C Kahle, MD and Kurt P Schropp, MD

Branchial clefts are most often associated with the pediatric population but can also affect adults. The adult population undergoing branchial cleft excision is poorly described. This study sought to ... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/605/551 Volume 2 Issue 1

Approach for Emergency Management Patients with Increased Intracranial Pressure

Authors: Adel Hamed Elbaih, Omar Tarek Ahmed

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a commonly medical problem also associated with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) induced by intracranial hematoma and/or cerebral edema. Therefore, we aim to look ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/549 Volume 2 Issue 1

Pharyngeal Pouch and Concurrent Tongue Base Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Unusual and Challenging Dual Pathology Causing Dysphagia

Authors: Parivrudh Sharma, Ayoub Gomati, Anas Gomati, Aiwain Yong and Muhammad Shakeel

Dysphagia is a common symptom in patients presenting to physicians in primary and secondary care. The term dysphagia describes the perception of obstruction during swallowing. The initial consideratio... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/548 Volume 2 Issue 1

Juvenile Aggressive Ossifying Fibroma of Paranasal Sinuses: An Unusual Presentation in an 18-Year-Old Female

Authors: Asad Ullah, MD, Samantha N Mattox, DO, Taylor Sliker, MD, Guillermo A Palacios, MD, Kenneth Byrd, MD, Rafik Abdelsayed, DDS, MS and Sravan Kavuri, MD

Juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma (JAOF) is a rare variant of ossifying fibroma. Conventional ossifying fibromas are slow growing neoplasms thought to originate from osseous mesenchyme, commonly a... Read more

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Short Commentary | 10.36959/605/547 Volume 2 Issue 1

Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fracture as an Orbital Wall Fracture

Authors: Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar

Particular attention should be given to the eye examination when ZMC fractures are suspected. The anterior and posterior segments of the eye should be assessed, along with evaluation of optic nerve fu... Read more

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Editorial | 10.36959/605/546 Volume 2 Issue 1

A Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen: How to Perform?

Authors: Bayram Şahin, MD and Hande Gürbüz Aytuluk, MD

The diagnosis of COVID-19 is essential for detecting and isolating the active and asymptomatic cases to direct the treatment, and for filiation, and thereby to control the pandemic. The accurate diagn... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/545 Volume 2 Issue 1

Sublingual Compartment Resection for the Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Tongue and Floor of Mouth

Authors: Gary R Hoffman, MD, PhD, MBBS, MMedSc, MSc, FACS, FRCS, Robert L Eisenberg, MBBS, FRACS

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of LLN in a series of resection specimens of SCC of tongue-floor of mouth, and discuss its relevance to the philosophy of compartment tongue-fl... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/544 Volume 2 Issue 1

Calcinosis of the Internal Juglar Vein: Interesting Presentation of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism

Authors: Theodore Klug, MD, MPH, Mona Shete, MD, Courtney B Shires, MD, FACS

Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon but severe complication of hemodialysis therapy as a result of high calcium and phosphorus products. Tumoral calcinosis is a known entity following dialysis, with dep... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/543 Volume 2 Issue 1

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Temporal Bone after Brain Tumor Treatment: A Tricky Diagnosis of a Late Radiotherapy Complication

Authors: Thiago Sasso Carmona de Souza, Ícaro de Almeida Toledo Pires, Nicole Tássia Amadeu, Sara ThaÍs Steffens, Fellipy Martins Raymundo, Roberta David João de Masi, Rogério Hamerschmidt

Primary cancer of the External Auditory Meatus (EAM) is a rare disease, with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) being the most frequent histological type. The invasion of local tissues occurs in most cases... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/542 Volume 2 Issue 1

Nasal Schwannoma: A Challenging Diagnosis of a Rare Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Manifestation

Authors: Thiago Sasso Carmona de Souza, MD, Nicole Tássia Amadeu, MD, Luana Carolina Fontana, MD, Rogério Hamerschmidt, PhD and Paulo Eduardo Przysiezny, MD

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the growth of benign tumors in the nervous system. It has variable clinical manifestations, but nasal complaints are us... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/541 Volume 2 Issue 1

Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Associated with Caseating Granulomatous Inflammation: A Case Report from United Arab Emirates

Authors: Sreekumar Rajakumar, Noureddine Al Hasan and Mohammed Mater Al Falasi

The study presents the case of a 37-year-old female expatriate who was referred with a neck swelling and was managed further in Tawam Hospital, Al Ain. Initial ultrasonography and fine needle aspirati... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/540 Volume 2 Issue 1

20-Year Follow-Up and Reconstruction of a Patient with Craniofacial Microsomia

Authors: Rahman A, Kelly M, Hegarty DJ and Murray DJ

A 20-year-old female patient underwent ligation of her external carotid artery due to life threatening haemorrhagic episodes following a biopsy as a neonate. She was diagnosed with a locally invasive,... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/539 Volume 2 Issue 1

Clinical and Radiological Assessment of Post-Surgical Sequelae in Donor Site after Microsurgical Fibula Free Flap

Authors: Claudia Celotti, Sonia Herrero, Marta Echevarría, Paula Buded, Manuel De Pedro and Farzin Falahat

Fibula free flap is commonly used in mandibular reconstruction. It is globally accepted that the morbidity in the donor site is minimal. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and radiologic... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/538 Volume 2 Issue 1

Quality of Life Assessment in Oral Cavity Cancer Patients Treated With Resection and PMMC Flap Cover

Authors: Anoop Sivakumar, Savita Arora and Rahul M

The patients’ outcome following primary surgery for oral cancer and the long-term effects need to be evaluated and kept in mind before advising them of a particular treatment decision. The modern da... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/537 Volume 2.1 Issue 1

Endoscopic Endonasal Sinus Stent Placement as a Salvage Technique for Drainage of a Petrous Abscess

Authors: Gilbert Cadena, MD, Benjamin Bitner, BS, Katelynn Tran, Naveen Bhandarkar, MD and Frank PK Hsu, MD, PhD

Various cranial approaches exist to address lesions of the petrous apex. Many of these involve skull base approaches with varying degrees of surgical morbidity. We present a unique case of a recurrent... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/536 Volume 2 Issue 1

Case Report: Extra-Pharyngeal Ingested Foreign Body (Fish Bone)

Authors: Daniel Kim and Geoffrey Young

Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical problem for otorhinolaryngology. Fish bone ingestion poses additional hazards such as increased chance of impaction. If the fish bone passes into the gastro... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/535 Volume 2 Issue 1

Orbit Reconstruction with 3D Printed PEKK Implant

Authors: Rachel Armstrong, BA and Marco Ellis, MD

Alloplastic materials are used in facial bony reconstruction, but the ideal material for such procedures has yet to be elucidated. 3D printed polymers are a promising new material for use in bony reco... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/605/534 Volume 2 Issue 1

Authors: Chengli Wang, MD, Zhixiao Han, MD, Shi Cheng, MD and Minghui Cao, MD, PhD

To solve the research purpose, the investigators designed and implemented a retrospective study. The study population was composed of all elderly patients presenting to the Oral and Maxillofacial S... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/533 Volume 2 Issue 1

Pleomorphic Adenoma of Parotid Gland - Clinical Case in 14-Years-Old Child

Authors: Mahammad M Davudov and Parvin Hasanova

Pleomorphic adenomas of salivary glands in children’s ages is one of the rare finds. These tumors are 1-3% of the head and neck tumors. The most common pleomorphic adenoma of the salivary gland is ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/532 Volume 2 Issue 1

Lacrimal Gland Adenocarcinoma with Apocrine Metaplasia: A Case Report

Authors: Manabu Nishida, Takayuki Taruya, Takashi Kono, Takao Hamamoto, Takashi Ishino, Tsutomu Ueda and Sachio Takeno

We present the case of lacrimal gland adenocarcinoma with apocrine metaplasia and a literature review for similar cases. A 65-year-old male with painless eyelid swelling was admitted to our hospital. ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/531 Volume 2 Issue 1

Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Management of Ecchordosis Physaliphora in the Sphenoid Sinus: A Case Report and Review of Approaches to Resection

Authors: T Logan Lindemann, BS, Brandon Kamrava, MD, Baidarbhi Chakraborty, MD, Amandeep Aneja, MD, Scott Shepard, MD and Pamela C Roehm, MD, Ph.D

Ecchordosis Physaliphora (EP) is a benign lesion originating from the developing notochord, similar to chordoma. We report complete resection of an asymptomatic, extradural EP in the sphenoid sinus us... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/605/530 Volume 2 Issue 1

Reccurent Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma of the Eyelid with Metastasis to the Parotid Gland and the Regional Lymph Nodes: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: Vafeiadou Margarita, Alexoudi Vaia-Aikaterini, Kilmpasani Maria, Karafoulidou Ioanna and Antoniades Konstantinos

Sebaceous cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous aggressive tumor arising from the sebaceous glands. . Its almost exclusive site of occurrence is the eyelid but it has also been reported primarily in othe... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/605/529 Volume 2 Issue 1

Hurthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid - Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer or Something Else?

Authors: Vidinov K and Ivanova R

Hurthle cell carcinoma is a rare thyroid neoplasm with unpredictable development. Ever since its first description in 1907 by Langhans there have been a debate about their origin, clinical course, tre... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/605/528 Volume 1 Issue 1

The Dutch Head and Neck Audit: The First Steps

Authors: Lydia FJ Van Overveld, Robert P Take, Ludi E Smeele, Matthias AW Merkx and Rosella PMG Hermens

The treatment of Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is an example of low volume, highly complex, multidisciplinary integrated care. To monitor and effectively improve high quality integrated care, the Dutch H... Read more

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