The Laryngoscope
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To survey the causes, characteristics, and outcomes of malpractice litigation resulting from injuries sustained during endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). ⋯ This is the first study to review malpractice litigation resulting from injuries sustained during ESS and shows a hitherto unexpected pattern between severity of injury and case outcome.
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The objective was to describe a case series of patients with refractory cough and paradoxical vocal fold movement disorder treated with respiratory retraining therapy. ⋯ Patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux and refractory cough in the absence of pulmonary disease should be evaluated for paradoxical vocal fold movement disorder. Respiratory retraining therapy may represent an effective therapy for cough in the absence of relief from standard management of laryngopharyngeal reflux.
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Tonsillectomy is among the most commonly performed procedures. As with any surgery, head and neck surgeons must be aware of possible complications and their potential affects. At our smell and taste center, we have been referred several patients in a 6-month period with the complaint of taste distortion after tonsillectomy. We report in this article a patient that complains of taste distortion after a right tonsillectomy for unilateral tonsillar hypertrophy. ⋯ Taste distortion (including, phantogeusia and dysgeusia) after tonsillectomy is rarely reported as a complication but has a significant impact on quality of life. This article examines the taste distortion presence as a complication after tonsillectomy to make head and neck surgeons aware of this serious complication and the pathophysiology of taste distortion.
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To determine the acute and subacute cochlear effects of sublethal total body irradiation. ⋯ Radiation can affect the cochlea in the acute phase at the mid to high frequencies; further prediction for long-term effects requires longer follow-ups.