Serum sTREM-1 as a Surrogate Ma ...
Objective Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) is elevated in the gastric juice and in cultures of gastric mucosa of p ...
Evaluating the Structural Prope ...
Superior and anterior hyoid movements are important events in pharyngeal deglutition. This cross-sectional study uses a cadaver model to document th ...
Silent Aspiration Risk is Volum ...
Clinical swallow protocols cannot detect silent aspiration due to absence of overt behavioral signs, but screening with a much larger bolus volume, ...
Age and Sex Differences in Orof ...
This study explored age- and sex-related differences in orofacial strength. Healthy adult men (N = 88) and women (N = 83) participated in the study. ...
Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhag ...
Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage (SPH), also known as Wünderlich’s syndrome, is a rare urological emergency. This article reviews the most common ca ...
Environmental home inspection s ...
This review deals with environmental home inspection services in Western Europe provided for patients at the request of attending physicians to impr ...
A1330V polymorphism of the low- ...
1. Cooper C, Campion G, Melton LJ 3rd. Hip fractures in the elderly: a world-wide projection. Osteoporos Int. 1992;2:285–9. 2. Center JR, Nguyen TV, ...
HIV prevention through extended ...
Objectives We developed an extended HIV prevention program for students, parents, and school teachers, and then evaluated its effectiveness. Method ...
The relationship between social ...
Objective The aim of this study was to use a multilevel analysis to examine whether cognitive and structural dimensions of regional social capital w ...
Induction chemotherapy followed ...
Purpose In Japan, chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is primarily indicated for T4 esophageal cancer for curative intent or when aiming for downstaging. Howeve ...
Variety of symptoms reported by ...
Background The characteristics of symptoms reported by patients with various organic and functional upper gastroduodenal diseases have not been full ...
Prospective study of definitive ...
Background Standard chemoradiotherapy (CRT) using 5-FU and CDDP is the optimal treatment for patients with stage II/III (non-T4) esophageal carcinom ...
Teaching Otolaryngology skills ...
Over the last couple of decades, learning through simulation has become popularised for various reasons and is continuing to expand exponentially de ...
Non-sutured fixation of the int ...
The aim of this study is to describe an alternative technique to secure the receiver-stimulator of the cochlear implant to the skull with a tailored ...
The management of periprostheti ...
The objective of the study was to investigate the influence of anti-reflux medications on the management of periprosthetic leakage in laryngectomise ...
Paranasal sinuses computed tomo ...
Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFR) is a complication that presents mainly in immunocompromised patients. Paranasal sinuses computed tomography (PC ...
Errors associated with the conc ...
This paper presents two cases of using erroneous concentrations of epinephrine during endonasal surgery. The two patients discussed were part of a l ...
Laryngeal cancer and passive sm ...
In the present paper we investigate the relationship of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure to laryngeal cancer. 209 patients who were diagno ...
A retrospective analysis of low ...
The constantly recurring epistaxis means a great reduction of quality of life for patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). As yet ...
The association between surgica ...
We investigated the post-operative surgical site infection (SSI) rate in oral cavity cancer patients who had previous operation in the oral cavity r ...
Coblation tonsillectomy: is it ...
The aim of the study was to compare a single surgeon’s post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage rates using cold steel dissection and coblation tonsillectomy ...
Prevalence and clinical feature ...
Previous studies from Okinawa, a subtropical island in southern Japan, demonstrated a higher prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral carcin ...
Combined transoral transnasal r ...
Surgical management of the nasopharynx is complex. Both traditional and endoscopic transnasal techniques are demanding. Purely transoral robotic nas ...
Risk of marginal mandibular ner ...
The immediate and permanent frequency of injury to the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve (MMN) after neck dissection has only scarcely ...
Impact of radiotherapy on laryn ...
Ionizing radiation as a cancer therapy is associated with a variety of undesirable side eVects. Consequently, radiotherapy can negatively aVect neur ...