Anaeze C. Offodile II, MD; Abraham Pathak, MD; Julia Wenger, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):783-789. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1323
This study analyzed the rate, causes, and patient risk factors for 30-day readmission in patients who underwent free flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer.
Sophie Grace Shay, MD; Elena Chang, MD; Michael S. Lewis, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):790-796. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1447
This medical record review investigated the incidence and characteristics of human papillomavirus–positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a Veterans Affairs population.
Derrick T. Lin, MD; Bharat B. Yarlagadda, MD; Rosh K. V. Sethi, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):797-803. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1463
This cohort study uses electronic medical record review data to compare glossectomy defect reconstructive techniques and to identify factors associated with improved long-term speech and swallowing function in patients undergoing total glossectomy with or without total laryngectomy for tongue cancer.
Jason F. Ohlstein, MS; Sabrina Brody-Camp, MD; Starr Friedman, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):804-809. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1467
This case-series review assessed the effect of a patient-centric navigation system using a nurse coordinator on the time from presentation to formulation of treatment planning for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Eleonoor A. R. Theunissen, MD; Charlotte L. Zuur, MD, PhD; Katarzyna Jóźwiak, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):810-815. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1515
This cohort study evaluates posttreatment bone conduction hearing thresholds to determine which characteristics predict posttreatment hearing loss in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing concomitant radiotherapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
Andrew R. Tomlinson, MD; Mark J. Jameson, MD, PhD; Nitin A. Pagedar, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):816-821. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1485
This case series describes the use of the teres major muscle as a free flap for reconstruction in patients with head and neck defects.
Meera Shah, MBChB; Irina Bancos, MD; Geoffrey B. Thompson, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):822-827. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1497
This case series of adults treated with teriparatide for symptomatic postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia occurring immediately after thyroidectomy tests the hypothesis that teriparatide therapy would expedite relief of symptomatic hypocalcemia and reduce the duration of hospitalization.
Alessandro de Alarcón, MD, MPH; Alexander J. Osborn, MD, PhD; Meredith E. Tabangin, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):828-833. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1419
This study shows that additional airway findings were common in children with laryngotracheal clefts, but these anomalies did not affect surgery-specific or overall surgical success.
Andrew T. Tkaczuk, MD; Meena Bhatti, DMD; John F. Caccamese Jr, DMD, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):834-839. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1423
This medical record review assesses the clinical presentation, radiologic features, management, and outcomes of jaw cysts in children treated at a single academic institution.
Aviram Mizrachi, MD; Ohad Hilly, MD; Eyal Raveh, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):840-844. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.1347
This study evaluates the effect of vestibular implant insertion on hearing in a sand rat model with normal hearing (Psammomys obesus), which has a unique aural anatomy that permits access to the inner ear.