Matthew E. Spector, MD; Steven B. Chinn, MD, MPH; Emily Bellile, MS; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):313-318. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3602
This study evaluates the prevalence of pathologic retropharyngeal adenopathy in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma relative to involvement of the oropharyngeal subsite, number of metastatic neck nodes, T classification, and N classification.
Carol M. Lewis, MD, MPH; Thomas A. Aloia, MD; Weiming Shi, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):321-327. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3608
This study describes the adaptation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for complex head and neck oncologic surgical procedures.
Fred M. Baik, MD; Stacey Hansen, BS; Sue E. Knoblaugh, DVM; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):330-338. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3617
This study uses an orthotopic xenograft mouse model to examine BLZ-100 uptake in human HNSCC tumor xenografts and determine the sensitivity and specificity of this uptake.
Eelam Adil, MD, MBA; Ozgul Gergin, MD; Kosuke Kawai, ScD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):339-343. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3923
This medical record review of children who experienced pulmonary aspiration at a tertiary referral children’s hospital assesses the ability of direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy under general anesthesia to detect aspiration-related airway lesions and identifies clinical characteristics associated with airway lesions.
Misha Amoils, MD; Kay W. Chang, MD; Olga Saynina, MA, MBA; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):344-350. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3634
This database review compares rates of postoperative complications in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in inpatient vs ambulatory settings in the state of California.
David R. Friedland, MD, PhD; Sergey Tarima, PhD; Christy Erbe, BS; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):351-356. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3663
This survey study develops a statistical model for predicting vestibular diagnoses, prior to clinical evaluation, from an intake questionnaire.
Matthew L. Rohlfing, BS; Paul R. Wistermayer, BS; Tayler M. Bungo, BA; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):357-363. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3711
This cohort study examines whether the quantity of oral fluid intake before discharge is associated with adverse outcomes following tonsillectomy in pediatric patients.
Serdar Kaya, MD; Vladimir Tsuprun, PhD; Ömer Hızlı, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):364-369. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3803
This study evaluates the effects of suppurative labyrinthitis on cochlear elements in archived human temporal bones.
Rodney J. Schlosser, MD; J. Madison Hyer, MS; Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):370-376. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3810
This study examines depression-specific outcomes after medical or surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.
Gitanjali M. Fleischman, MD; Brian D. Thorp, MD; Megan Difurio, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):377-382. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3934
This study evaluates the use of ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration to detect lymph node metastasis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who completed chemoradiotherapy.
Faisal Zawawi, MD, FRCSC; Aren Bezdjian, MSc; Mario Mujica-Mota, MD, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(4):383-388. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3938
This laboratory study assesses whether daily caffeine intake impairs hearing recovery in a guinea pig model of exposure to acoustic overstimulation events.