Macario Camacho, MD Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Sleep Surgery and Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD Department of Psychiatry, Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Redwood City, CA, USA Robson Capasso, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sleep Surgery Division, Stanford University Medi...

1Jagveer Singh Yadav, 2Ashok K Gupta, 3Nandita Kakkar 1Senior Resident, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 2Professor and Head, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Unit II), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 3Associate Professor, Departme...

Endoscopic Z-plasty for Treatment of Supraglottic Stenosis: A New Technique Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery 2015, Vol. 153(6) 1064–1066 American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2015 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0194599815607201 http://otojournal.org Taner Yılmaz, MD, Shamkhal Jafarov, MD, Oğuz Kus xcxu, MD, Tevfik Söz...

Hui-Shan Hsieh1, Ming-Ying Zhuo1, Ta-Jen Lee1, Xiao-Hui Zhemg2 and Chung-Feng Hwang3* 1Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Xiamen Medical Center, China 2Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Xiamen Medical Center, China 3Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (...

OBJECTIVE Although 25% of primary care complaints are otolaryngology related, otolaryngology instruction is not required in most medical schools. Our aim was to systematically review existing literature on the inclusion of otolaryngology in undergraduate medical education. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Education Resources Informatio...

Introduction: Foreign bodies in the upper airway are one of the most challenging otolaryngology emergencies and have various presentations depending on their physical properties and location. Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic worms that vary in color, length, and shape. They usually reside in fresh-water streams and lakes. When rural untreated water is drunk, leeches may localize in the...

introduction: foreign bodies in the upper airway are one of the most challenging otolaryngology emergencies and have various presentations depending on their physical properties and location. leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic worms that vary in color, length, and shape. they usually reside in fresh-water streams and lakes. when rural untreated water is drunk, leeches may localize in the ...

We would like to thank the editors of major otolaryngology journals for their insightful editorial entitled “The Value of Resident Presentations at Scientific Meetings,” published in The Laryngoscope and other prominent otolaryngologic journals. We strongly agree on the importance of encouraging research among residents, and that poster presentations are an effective way to involve residents at...

B-C Yuan, R-F Chen, K-W Hsieh, M-C Yang, F-W Lung Department of Otolaryngology, Fooyin University Hospital, Pingtung County, Taiwan Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Institute of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Taipei City Psychiatric Center, T...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The number of trained otolaryngologists available is insufficient to supply current and projected US health care needs. The goal of this study was to assess available databases and present accurate data on the current otolaryngology workforce, examine methods for prediction of future health care needs, and explore potential issues with forecasting methods and policy implem...