The allelic loss of 22q11.2 results in various developmental failures of pharyngeal pouch derivatives ("22q11.2 deletion syndromes", 22q.11DS), consequently affecting the anatomy and physiology of head and neck (H&N) organs. The objective of this paper was to describe those manifesta...

The authors' enzymatic sensor was applied to identify the content of nitrite and nitroso compounds of blood plasma in normal condition and under various inflammatory diseases. It is established that in normal conditions blood plasma contains nitrite, N-nitroso compounds (RNNO) and S-...

I undertook to determine benchmarks and variability for the surgical times associated with ambulatory otolaryngological procedures in the United States. I examined the 2006 release of the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery and extracted all cases of otolaryngological surgery in wh...

This content is designed to acquaint the clinician with some of the more common ultrasonographic manifestations of clinical conditions that the otolaryngologist is likely to encounter in a general practice. The clinician requires a thorough knowledge of head and neck anatomy to best...

The fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap is an excellent option for the reconstruction of segmental mandibular defects. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between ischemia time and outcome of the fibula flap, thus establishing the critical ischemia time for this procedure. Between F...

At present no procedure exists to measure distances or volumes in endoscopic or otherwise limited surgical approaches directly and with high accuracy. Here a laser measuring system is evaluated for the first time as a clinical application in ENT surgery. The volume control system (VCS) measures with...