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Awake Rhinology Surgery in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe Open
Background: European health-care systems are faced with a backlog of surgical procedures following the suspension of routine surgery during the COVID-19 crisis. Routine rhinology surgery under general anaesthetic (GA) is now faced with sig…
Defining appropriateness criteria for endoscopic sinus surgery in the management of adult dental implant patients with incidental maxillary sinus findings on conebeam computed tomography Open
Objectives Conebeam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging is commonly requested by dental implant surgeons, preoperatively, for patients being considered for dental implants. Incidental maxillary sinus findings often result in otolaryngology …
Role of local anaesthetic nerve block in patients undergoing endonasal surgery – our experience of 48 patients Open
Objective: This study examines the effect of preoperative AEN block and SPG nerve block with 0.5 % bupivacaine and 1:200,000 adrenaline (LA) on postoperative pain in patients undergoing endonasal surgery. Study design: This is non-randomis…
Management of Foreign Bodies in the Mouth, Nose and Ears in Children in the Emergency Room Open
Background: In daily ENT practice foreign bodies in children are a frequent occurrence. In most instances, removal of the foreign body is easily accomplished. In some cases removal is only possible under brief general anesthesia. Objective…
Dental Sinus Infections- why are we still missing the well documented diagnosis? Open
Background: Dental infections, salivary gland lesions, neoplasms and developmental abnormalities can cause oral cutaneous fistulae, fistulae of the neck and intraoral fistulae. Published case reports deliver the same message; that these le…
Reflections by Former Editors Open
We have invited former aspeers editors to share their memorable experiences for this anniversary issue.The collection of anecdotes and reflections paints a picture of the joys and anxieties
Determining Tarsus Curvature in Relation To Direction of Gaze Using Non-contact Ultrasound Video Assistance Open
With objective evidence of change in the tarsal curvature relative to the line of sight, this may influence the treatment of pathological changes in the upper eyelid.