[What's new in ENT for the practionner in 2007?].

Abstract

Importance of biofims, detected on adenoids. Incidence of post-tonsillectomy hemorage increased in summer and winter, interst of a systematic hearing screening in newborns, proven interst of nasal irrigation in cases of rhino-sinusitis, correlation between obesity and nasal obstruction, interst of nasal evaluation in cases of Wegener, importance of reffe-red otalgia with normal eardrum as an indicator for ENT tumors, observation of neurinomas inpatients over 65 years, higher and earlier recurrence of T3T4 tumors, while T1T2 tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract reccur mostly in the 4th year. Therapeutic impact of 18FDG-PET/CT in the management of iodine-negative recurrence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, interest of parotid gland biopsy in the diagnosis of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome.

• Authors: Francis Marchal
• Journal: Revue medicale suisse (Rev Med Suisse) Vol. 4 Issue 141 Pg. 236-9 (Jan 23 2008) ISSN: 1660-9379 [Print] Switzerland
• Vernacular Title: ORL.
• PMID: 18335890 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Ear Diseases (therapy)
• Humans
• Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms (surgery)
• Laryngeal Neoplasms (surgery)
• Nose Diseases (therapy)
• Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases (therapy)
• Recurrence
• Thyroid Diseases (surgery)