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Sociodemographic Factors and Delays in Care for Patients Undergoing Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer in a Medically Underserved State.
Timely surgical intervention for head and neck cancer (HNC) is critical to improving survival, particularly in advanced-stage disease requiring free-flap reconstruction. In medically underserved states, structural barriers such as rurality,…
- 'Supercharged' ALT Free flap resilience following total laryngopharyngectomy reconstruction.
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Role of real-time colour-flow Doppler in perforator free flap head and neck reconstruction.
We discuss the use of real-time colour-flow Doppler ultrasound to optimally evaluate the vascular anatomy of patients receiving free perforator flap head and neck reconstruction. We explore the advantages of the technique and its role as a …
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Head and neck ablative and microvascular reconstructive surgery in the UK: current operating team composition.
We sought to explore the current landscape of team composition in the provision of major head and neck ablative and reconstructive surgery in the UK. We conducted a survey of maxillofacial surgery units and compiled data on the operating mo…
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Achalasia.
Achalasia is a rare neurogenic motility disorder of the esophagus, occurring in approximately 0.11 cases per 100,000 children. The combination of problems (aperistalsis, hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (LES), and lack of receptive L…
- Should we consider devolution of "head and neck" surgery from the specialties of oral and maxillofacial surgery; ear, nose, and throat surgery; and plastic surgery?
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Effect of preoperative continuous positive airway pressure duration on outcomes after maxillofacial surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains the first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and is known to result in various physiological changes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between dur…
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Orthognathic surgery in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea: experience from maxillofacial surgery unit in the United Kingdom.
In the United Kingdom, maxillofacial techniques are underused in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We retrospectively analysed the details and relevant clinical data of consecutive patients who had operations for OSA at the m…
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Does the Kushida morphometric model predict outcomes following maxillomandibular advancement surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea?
[OBJECTIVE] The primary aim of this study was to explore the predictive potential of the preoperative Kushida index score and subsequent outcome following maxillomandibular advancement surgery (MMA). Secondarily we looked at how well the Ku…