Ventral epidural abscess with osteomyelitis at the craniocervical junction is a rare occurrence that typically mandates spinal cord decompression via a transoral approach. However, given the potential for morbidity with transoral surgery, especially in the setting of immunosuppression, together with the advent of extended endonasal techniques, the transnasal approach could be attractive for sel...

BACKGROUND We aimed to describe our experience with transoral robotic-assisted supraglottic laryngectomy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients who underwent transoral robotic-assisted supraglottic laryngectomy at our institution between May 2007 and November 2008. RESULTS During the study period, 7 patients with malignancy underwent the procedure (4 men, 3 women; aver...

Although photoglottography (PGG) has been used as a measure proportional to glottal area, it has not been widely applied in the clinic to study dysphonic patient populations. Historically, PGG has required the insertion of either a light source or photosensor at least to the level of the oropharynx or nasopharynx. This invasive nature of PGG has probably limited its appeal to those who are unwi...

The Effect of Isordil and Cyclospasmol on Vascular Spasm Induced in the Basilar Artery of the Cat • Vasospasm of the basilar artery of the cat was induced by subarachnoid bleeding and was observed by a transoral approach to the vessel. Intravenous Isordil (2 to 4 mg/kg) given following vasospasm produced vasodilatation with minimal arterial hypotension. Cyclospasmol, administered intravenously ...

INTRODUCTION Nasopharyngectomy has been established as a feasible curative treatment for salvaging recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radical radiotherapy. A large case series has also shown that the overall survival rate in nasopharyngectomy is comparable with reirradiation in small recurrent tumors. However, reirradiation has significant late complications from radiotherapy, and surgica...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the oncological efficacy of salvage total laryngectomy in patients who had previously undergone supracricoid partial laryngectomy or transoral laser microsurgery for treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. We retrospectively reviewed the medical, surgical and pathological records of 35 patients who underwent salvage total laryngectomy after r...

OBJECTIVE To assess transoral treatment of submandibular lithiasis. DESIGN Study of a series of patients with submandibular stones undergoing transoral removal of the sialoliths. Duration of follow-up: 6 months to 7 years. SETTING Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, center for treatment of salivary stones. PATIENTS...