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    Ultra percutaneous dilation tracheotomy vs mini open tracheotomy. A comparison of tracheal damage in fresh cadaver specimens

    To compare the ultra percutaneous dilation tracheostomy (PDT) and mini open techniques (MOT) in randomized fixed and fresh cadavers. Assess degrees of damage to tracheal cartilage and mucosa via tracheal lumen...

    Khalid AL-Qahtani, Jon Adamis, Jennifer Tse, Jeffery Harris in BMC Research Notes (2015)

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    Intraoperative localization of the marginal mandibular nerve: a landmark study

    Identification and preservation of the marginal mandibular nerve (MMN) remains an important step in otolaryngology procedures. Current publications place the MMN at least 1 cm below the mandible. This study wi...

    Khalid AL-Qahtani, Alex Mlynarek, Jon Adamis, Jeffery Harris in BMC Research Notes (2015)

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    Efficacy of EZH2 inhibitory drugs in human papillomavirus-positive and human papillomavirus-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas

    Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide with rates of HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) dramatically increasing. The overexpression o...

    Cameron D. Lindsay, Morris A. Kostiuk, Jeff Harris in Clinical Epigenetics (2017)

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    Utility of droplet digital polymerase chain reaction for TERT and BRAF mutational profiling of thyroid nodules

    Mutations involving BRAF and TERT are important predictors of disease severity in thyroid cancer, but molecular testing is limited by cost and lack of adequate tissue sample. This study aimed to assess the uti...

    Brandon R. Rosvall, Morris Kostiuk, Jordana Williams, Ashlee Matkin in BMC Cancer (2021)

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    The Effect of Crosslinking Density on Nasal Chondrocytes’ Redifferentiation

    Hydrogels appear to be an attractive class of biomaterial for cartilage tissue engineering due to their high water content, excellent biocompatibility, tunable stiffness, etc. The crosslinking density of the h...

    **aoyi Lan, Zhiyao Ma, Melanie Kunze in Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2024)