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Open AccessTopical administration of S. salivarius 24SMB-S. oralis 89a in children with adenoidal disease: a double-blind controlled trial
Chronic adenoiditis (CA) is generally sustained by some infectious foci mainly located within the nasopharynx or in the deep adenoidal pads and it is characterized by a complex interplay between bacterial spec...
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Open AccessSirolimus treatment for paediatric head and neck lymphatic malformations: a systematic review
This PRISMA-compliant systematic review aimed to assess risks and benefits of sirolimus treatment for paediatric lymphatic malformations by focusing not only on treatment efficacy but also on possible treatmen...
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Open AccessA clinician’s dilemma: what should be communicated to women with oncogenic genital HPV and their partners regarding the risk of oral viral transmission?
Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer worldwide, account for about 1 out of 20 malignant tumors. In recent years a reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer, but a concomitant major increase i...
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Upper Eyelid Retraction in Graves’ Ophthalmopathy: Our Surgical Experience on 153 Cases of Full-Thickness Anterior Blepharotomy with Mullerectomy
We present our experience on 153 cases of full-thickness anterior blepharotomy with mullerectomy (FTABM) in the treatment of upper eyelid retraction (UER) related to Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO).
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Open AccessPrevalence of symptoms in 1512 COVID-19 patients: have dizziness and vertigo been underestimated thus far?
The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and dizziness is still unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and characteristics of dizziness and vertigo among patients with mild-to-moderate...
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Larynx height and voice pitch: possible predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in adults? An intriguing hypothesis
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Pre-surgical embolization of carotid body paragangliomas: advantages of direct percutaneous approach and transitory balloon-occlusion at the origin of the external carotid artery
Different embolization techniques and materials are available for the pre-operative embolization of carotid body paragangliomas. In this study, we report the first experience of the direct percutaneous punctur...
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An approach to evaluate the quality of radiological reports in Head and Neck cancer loco-regional staging: experience of two Academic Hospitals
To evaluate the quality of the reports of loco-regional staging computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in head and neck (H&N) cancer.
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Surgical Simulation for Barbed Pharyngoplasties
Barbed pharyngoplasty (BP) has become popular for the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The learning curve for BP is steep and success is conditional on the correct use of the barbed sutures...
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Circular Pharyngoplasties
Circular pharyngoplasty is indicated in circular endoscopic velopharyngeal patterns of obstruction and snoring, according to the findings of sleep endoscopy.
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New Philosophy in Palate-Oropharynx Procedures
This chapter presents the concepts and principles underlying the barbed evolution conceived by Prof. Mario Mantovani. Furthermore, the main steps that have progressively led to the development of current techn...
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Open AccessPrevention of recurrent respiratory infections
Recurrent respiratory infections (RRIs) are a common clinical condition in children, in fact about 25% of children under 1 year and 6% of children during the first 6 years of life have RRIs. In most cases, inf...
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Palatopharyngeus muscle in pharyngoplasty surgery for OSAS: cut or not to cut?
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Concentric collapse at drug-induced sleep endoscopy: is it really concentric?
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The palato-oropharyngeal musculo-aponeurotic system (POMAS): this must be the place—an integrated new vision of the palatal and oropharyngeal surgical anatomy
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Correction to: Incidental lowering of otitis-media complaints in otitis-prone children during COVID-19 pandemic: not all evil comes to hurt
The family name of the co-author of the article mentioned above was incorrectly spelled.
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Incidental lowering of otitis-media complaints in otitis-prone children during COVID-19 pandemic: not all evil comes to hurt
Given COVID-19 pandemic periodic outpatient assessment of otitis-prone children regularly followed at our tertiary outpatient clinic of upper respiratory tract infections was discontinued since 9 March. In ord...
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Barbed Suture Needle Rescue Procedure
Recently, the use of barbed sutures (BS) for the treatment of retro-palatal collapse and vibration in patients affected by snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has significantly increase and surgeons have...
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The suprasellar volume of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a useful tool for predicting visual field deficits
The aim of the present study is to assess the predictive value of the suprasellar volume (SSV) of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) for visual field (VF) impairment in order to guide clinical decision-...
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Different barbed pharyngoplasty techniques for retropalatal collapse in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a systematic review
The use of barbed sutures (BS) for the treatment of retropalatal collapse and vibration in patients suffering from snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has significantly increased in the last few years. M...
