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Prophylactic antibiotics in sialendoscopy: a randomized clinical trial
Antibiotics have been prescribed routinely in sialendoscopy procedures to reduce the risk of postoperative infection, despite the limited evidence supporting this practice. Being necessary to assess the need f...
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Can chatbots enhance the management of pediatric sialadenitis in clinical practice?
The purpose of this study was to assess how well ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, performed in hel** to manage pediatric sialadenitis and identify when sialendoscopy was necessary.
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Open AccessMR sialographic assessment of the masseter muscle and the ductal kinking in patients with recurrent parotitis
Dysfunction of the masseter muscle may cause pathological kinking of the parotid duct leading to parotitis; MR sialography is a non-invasive radiological examination that allows to evaluate dynamically the duc...
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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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Single centre analysis of perioperative complications in trans-oral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal carcinomas
Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) is a modality in the management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma(OPSCC). This study was conducted to show the rates of peri-operative complications after TORS for OPSC...
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Open AccessAcute otitis media-related facial nerve palsy in a child: a case report and a literary review
Acute otitis media has become a rare cause of facial palsy in children. A high index of suspicion is essential to achieve the diagnosis and to properly treat this condition to avoid permanent neurological sequ...
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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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Feasibility of 3D printed salivary duct models for sialendoscopic skills training: preliminary report
To explore the feasibility of 3D printed salivary duct models for the sialendoscopic skills training.
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Open AccessA novel integrated platform for the identification of surgical margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma: results from a prospective single-institution series
The optimal surgical margins assessment is capital in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) management. We evaluated the clinical benefits of integrating intraoperative macroscopic margin (MM) assessment and nar...
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Open AccessNasopharyngeal fiberendoscopy in children: a survey of current Italian pediatric otolaryngological practices
Nasopharyngeal fiberendoscopy (NFE) is the gold standard diagnostic procedure for adenoidal disease, but there is no consensus concerning the optimal technical approach. The aim of this study was to investigat...
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Open AccessStep-by-step iconographic description of a prolonged but still favourable course of orbital cellulitis in a child with acute rhinosinusitis: an iconographic case study
Orbital cellulitis is an infrequent complication of acute ethmoiditis possibly leading to life- or visual-threatening complications. Despite its natural history is well known, its clinical evolution may widely...
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Recurrent inflammation of accessory parotid tissue associated with unilateral parotid gland aplasia: diagnostic and therapeutic implications
Aplasia of the major salivary glands is a rare condition due to an alteration in the development of the ectodermal tissue of the oral cavity often related to other craniofacial abnormalities or alteration of ...
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Unbalanced oxidative status in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
An impaired cochlear perfusion seems to be an important etiopathogenetic event in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). Recently, oxidative stress has been proposed as risk factors of microvas...
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Transoral removal of hiloparenchymal submandibular calculi: a long-term clinical experience
Traditional management of hiloparenchymal submandibular calculi is based on sialadenectomy. Recently, different minimally invasive and conservative techniques have been developed for the treatment of the subma...
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Surgery and topic cidofovir for nasal squamous papillomatosis in HIV+ patient
Intranasal schneiderian exophytic squamous papillomatosis is rare and often secondary to human papilloma virus infection. Treatment usually consists of repeated surgical or endoscopic excisions due to recurren...
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Long-term vocal functional results after glottectomy: a multi-dimensional analysis
Horizontal glottectomy (HG) is an efficient surgical procedure for the treatment of selected laryngeal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to verify the long-term voice results in a group of HG subjects. The ...
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Arachnoid cyst of the cranial posterior fossa causing sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus: a case report
Arachnoid cysts are developmental collections of cerebrospinal fluid covered by layers of arachnoidal epithelium and are usually located in the middle cranial fossa. Localizations in the posterior fossa are u...
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Clinical experience with the treatment of T1b glottic cancer by means of horizontal glottectomy
This study describes the oncological and functional results of horizontal glottectomy performed in a series of 37 similar patients with T1b glottic cancers. The 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates...
