Background The role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in acute cholecystitis remains
controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine the incidence, clinicopathological …

Background The management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP)
becomes unclear when patients require multiple courses of corticosteroids to maintain quality of …

Background It is universally accepted that osteomeatal complex (OMC) disease is linked to
the subsequent development of chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNPs) via …

Background Before a simulator becomes widely accepted, it must be relevant, affordable, and
accessible. We have developed a low-cost model emphasizing the basic skills required for …

Background: Surgical training models are being increasingly used to provide an environment
for surgical trainees to improve their skills without risk to patients. This study uses …

Objectives/Hypothesis To diagnose chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), current guidelines require
either endoscopic or computed tomography (CT) findings of sinus disease. To a primary care …

… Meanwhile, a recent modeling-based economic evaluation by Rudmik and Leung 6 have
demonstrated that TESPAL was more cost-effective than embolization as a primary treatment …

Objectives/Hypothesis: Long term taste dysfunction after otologic surgery has never been
characterized in children. The aim of this study is to determine the rates of gustatory …

… Leung et al. examined this question in a risk analysis for CRSwNP patients who respond to
… The combined recommendations from this study and Leung et al. have been summarized (…

Healthcare services in many countries have been partially or completely disrupted by the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic since its onset in the end of 2019. Amongst the most …