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Poliquin Resident Research Competition 2018

  1. There is evidence to suggest that rates of hearing loss are increasing more rapidly than the capacity of traditional audiometry resources for screening. A novel innovation in tablet, self-administered portable...

    Authors: Mark Bastianelli, Amy E. Mark, Arran McAfee, David Schramm, Renée Lefrançois and Matthew Bromwich
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2019 48:59
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  2. Active tobacco smoking is a well-known risk factor for head and neck malignancy, and strong evidence has associated tobacco as the main carcinogenic factor in squamous cell cancers of this region. Evidence sup...

    Authors: Sherif Idris, Abdulsalam Baqays, André Isaac, Jason K. M. Chau, Karen H. Calhoun and Hadi Seikaly
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2019 48:33
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  3. There is a paucity of evidence comparing oncological and voice outcomes between T2a and T2b glottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients treated with transoral laser microsurgery (TLM). This study identified...

    Authors: David Forner, Matthew H. Rigby, Robert D. Hart, Jonathan R. Trites and S. Mark Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2019 48:27
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  4. Donor site complications secondary to radial forearm free flap (RFFF) reconstruction can limit recovery. Optimizing hand and wrist function in the post-operative period may allow more efficient self-care and r...

    Authors: Jessica M. Clark, Shannon Rychlik, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Vincent L. Biron and Daniel A. O’Connell
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2019 48:21
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  5. This study aims to investigate EGFR as a prognostic biomarker in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).

    Authors: Shanmugappiriya Sivarajah, Morris Kostiuk, Cameron Lindsay, Lakshmi Puttagunta, Daniel A. O’Connell, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly and Vincent L. Biron
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2019 48:1
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  6. Organ preserving surgery (OPS) and radiotherapy (RT) are both accepted treatment options for early stage supraglottic cancer (SGC). Radiation has supplanted surgery in most cases, because of the perception tha...

    Authors: Benjamin van der Woerd, Krupal B. Patel, Anthony C. Nichols, Kevin Fung, John Yoo and S. Danielle MacNeil
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:76
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  7. Portable educational technologies, like simulators, afford students the opportunity to learn independently. A key question in education, is how to pair self-regulated learning (SRL) with direct instruction. A ...

    Authors: Josie Xu, Paolo Campisi, Vito Forte, Brian Carrillo, Allan Vescan and Ryan Brydges
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:70
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  8. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects up to 16% of the population. When medical treatment fails, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is considered. The value of resecting the middle turbinate to optimize surgical ou...

    Authors: Marc-Antoine Hudon, Erin D. Wright, Etienne Fortin-Pellerin and Marie Bussieres
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:67
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  9. Accurate localization of parathyroid adenomas is of critical importance in surgical planning for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. SPECT/CT is considered the investigation of choice but has limitations reg...

    Authors: Rachelle A. LeBlanc, Andre Isaac, Jonathan Abele, Vincent L. Biron, David W. J. Côté, Matthew Hearn, Daniel A. O’Connell, Hadi Seikaly and Jeffrey R. Harris
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:65
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

  10. Propofol and remifentanil intravenous combination is one popular form of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in mainstream clinical practice, but it has rarely been applied to a rat model for laryngoscopy and ...

    Authors: M. Gazzaz, J. Saini, S. Pagliardini, B. Tsui, C. Jeffery and H. El-Hakim
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:64
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  11. To date, no single molecular marker has been demonstrated as clinically useful in differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules when a fine needle aspiration falls in the “unknown significance” categor...

    Authors: Laurent Fradet, Rabia Temmar, Frédéric Couture, Mathieu Belzile, Pierre-Hugues Fortier and Robert Day
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:63
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