head and neck surgery

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First Guidelines for Management of Hoarseness Released (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:03

Clinicians should tell patients diagnosed with dysphonia, or hoarseness, that voice therapy is an effective treatment, according to guidelines issued by the American Academy of Otolaryngology (MedPage Today) -- Head and Neck Surgery.


 

Laser microsurgery for tongue cancer is as effective as invasive...

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Sun, 07/19/2009 - 22:00

(Rush University Medical Center) Transoral (through-the-mouth) laser surgery to remove cancer at the base of the tongue is as effective as more invasive open surgery, and may improve quality of life according to a new study by Rush University Medical Center.

The study is published in the July issue of the scientific journal Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.