Objectives/Hypothesis The purpose of this study is to compare collateral tissue damage and
wound healing in incisions created by electro‐dissociation and conventional electrosurgery. …

Background The delivery of topical intranasal corticosteroid sprays has traditionally been the
primary method of treating recurrent nasal polyposis. An emerging treatment for polyposis …

The traditional approach to sinonasal tumors involving the base of skull has been the anterior
craniofacial resection. Endoscopic techniques have created the potential to approach the …

Background The authors performed a prospective study to determine whether breath test
analysis using an electronic nose correlates with a clinical pneumonia score. Methods Exhaled …

Objectives/Hypothesis: The electronic nose is a sensor of volatile molecules that is useful in
the analysis of expired gases. The device is well suited to testing the breath of patients …

Background Disagreement exists about the relationship between Lund‐Mackay CT scores (LMCTS)
and quality‐of‐life outcome (QoL) measures. We investigated whether preoperative …

Objective To evaluate the association between findings of blinded reviews of preoperative
drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) examinations using the VOTE Classification and …

Objective To use an electronic nose to identify common upper respiratory bacterial pathogens.
Study Design Controlled in vitro analysis. Methods Swabs of bacteria were obtained from …

Background Our purpose was to examine the accuracy of preoperative imaging in assessing
tumor invasion of the orbit and nasolacrimal system. Methods Nineteen preoperative CT …

… Thaler and colleagues reported that an enose was readily able to distinguish between
CSF and serum at amounts down to 0.1–0.2 cc of fluid Citation[35]. Furthermore, Aronson and …