OBJECTIVE: Local vancomycin treatment has been shown to decrease sternal wound
complication rates. Whether a similar effect can be achieved at other surgical sites is unknown. …

Objectives To determine predictors of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in underweight children
and to describe the demographic, clinical, and polysomnographic characteristics of an …

Background Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is increasing in frequency.
We reviewed patients with advanced‐stage OPSCC treated with chemoradiation to assess …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Criteria for detection of persistent nodal metastases in
treated oropharyngeal tumors are sensitive but nonspecific, leading to unnecessary nodal …

… The culture was identified as a Sphingomonas sp. and was given the designation GTIN11. …
The specific activity of Sphingomonas sp. GTIN11 for the degradation of carbazole at 37C …

Reconstruction of head and neck defects after cancer resection involves the use of local,
pedicled musculocutaneous, and free flaps. Flap failure is often caused by vascular insufficiency…

A 11-year-old male presented to the hospital with a 2-day history of right otalgia, purulent
otorrhea, and swelling after hot tub exposure. There was no significant medical, family, or …

Objective To discuss taste disturbance after tonsillectomy and the role of zinc therapy in the
treatment of post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia. Methods We herein report a rare presentation of …

Desmoid fibromatosis (DF) is a benign fibroblastic neoplasm arising from connective tissue,
characterized by significant local destruction and invasion without potential for metastasis. 1, …

… , these results support the conclusion that these strains represent two novel species of the
genus Pseudonocardia, for which we propose the names Pseudonocardia mongoliensis sp. …