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Poliquin Resident Research Competition 2017

  1. Patients who have undergone treatment for head and neck cancer are at risk for neck lymphedema, which can severely affect quality of life. Liposuction has been used successfully in cancer patients who suffer f...

    Authors: Uthman Alamoudi, Benjamin Taylor, Colin MacKay, Matthew H. Rigby, Robert Hart, Jonathan R. B. Trites and S. Mark Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:22
  2. Recent studies have examined the effects of brief electrical stimulation (BES) on nerve regeneration, with some suggesting that BES accelerates facial nerve recovery. However, the facial nerve outcome measurem...

    Authors: Adrian Mendez, Alex Hopkins, Vincent L. Biron, Hadi Seikaly, Lin Fu Zhu and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:20
  3. Shoulder dysfunction is common after neck dissection for head and neck cancer (HNC). Brief electrical stimulation (BES) is a novel technique that has been shown to enhance neuronal regeneration after nerve inj...

    Authors: Brittany Barber, Hadi Seikaly, K. Ming Chan, Rhys Beaudry, Shannon Rychlik, Jaret Olson, Matthew Curran, Peter Dziegielewski, Vincent Biron, Jeffrey Harris, Margaret McNeely and Daniel O’Connell
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:7
  4. Epistaxis is the most common emergent consultation to otolaryngology-head & neck surgery (OHNS) and with 60% of the population having experienced an episode and 1.6 in 10,000 requiring hospitalization in their...

    Authors: Scott Murray, Adrian Mendez, Alexander Hopkins, Hamdy El-Hakim, Caroline C. Jeffery and David W. J. Côté
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2018 47:3
  5. Otologic diseases are common and associated with significant health care costs. While accurate diagnosis relies on physical exam, existing studies have highlighted a lack of comfort among trainees with regards...

    Authors: Peng You, Saad Chahine and Murad Husein
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:68
  6. The diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) based on clinical presentation alone remains challenging. To improve the accuracy of clinical diagnosis, the Canadian Rhinosinusitis Guidelines recommend the use o...

    Authors: Paige Moore, Brian Blakley and Eric Meen
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:65
  7. Recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis (CRSsP) is a challenging condition to manage as traditional medical therapies and surgery fail to provide satisfactory clinical improvements. Colloidal sil...

    Authors: John R. Scott, Rohin Krishnan, Brian W. Rotenberg and Leigh J Sowerby
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:64
  8. With an increasing proportion of the population living in cities, mass transportation has been rapidly expanding to facilitate the demand, yet there is a concern that mass transit has the potential to result i...

    Authors: Christopher M.K.L. Yao, Andrew K. Ma, Sharon L. Cushing and Vincent Y.W. Lin
    Citation: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2017 46:62