Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Otolaryngology: 2010 ALLERGY AND ASTHMA Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 24 December 21, 2010 Sublingual immunotherapy – Harold C. Pillsbury, MD Update on asthma – Michael J. Waxman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. RECONSTRUCTIVE AND COSMETIC SURGERY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 23 December 7, 2010 Advances in head and neck reconstruction – Daniel G. Deschler, MD Neonatal mandibular distraction – Reza Jarrahy, MD Microtia – Ali M. Strocker, MD Mohs surgery in cutaneous malignancies of the head and neck – Glen M. Bowen, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. THE UPPER AIRWAY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 22 November 21, 2010 Transnasal endoscopy for head and neck cancer – Matthew S. Russell, MD Management of early laryngeal cancers – M. Boyd Gillespie, MD Laryngeal trauma – Andrew H. Murr, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. REFLUX: A DISEASE SPECTRUM Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 21 November 7, 2010 The evidence on laryngeal reflux – John Lim, MD Diagnosis and medical management of Barrett esophagus – Andrew Ukleja, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CRITICAL CARE Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 20 October 21, 2010 Otolaryngologic emergencies – David K. Hill, MD Headache and sinus disease – Howard Levine, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 19 October 7, 2010 Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea in sickle cell disease – Erik Lyman, MD Hearing preservation in pediatric cholesteatoma surgery – Adrian James, MD Eustachian tube cartilage: floppy or frozen – N. Wendell Todd, MD Transoral rigid videoendoscopic technique for laryngoscopy – Linda Jean Dindzans, MD Anxiolysis for speech endoscopy – Harlan Muntz, MD Endoscopic anterior cricoid split with balloon dilation – David Horn, MD Maxillary growth in infants with complete cleft lip and palate – Antonio Ysunza, MD Posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation in children with velopharyngeal insufficiency – Catherine K. Hart, MD Complications after cochlear implantation in infants – Blake Papsin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Highlights From The 37th Annual Meeting Of The Society For Ear, Nose & Throat Advances In Children SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS\MELANOMA Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 18 September 21, 2010 The role of fine needle aspiration in salivary gland tumors – William C. Faquin, MD, PhD Surgery for salivary gland malignancy – David W. Eisele, MD Role of neck dissection in melanoma – Kevin S. Emerick, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INNER EAR DISORDERS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 17 September 7, 2010 Clinical evaluation of the dizzy patient – Steven D. Rauch, MD Medical management of sensorineural hearing loss – Dr. Rauch Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Harvard Medical School And Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary's Update In Otology And Otologic Surgery SURGERY FOR OTOSCLEROSIS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 16 August 21, 2010 Pathophysiology of otosclerosis – Michael J. McKenna, MD Primary stapedectomy – Dr. McKenna Revision stapedectomy – Joseph B. Nadol Jr., MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Harvard Medical School And Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary's Update In Otology And Otologic Surgery TIPS AND TECHNIQUES IN SURGERY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 15 August 7, 2010 Surgical treatment of vertigo – Derald E. Brackmann, MD Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid leak – Rakesh K. Chandra, MD Perioperative management of sinus surgery – Dr. Chandra Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SPEAKING AND HEARING Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 14 July 21, 2010 Benign vocal fold lesions – Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD What's new in pediatric hearing aids – Alison M. Grimes, AuD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATION Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 13 July 7, 2010 Methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus: what you need to know – Henry F. "Chip" Chambers, MD Wegener granulomatosis: keys to management – Robert S. Lebovics, MD The role of human papillomavirus in oropharyngeal cancer – Maura L. Gillison, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THYROID CARCINOMA Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 12 June 21, 2010 Management of the thyroid nodule – Gregory W. Randolph, MD Surgery of the thyroid – Ashok R. Shaha, MD Management of the neck in thyroid cancer – Randal S. Weber, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN OTOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 11 June 7, 2010 Chronic ear surgery: staying out of trouble – Lawrence R. Lustig, MD New developments in hearing aids and audiologic assessment – Robert W. Sweetow, PhD Pediatric hearing loss in the age of genetic testing – Anna K. Meyer, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT OF SINUSITIS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 10 May 21, 2010 Primary surgery of frontal sinus – Andrew N. Goldberg, MD Revision surgery of frontal sinus – Dr. Goldberg Current status of balloon sinuplasty – Rodney J. Schlosser, MD Topical therapies for sinusitis – Dr. Schlosser Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. THE PEDIATRIC AIRWAY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 09 May 7, 2010 Evaluation of the pediatric airway – Benjamin B. Cable, MD Pediatric surgery – Nina L. Shapiro, MD Stridor in children – Gary D. Josephson, MD Laryngospasm and pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis – Carrie L. Francis, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SLEEP APNEA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND TREATMENT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 08 April 21, 2010 Pathophysiology and clinical presentation – Allan I. Pack, MD Physical examination and identifying sites of obstruction – Eric J. Kezirian, MD Continuous positive airway pressure: the treatment of choice? – Samuel T. Kuna, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 16th Annual Advances In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Sleep Apnea And Snoring, Presented By The University Of California, San Francisco Department Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery And The University Of Pennsylvania Health System, Penn Sleep Centers HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION, ONCOLOGY, AND SYMPTOMATOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 07 April 7, 2010 Microvascular flap head and neck reconstruction: experience with 1000 cases – Keith E. Blackwell, MD Evaluation of the unknown head and neck primary – Joshua D. Waltonen, MD Head and neck symptoms in neurologic disease: what to look for – Katherine C. Yung, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MANAGEMENT OF VOCAL FOLD DISORDERS Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 06 March 21, 2010 Vocal fold surgery – Robert T. Sataloff, MD Update on managing vocal cord paralysis – Gregory N. Postma, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TYMPANIC TROUBLES: MANAGEMENT OF THE EARDRUM Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 05 March 7, 2010 Intratympanic therapy – Sam J. Marzo, MD Pediatric tympanoplasty simplified: fat graft myringoplasty – Gary D. Josephson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. RHINOSINUSITIS/ALLERGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 04 February 21, 2010 Advances in management of rhinosinusitis – David T. Rudman, MD Adding allergy to your practice: testing, immunotherapy, and asthma management – David Greene, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. DISEASES OF THE LARYNX Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 03 February 7, 2010 Update on laryngopharyngeal reflux – Charles N. Ford, MD On seeing the trees and missing laryngeal cancer – Dr. Ford Management of laryngeal cancer – Richard V. Smith, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine's Otolaryngology Update 2009 ADVANCES IN THYROID MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 02 January 21, 2010 Medical Treatment of Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid States – R. Bauer Vaughters, MD Outpatient Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery – David J. Terris, MD Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery – Gregory W. Randolph, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SURGERIES OF THE UPPER AIRWAY: TRENDS IN TECHNIQUE AND TECHNOLOGY Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 01 January 7, 2010 Tonsillectomy––Traditional surgery – Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD Microdebrider intracapsular tonsillectomy – Robert F. Ward, MD Supracricoid partial laryngectomy: current indications – Gregory S. Weinstein, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.