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[nacholibre]

Hey all,

I am going to be presenting at grand rounds during my Sub-I next month and want to get a head start. They specifically told us that we should not present on anything that we have researched...so I was wondering:

1)What are some current 'hot topics' in otolaryngology that would be interesting and of use to talk about in detail?

2)What are some topics that most ENT's have a hard time remembering or keeping straight that might be useful to review?

Thanks.

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[Fah-Q]

There are a million. Search previous posts. The good things about controversies in medicine is they are rarely settled. That said, here are a few ideas:

Eosinophilic esophagitis
Efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy
Supraclavicular and submental regional flaps; can they replace most free flaps?
Radiosurgery versus real surgery for acoustic neuroma
Timing of trachs in very low birth weight premies
Beta-blockers in the treatment of hemangiomas

 

[medstylee]

controversial topics are good unless there are people in the audience who have strong opinions about one side of the issue at hand. also, it helps to know your audience - is there a strong faculty presence, or is it mostly residents? if it's mostly residents, it could also be good to review standard topics that people tend to forget a lot (i.e., algorithms for thyroid nodules; penetrating neck trauma; etc). here's a random list of topics off the top of my head (some controversial, some interesting)

- pathophysiology of allergic fungal sinusitis (is allergy necessary? is fungus necessary?)
- minimally invasive parathyroid surgery
- middle ear implants
- airway management algorithm for Pierre Robin Sequence (trach vs tongue-lip adhesion vs mandibular distraction vs nasal trumpet vs watchful waiting)
- systemic anticoagulation for venous sinus thrombosis
- fungus in chronic rhinosinusitis
- sentinel lymph node biopsy in (non-melanoma) H&N cancers
- usefullness of FNA or intra-op frozen section for salivary tumors
- treatment for recurrent basal cell carcinomas (surgical and medical)
- recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation
- open craniofacial vs endoscopic skull base resection
- review of new devices/materials in sinus surgery (ie drug-eluting stents, newer packing materials,etc)
- management of the neck/parotid/facial nerve in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
- HPV in non-oropharyngeal H&N cancer
- usefulness/cost-effectiveness of genetic work-up in pediatric sensorineural hearing loss
- usefulness of FESS in cystic fibrosis patients

that's what i can come up with off the top of my head at the moment.

good luck