Carolyn Baylor, PhD; Albert L. Merati, MD; Tanya Eadie, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):933-942. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2358
This case series examines differences in patients鈥� scores on the Communicative Participation Item Bank before and after treatment of unilateral vocal fold immobility and how the scores compare with qualitative self-reports of treatment outcomes.
Chad K. Sudoko, MD; Carolyn M. Jenks, MD; Andrew J. Bauer, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):943-950. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2359
This cohort study assesses the use of thyroid lobectomy for the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer in pediatric patients.
Humberto Yévenes-Briones, MS; Francisco Félix Caballero, PhD; Ellen A. Struijk, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):951-958. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2399
This cross-sectional study examines the association between hearing loss and impaired lower extremity function, frailty syndrome, and disability in older adults.
Ivona Lon膷ar, BSc; Milou E. Noltes, BSc; Chris Dickhoff, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):959-965. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2475
This cohort study examines the incidence of postoperative, persistent hypoparathyroidism after total or completion thyroidectomy in Dutch patients.
Blaine D. Smith, MD; Oyomoare L. Osazuwa-Peters, PhD; Trinitia Y. Cannon, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):966-973. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2433
This multicenter cohort study of adult patients with laryngeal cancer uses data from a national database to identify nonclinical risks associated with the formation of pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy.
Valerie Dahm, MD; Julia Clara Gausterer, MSc; Alice Barbara Auinger, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):974-980. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2492
This randomized clinical trial compares levels of triamcinolone acetonide in perilymph and plasma after intratympanic injection.
Shannon M. Nugent, PhD; Benjamin J. Morasco, PhD; Robert Handley, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):981-989. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2625
This cohort study examines the associations between precancer mental health and pain and postcancer receipt of mental health, substance use disorder, or palliative care services with risk of suicidal self-directed violence.
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Lethal Suicidal Acts Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: The Tip of a Distress Iceberg
Sean T. Massa, MD; Scott A. Hong, MD; Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, PhD, MPH
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Harrison J. Smith, BS; Nedim Durakovic, MD; Bhuvic Patel, MD; et al.
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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(11):991-998. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2626
This cohort study presents a staging system to predict severe surgical complications in patients who undergo surgical resection of vestibular schwannoma.