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Browsing Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery by Issue Date

Browsing Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery by Issue Date

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  • El-Bitar, Mohamed A.; Kanaan, Alyssa A.; Sinno, Solara (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
    Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of coblation in relieving inferior turbinate hypertrophy in children. Methods: An observational cohort study was undertaken. The severity of allergic rhinitis and the ...
  • Youssef, Mona M.; Bassim, Marc Kaissar; Shabb, Nina Salem; Kanj, Souha S. (Informa Healthcare, 2014)
    Aspergillus mastoiditis usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. There are a few isolated reports in the literature involving immunocompetent patients. We hereby describe the case of an immunocompetent patient diagnosed ...
  • Macari, Anthony T.; Hanna, Antoine Elias (Allen Press Inc., 2014)
    Objective: To evaluate the association between soft tissue at the chin (STC) thickness and mandibular divergence. Materials and Methods: Nongrowing patients seeking orthodontic treatment (n 5 190; 113 women and 77 men), ...
  • Zaghal, Zaid Ali; Raad, Roy Amin; Nassar, Jihad; Hourani, Roula G.; Bassim, Marc Kaissar (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
    OBJECTIVE: To identify the relationship between the vertical portion of the facial nerve and the tympanic annulus, using computed tomographic (CT) scans of healthy adult and pediatric patients. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective ...
  • Macari, Anthony T.; Karam, Ingrid A.; Tabri, Dollen; Sarieddine, Doja S.; Hamdan, Abdul Latif H. (Mosby Inc., 2014)
    Objective To report on the correlation between the length and projection of the upper and lower jaw and the fundamental frequency (F0). Study Design Prospective study. Materials and Methods A total of 45 healthy subjects ...
  • Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Safadi, Bassem Y.; Chamseddine, Ghassan; Kasty, Maher; Turfe, Zaahir A.; Ziade, Georges K. (Mosby Inc., 2014)
    Objective. To investigate the effect of weight loss on voice. Study Design. Prospective study. Subjects. A total of 15 subjects undergoing bariatric surgery were investigated. Six subjects were lost to follow-up, and nine ...
  • Ramia, Maria Sami; Musharrafieh, Umayya; Khaddage, Wajdi; Sabri, Alain N. (Springer Verlag, 2014)
    Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality among live born infants reaching up to 1 in 700 births and is characterized by a variety of dysmorphic features and medical conditions. The potential to reach their ...
  • Julnar, Usta; Antonios, Wehbeh; Khaled, Rida; Omar, El Rifai; Theresa, Alicia Estiphan; Tamar, Majarian; Barada, Kassem A. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
    Genotype phenotype correlations in Wilson disease (WD) are best established in homozygous patients or in compound heterozygous patients carrying the same set of mutations. We determined the clinical phenotype of patients ...
  • Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Ziade, Georges K.; Jaffal, Hussein; Skaf, Ghassan S. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
    Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of transnasal fiber-optic injection laryngoplasty in the treatment of glottic insufficiency. Methods: Video recordings of 16 patients who underwent fiber-optic ...
  • Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Al-Barazi, Randa; Ashkar, Jihad; Husseini, Sami Tanbouzi; Dowli, Alexander; Fuleihan, Nabil S. (Medquest Communications LLC, 2015)
    The aim of this prospective study was to look at the laryngeal findings and acoustic changes in light cigar smokers in comparison to nonsmokers, in the setting of a voice clinic. A total of 22 cigar smokers and 19 nonsmokers ...
  • Chalala, Chimène; Noujeim, Ziad E.F.; Abou-Chebel, Naji; Saade, Antoine (Elsevier Inc., 2015)
    Background: Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), also known as cleidocranial dysostosis or osteodental dysplasia, is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a microdeletion defect in chromosome 6p21. The causative factor of ...
  • El-Bitar, Mohamed A.; Dowli, Alexander; Mourad, Marc M. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2015)
    Importance: The immunological sequelae of tonsillectomy in children have been a source of debate among physicians and a continuous concern for parents. Contradictory pertinent results exist in the literature. Objective: ...
  • Macari, Anthony T.; Karam, Ingrid A.; Tabri, Dollen; Sarieddine, Doja S.; Hamdan, Abdul Latif H. (Mosby Inc., 2015)
    Objective Investigate the association between formants frequencies and length and sagittal projection of the maxilla and mandible. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Method A total of 47 consecutive patients were recruited. ...
  • Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Ziade, Georges K.; Al-Zaghal, Zaid; Tabri, Dollen; Sinno, Solara; Saade, Rami; Jabbour, Jad; Nassar, Jihad (Lebanese Order of Physicians, 2015)
    Objective : To report the formant characteristics of English-speaking Lebanese men during steady prolongation of vowels /a/ and /i/. Design : Cross-sectional study involving volunteer participants. Participants : Fifty ...
  • Alawieh, Ali Mostafa; Mondello, Stefania; Kobeissy, Firas H.; Shibbani, Kamel; Bassim, Marc Kaissar (Expert Reviews Ltd., 2015)
    Although proteomics has been exploited in a wide range of diseases for identification of biomarkers and pathophysiological mechanisms, there are still biomedical disciplines such as otology where proteomics platforms are ...
  • Sabri, Roy (Mosby Inc., 2015)
    This article describes the combined use of maxillary expansion and a protraction facemask in the correction of a skeletal Class III malocclusion after the patient's pubertal growth spurt. Treatment efficacy and the effects ...
  • Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Nassar, Jihad; Dowli, Alexander; Al-Zaghal, Zaid; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio (Mosby Inc., 2015)
    Objective To make a comparative analysis on the closed quotient (CQ) of the sustained vowel /e/ while fasting and nonfasting. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Methods A total of 20 male subjects were enrolled. The mean ...
  • Saleh, Ramy R.; Rodic, Stefan; Musharrafieh, Umayya; Jabbour, Mark N.; Sabri, Alain N. (Elsevier Ltd, 2015)
    Solitary myofibroma of the tongue is an uncommon condition reported in 36 cases worldwide in the English literature. Herein, we present the first case of tongue myofibroma diagnosed at the American University of Beirut-Medical ...
  • Hourani, Roula G.; Taslakian, Bedros; Shabb, Nina Salem; Nassar, Lara J.; Hourani, Mukbil H.; Moukarbel, Roger V.; Sabri, Alain N.; Rizk, Toni (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2015)
    Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors of the head and neck are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the proliferation of fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, or both. These tumors may be further subclassified on ...
  • Ghafari, Joseph George (Mosby Inc., 2015)
    The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics celebrates its centennial, safeguarded by the nearly 115-year-old American Association of Orthodontists. This journey witnessed the rise and demise of various ...

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