Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Supraglottic laryngectomy has evolved from open to transoral endoscopic approaches with advancements in surgical techniques and instruments such as lasers, endoscopes, ultrasonic devices, and robotics. Transoral laser-assisted microsurgery has emerge...
Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) are both well-established, minimally invasive surgical treatment options for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic enlargement. We hav...
In this issue of Cell Reports Medicine, Zhao and colleagues report a multi-tasking artificial intelligence system that can assist the whole process of fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) imaging and reduce the reliance on retinal specialists in FFA ...
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is gaining increasing relevance in medicine, with an innovative application being the intraoperative assessment of the outcome of laser ablation treatment used for minimally invasive tumor removal. However, the high dimens...
We aimed to develop machine learning (ML) algorithms for the automated prediction of postoperative ureteroscopy outcomes for pediatric kidney stones based on preoperative characteristics. Data from pediatric patients who underwent ureteroscopy for ...
OBJECTIVES: Hirsutism is a widespread condition affecting 5%-15% of females. Laser treatment of hirsutism has the best long-term effect. Patients with nonpigmented or nonterminal hairs are not eligible for laser treatment, and the current patient jou...
OBJECTIVE: Maximizing safe resection in neuro-oncology has become paramount to improving patient survival and outcomes. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) offers similar survival benefits to traditional resection, alongside shorter hospital st...
BACKGROUND: Consumers are searching for a solution to rejuvenate the eye area. Surgical blepharoplasties are a common solution, but they lack improvement in skin quality.
INTRODUCTION: Transient stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) is commonly linked to intraoperative injury of the external urethral sphincter (EUS). We assessed the reliability of the post-HoLEP endoscop...
BACKGROUND: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is the most common subtype of porphyria and results from a deficiency of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase. Even after successful treatment, patients can be left with significant scarring, and there i...