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Original article
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale into Brazilian Portuguese
Roberta Seabra Venite, Leandro Pernambuco, Roberta Gonçalves da Silva, Suely Mayumi Motonaga Onofri
Highlights

  • This study determined the translation of the Yale Pharyngeal Scale to Portuguese.

  • This study describes guidelines for translation and cross-cultural adaptation.

  • The application of this new instrument to clinics and researchers is ready.

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Case report
Office based non-invasive diagnostic technique for acquired tracheoesophageal fistula
Nesha Rajendram, Masaany Mansor, Norazila Abdul Rahim, Mohd Zukiflee Abu Bakar, Muhammad Arif Sobani
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Is the measurement of ethmoid sinus dominance in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis accurate?
Kosuke Akiyama, Yasushi Samukawa, Hiroshi Hoshikawa
Highlights

  • Ethmoid-dominant shadow on computed tomography is an indicator of type 2 inflammation.

  • Ethmoid-dominance is usually evaluated by Lund-Macay scoring system.

  • Its accuracy has been still unclear comparing with more detailed scoring systems.

  • Potential overestimation is indicated when evaluation is done by only the Lund-Macay.

  • Ethmoid dominance should be assessed using more detailed scoring systems.

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Epidemiology, prognostic factors, and treatment of head and neck mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database
Lin Gui, Yiming Zhu, Ye Zhang, Le Tang, Jiarui Yao
Highlights

  • Older age and males were correlated with poorer OS and CSS in patients with head and neck mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC).

  • No surgery was associated with poor OS.

  • No significant difference was detected between partial and total organ excision on patients’ OS.

  • There was no significant difference between surgery only and surgery combined with radiotherapy on patients’ OS.

  • Surgical resection only may be a better survival option for head and neck MEC.

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Language development in children from a public cochlear implant program
Alice Lang Silva, Isadora Martins da Silva Stumpf, Laura Prolla Lacroix, Debora Milena Ferreira Alves, Adriana Laybauer da Silveira, Sady Selaimen da Costa, Letícia Petersen Schmidt Rosito
Highlights

  • Language performance in public CI program in Southern Brazil is poor.

  • Socioeconomic status in the public health system is homogeneous.

  • Mean age at cochlear implantation and loss to follow-up are high.

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SMAS flap for extracapsular dissection of parotid gland tumors: is it necessary?
Roberto Becelli, Valerio Facchini, Alessandro Piccirilli, Flavia Maesa, Fabrizio Bozza, Filippo Giovannetti, Ettore Lupi, Edoardo Covelli, Walter Colangeli
Highlights

  • SMAS separate the cutaneous and subcutaneous layer from the parotid tissue.

  • There are no differences between who received SMAS and who did not.

  • Gender, localization, and facial palsy are related with the aesthetic satisfaction.

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Prevalence and factors associated with olfactory impairment among patients with acne treated with oral isotretinoin: a cross-sectional study
Rogério Nabor Kondo, Hélio Amante Miot, Elouise Zwirtes Frare, Ellen Cristine Duarte Garcia, Abner Hiraku Yamakami, Marco Aurélio Fornazieri
Highlights

  • There was a notable prevalence of olfactory dysfunction among isotretinoin users.

  • Most individuals with altered sense of smell did not self-recognize the condition.

  • Olfactory changes were correlated with treatment duration and nasal obstruction.

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Vascular vertigo and dizziness: managing and treating outpatients
Arlindo Cardoso Lima Neto, Roseli Saraiva Moreira Bittar
Highlights

  • Imbalance can be the main ischemic symptom on posterior circulation.

  • Vascular vertigo or dizziness are associated to stroke and transient attacks.

  • Antiplatelets are an important tool for treating vascular vertigo/dizziness.

  • Dual antiplatelet therapy can be used in selected patients.

  • Besides prevention, antiplatelets reduce the number of vertigo attacks.

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Psychometric evaluation of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Functional Outcome of Sleep Questionnaire 10 (FOSQ-10) in patients with obstructive apnea
Ana Paula Sereni Manfredi Moreira, Elisabete Raca Romero de Oliveira, Luciane Bizari Coin de Carvalho, Roberto Celso Colacioppo, Terri Weaver, Edilson Zancanella, Agrício Nubiato Crespo
Highlights

  • The translation and cultural adaptation of the FOSQ-10 into Portuguese is valid and reliable.

  • The study methodology was grounded in the APA & NCME, 2014 guidelines proposed by the AERA.

  • The missing values are non-random, associated with individuals not performing tasks (questions 3, 4, and 10).

  • The total scores of FOSQ-10P exhibited a significant negative correlation with the total scores of the ESE.

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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition)
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