Methods A literature review was conducted in April 2010 using Medline and the search
terms—Orbital cellulitis, Perior-bital cellulitis, Subperiosteal abscess—limited to English …

The gold standard in airway maintenance is translaryngeal endotracheal intubation, but this
is not without its complications. Trauma to the upper airway as a result of the act of …

Asthmatic smokers have poor symptom control and accelerated decline in lung function. A
reduced ratio of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9/tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (…

Background Arachidonic acid metabolites are implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma
although only limited information is available on the impact of current smoking history on these …

Background The introduction of increasingly high speed drills for mastoid surgery has heightened
the concern that cochlea damage may occur in both the operated and nonoperated ear…

Background: Salivary lumps are common and constitute 13.8% of all lumps assessed at the
North Glasgow neck lump clinic. We present our management plan for these conditions. …

Intensive surgical skills courses have become an essential part of surgical skill acquisition
for surgeons in training. There is a need to monitor the value of these courses in terms of skill …

The traditional lateral rhinotomy incision described originally by Moure in 1902 has proved
a versatile approach to the mid-facial skeleton. It is not, however, without its complications, …

In this article, the authors focus on the assessment of 2906 patients with non-head and neck
cancers, who have been screened at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary neck lump clinic in …

We report a case of isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve injury following ipsilateral acupuncture
for migraines in a 53-year-old lady. The palsy was partial, with no associated dysarthria, …