Two Decades at 21%: Unchanging Gender Disparities in Rhinology Fellowships.

BackgroundThe representation of women in otolaryngology has increased significantly over recent decades, yet discrepancies remain in certain subspecialties, including rhinology. Despite overall improvements in gender equity within otolaryngology, the specific demographic trends and scholarly productivity of fellowship-trained rhinologists have not been thoroughly examined.ObjectiveWe aimed to address this gap by examining demographic trends and academic productivity among rhinology fellowship graduates.

Changes in Perceived Emotions in Facial Paralysis Patients After Depressor Anguli Oris Excision.

Objectives: Depressor anguli oris (DAO) excision can improve clinician-graded, objective, and patient-reported smile outcomes in patients with nonflaccid facial paralysis (NFFP). However, no prior research has studied changes in perceived emotions after surgery. This study quantifies changes in perceived emotions with smiling after DAO excision in the largest case series presented to date.

Characterizing Adverse Events of Biologic Treatment of T2 Disease: A Disproportionality Analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.

Introduction: Over the last 3 years, the FDA has approved dupilumab, omalizumab, and mepolizumab for the treatment of CRSwNP; however, adverse events of these biologics have not been described in post-marketing surveillance trials. By utilizing the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), this study describes and compares biologic-associated adverse events in T2 disease.

Methods: This case-non-case study assessed disproportionate reporting rates using reporting odds ratios (RORs).

Interarytenoid injection outcomes in pediatric feeding disorders.

Objectives: Type 1 laryngeal clefts (LC1) and deep interarytenoid grooves contribute to pediatric feeding disorders. Management of these defects remains heterogeneous among surgeons and interarytenoid injection augmentation (IIA) is not always offered as a treatment option. This study evaluated IIA outcomes among a pediatric patient cohort comprised mostly of those with deep interarytenoid grooves.

Limitations in Faculty Advancement for Underrepresented Groups in Academic Otolaryngology.

Objective: Despite the increasing racial diversity of the United States, representation in academic medicine faculty does not reach concordance with the general population and worsens with higher rank. Few studies have examined this within academic Otolaryngology and surgical subspecialties. This project aims to compare rank equity in academic Otolaryngology on self-reported gender and race/ethnicity between the years 2000 and 2020.

Plasmacytoma of the Head and Neck: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Solitary plasmacytoma is a rare neoplasm characterized by localized proliferation of monoclonal plasma cells and is classified as solitary bone or solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma. Here, we present two rare cases of plasmacytoma of the head and neck. The first is a 78-year-old male who presented with a 3-month history of epistaxis and progressive obstruction of the right nasal passage.

Racial and Ethnic Bias in Letters of Recommendation and Personal Statements for Application to Otolaryngology Residency.

Introduction: The persistent lack of racial and ethnic diversity within the field of otolaryngology calls for an analysis of potential bias within the residency application system. Letters of recommendation (LORs) and personal statements (PSs) are the most important subjective application constituents. This subjectivity predisposes these components to implicit bias.