Published: August 30, 2021

Best of Orals Showcases Expertise Across the Specialty

A large number of abstracts are submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting. They undergo a rigorous peer review evaluation, with each one being assessed by five to seven different reviewers.

A large number of abstracts are submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting. They undergo a rigorous peer review evaluation, with each one being assessed by five to seven different reviewers. The abstracts are ranked based on subspecialty. Then, based on the rankings, all the abstracts are discussed at a joint meeting of the subspecialty members of the Annual Meeting Program Committee. The top abstracts, which are those that are top scoring and have the most applicability to the entire specialty and to all otolaryngologist, are then chosen to comprise the Best of Orals session. The abstracts that were selected to be presented during the Best of Orals include:

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Association of Mast Cells in Pediatric Larynx with Aerodigestive Disease

Emily L. Mace (Presenter); Shilin Zhao, PhD; Christopher T. Wootten, MD; Ryan H. Belcher, MD

Sleep Medicine

Bilateral versus Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation in OSA Patients

Clemens Heiser, MD (Presenter); Daniel Jira, MD; Ulrich Sommer, MD; Madeleine Ravesloot, MD, PhD; Nico de Vries, MD, PhD; Olivier Vanderveken, MD

Comprehensive Otolaryngology

COVID-19 Tracheostomy Outcomes

Nicole L. Molin, MD (Presenter); Keith Myers; Ahmed Soliman, MD; Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc

Rhinology/Allergy

Cellular Reactions in Allergic Provocation-Testing Visualized by Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy

Nina K. Wenda, MD (Presenter); Christopher Striedter; Ralf Kiesslich, MD; Jan Gosepath, MD

Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology

Do Patients Regret Having In-Office Vocal Fold Injections?

Alice Liu, MD (Presenter); Yunqi Ji, PhD; Amanda Hu, MD, FRCSC

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Endoscopic Management of Orbital Medial Wall Fractures

Giacomo Colletti, MD (Presenter); Sara Negrello, MD; Sabina Figurelli; Alexandre Anesi, MD; Luigi Chiarini, MD

Endocrine Surgery

Gender and Outcomes in Patients with Thyroid Cancer Undergoing Thyroidectomy

Joseph Celidonio (Presenter); Ariel Omiunu; Christina H. Fang, MD; Soly Baredes, MD; Jean Anderson Eloy, MD

Business of Medicine/Practice Management

Malpractice Claims among Otolaryngologists and the Association of Scholarly Activity

Kasra N. Ziai, MD (Presenter); Shivam D. Patel; Megan Crenshaw; Robert A. Saadi, MD; Jessyka G. Lighthall, MD

Head and Neck Surgery

Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomies for T3–T4 Laryngeal Cancer: Oncological Outcomes

Pedro Henrique Esteves Gonçalves (Presenter); Izabella Costa Santo; Mariana Machado Salles; Emilson de Queiroz Freitas; Fernando Luiz Dias; Andressa Silva de Freitas