Baseline Conservative and Surgical Management in the Treatment of NSAID-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease

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Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the mandible and bony nasal septum with intracranial expansion

AbstractFibrous dysplasia is an uncommon benign tumour in the nasal cavity. Due to adjacent vital soft tissue structures surgery is often the treatment of choice. We report a rare case of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the mandible and the ethmoid bone including nasal bony septum with intracranial expansion, and include a review of the literature. The tumour was successfully resected using a combined transnasal and craniotomy approach. Fibrous dysplasia is a rare benign tumour in the head and neck region, which often limits its growth during the follow-up period. Careful monitoring of the patient is necessary because in some rare cases there can be severe symptoms due to the growth of the tumour, which are indications of immediate surgery in the head and neck region

Sivuontelotulehdusten diagnostiikka ja hoito

Vertaisarvioitu.• Flunssan aikana esiintyy usein lieviä sivuontelo-oireita, jotka paranevat itsestään. • Suuri osa äkillisistä ja pitkittyneistä sivuontelotulehduksista on lieväoireisia ja helpottuu nenän paikallishoidolla. • Lasten sivuontelot ovat pienet ja väljästi auki nenäkäytävään, joten äkillisiä bakteerien aiheuttamia tai pitkittyneitä sivuontelotulehduksia on heillä harvoin. • Pitkittyneissä sivuontelotulehduksissa itsehoito on tärkeää, ja potilasta tulee motivoida siihen.Peer reviewe

Sivuontelotulehdusten diagnostiikka ja hoito

Vertaisarvioitu.• Flunssan aikana esiintyy usein lieviä sivuontelo-oireita, jotka paranevat itsestään. • Suuri osa äkillisistä ja pitkittyneistä sivuontelotulehduksista on lieväoireisia ja helpottuu nenän paikallishoidolla. • Lasten sivuontelot ovat pienet ja väljästi auki nenäkäytävään, joten äkillisiä bakteerien aiheuttamia tai pitkittyneitä sivuontelotulehduksia on heillä harvoin. • Pitkittyneissä sivuontelotulehduksissa itsehoito on tärkeää, ja potilasta tulee motivoida siihen.Peer reviewe

Employment status of young otorhinolaryngologists in Finland during a 10-year period

We determined the employment status of recently graduated otorhinolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons (ENT doctors) in Finland during the past 10 years. We also investigated the job vacancy rate of the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Department of ORL-HNS). An electronic questionnaire was sent to all ENT doctors who had graduated during 2007-2017 and to chief physicians of all Departments of ORL-HNS. Chi-square and Fisher's test were used in the analyses. Altogether 129 ENT doctors had graduated and 125 (96.9%) responded. Thirty (24%) physicians had been employed in a position that did not correspond to their ENT doctor training. All 30 chief physicians responded and a total of 306 physicians were working at their departments (215 ENT doctors, 91 residents). However, there were only 241 available positions (197 for ENT doctors, 44 for residents). It was estimated that 65 ENT doctors would retire within 10 years. At the moment there does not seem to be a significant shortage of ENT doctors in Finland. The current national volume of resident intake in the ENT training programme is twofold in comparison with the estimated retirement rate in the public sector.Peer reviewe

Satisfaction of young ENT surgeons with their work. A Finnish national study

The objective was to investigate work satisfaction among recently graduated otorhinolaryngologist - head and neck surgeons - (ENT surgeons). An electronic questionnaire was sent to all ENT surgeons graduated in Finland during a ten-year period. Answers about work satisfaction were analyzed in detail with regards to age, gender, university of specialist training, experience, place of work and further education.Altogether 125/129 (96.9%) responded. The majority (87.8%) of the respondents enjoyed their current main occupation. The older age group (>= 40 vsPeer reviewe

Satisfaction of young ENT surgeons with their work. A Finnish national study

The objective was to investigate work satisfaction among recently graduated otorhinolaryngologist - head and neck surgeons - (ENT surgeons). An electronic questionnaire was sent to all ENT surgeons graduated in Finland during a ten-year period. Answers about work satisfaction were analyzed in detail with regards to age, gender, university of specialist training, experience, place of work and further education.Altogether 125/129 (96.9%) responded. The majority (87.8%) of the respondents enjoyed their current main occupation. The older age group (>= 40 vs <40 years) was more satisfied (93.7% vs. 81.7%; p=0.042). Consultation opportunities and workplace atmosphere were reported as good by 85.6% and 90.4% of the respondents, respectively. Training opportunities were considered good by 82.4%, albeit by only 60% of the private physicians (p=0.047). Private sector practitioners were also less satisfied with the versatility of their work (p<0.001). Work at a university hospital was considered more strenuous (p<0.001). Over half (54.8%) felt insecure about continuation of their employment status. Most of the recently graduated Finnish ENT surgeons are satisfied with their current occupation, consultation opportunities and workplace atmosphere. However, work at university hospitals in particular was considered often strenuous and over half of the respondents felt insecure about the continuity of their employment