Combined Otolaryngology Society Meetings

Abstract

This report concerns the combined otolaryngology society meetings held at The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla, from May 7 through 13, 1994. <h3>American Rhinologic Society</h3> Using acoustic rhinometry,<b>Valerie J. Lund, MS, FRCS, Edward Fisher, MD,</b>and<b>Ming Liu, MD,</b>London, England, measured the minimal nasal cross-sectional area and nasal cavity volume in 15 patients after they underwent laryngectomy. Measurements were recorded two to three times per hour for 6 hours. Although the<b>nasal cycle</b>was not regular nor necessarily alternating, they demonstrated that there was not total ablation<b>after total laryngectomy.</b> In a retrospective study of 262 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery, previous<b>middle turbinate resection did not effect the incidence of postoperative disease within the frontal sinus. Paul Swanson, Donald C. Lanza, MD,</b>and<b>David Kennedy, MD,</b>Philadelphia, Pa, and<b>Eugenia M. Vining, MD,</b>New Haven, Conn, found an increased incidence of diffuse polyposis, aspirin-sensitivity triad, and