A Patient Benefits from Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery for a Sphenoid Inverted Papilloma
The sphenoid sinus is a rare location for an inverted nasal papilloma, a usually benign but occasionally invasive and locally destructive tumor. Primary treatment is almost always surgery, made complex by difficult access and proximity to the internal carotid artery…
81-Year-Old Jo Anne Jones Returns to Barrel Racing After Surgery for a Sphenoid Mucocele
The first time it happened, Jo Ann Jones was competing in a barrel race in Glen Rose, Texas. “We ran down that alleyway and had a good first barrel, and I remember heading toward the second. Then I blacked out…
A Patient with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Benefits from Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
Jim Pollard was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) 15 years ago, after his cardiologist ordered a sleep study. When he was fitted with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, he discovered that he is among the 50% of…
Eosinophilic Sialodochitis: A Rare Condition That Could Be Diagnosed Only Through Sialendoscopy
One evening in the mid-2010s, Sharon Robertson’s face swelled after eating. “I had a stone in one of my salivary gland ducts, and it popped out on its own.” This was a first clue that would lead to her eventual…
Advanced Imaging and Surgical Skill Lead to Successful Removal of a Parathyroid Adenoma
After Paul Fertsch broke his ankle in 2023, he started slowing down. “I couldn’t walk 25 feet without being exhausted. We thought it was related to my ankle, but my wife also noticed that my personality had changed,” Fertsch says….
Diagnosing and Treating Acute Adult-Onset Sinusitis
Roger Zimmerman, who celebrated his 58th birthday this year, has had “sinus problems” his entire life. He continued to suffer sinus infections seven to eight times a year, and he received steroid shots and antibiotics frequently. “Finally I got tired…
Treating Retrograde Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction in a Young Child
Brave Josey, the four-year-old daughter of Erica and Daniel Josey, was in and out of the hospital in Dallas with misdiagnoses when her parents searched online and learned about retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD), also known as no-burp syndrome. Brave was…
Endoscopic Zenker Diverticulum Repair Using a New Technique
When Mona King tried to swallow food, it lodged in her throat. “I would choke and have to drink water, and sometimes the food would come back up,” she says. “It was also causing me to have bad breath.” King…
The Hidden Goiter
In November 2020, Johneshia Willis contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized in intensive care for nearly two months. When her care team was unable to extubate her, Douglas Stanley, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical…
Multidisciplinary Care for Severe Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Thirteen-month-old Chidalu Chioma was snoring loudly and waking up gasping for air when she was referred by her pediatrician to pediatric otolaryngologist Zhen “Jane” Huang, MD, MBA, CPO, an assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School…