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What challenges do female facial plastic surgeons in leadership positions encounter, and what considerations may help support future generations of women leaders in the specialty? Female facial plastic surgeons in leadership roles continue to face gender bias, impostor syndrome, mentorship burden, work–life imbalance, and institutional barriers despite increasing representation in surgery.

Are transgender early adolescents at increased risk of sleep disturbance and shorter sleep duration compared with cisgender peers? Transgender early adolescents demonstrated significantly higher rates of caregiver-reported sleep disturbance, insomnia symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness, and short sleep duration compared with cisgender peers. The findings highlight important sleep disparities in transgender youth and support targeted screening and intervention efforts.

Parapharyngeal space tumors are relatively infrequent, comprising around 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. Among them, approximately 80% are benign, and the primary treatment approach involves surgical resection. Due to the unique location of parapharyngeal space tumors and the intricate neighboring anatomical structures, however, surgical resection presents significant challenges.

Which residency program characteristics are associated with an increased likelihood of trainees pursuing pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training? Residents training at children’s hospitals with affiliated pediatric otolaryngology fellowships were significantly more likely to pursue pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training. Programs in the Midwest were also independently associated with higher pediatric fellowship matriculation rates.

How accurately can artificial intelligence (AI) models diagnose and stage cholesteatoma using CT and otoscopic imaging? AI-based models demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for cholesteatoma detection and staging, particularly when using convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures and CT imaging. Although most studies showed excellent internal validation performance, limited external validation and predominantly retrospective designs currently restrict routine clinical implementation.

Can an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered longitudinal surveillance model accurately predict recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) after curative-intent surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)? An AI-powered multimodal model integrating clinicopathologic and longitudinal laboratory data accurately predicted recurrence and survival outcomes across multiple post-operative time points in patients with HNSCC.

TRIO Best Practice articles are brief, structured reviews designed to provide the busy clinician with a handy outline and reference for day-to-day clinical decision making. The ENTtoday summaries below include the Background and Best Practice sections of the original article. To view the complete Laryngoscope articles free of charge, visit Laryngoscope.com.

TRIO Best Practice articles are brief, structured reviews designed to provide the busy clinician with a handy outline and reference for day-to-day clinical decision making. The ENTtoday summaries below include the Background and Best Practice sections of the original article. To view the complete Laryngoscope articles free of charge, visit Laryngoscope.com.

TRIO Best Practice articles are brief, structured reviews designed to provide the busy clinician with a handy outline and reference for day-to-day clinical decision making. The ENTtoday summaries below include the Background and Best Practice sections of the original article. To view the complete Laryngoscope articles free of charge, visit Laryngoscope.com. Retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD), commonly known as “no burp syndrome,” is characterized by an inability to burp.

“Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains an incredibly common and underdiagnosed condition in medicine, and we’re entering a period of rapid innovation. For ENT surgeons, this represents a major opportunity to shape the future of how the disease is managed,” said Christopher Gouveia, MD, an otolaryngologist at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara in California. Emerging treatments for OSA encompass medical, surgical, and diagnostic innovations, with multimodal approaches playing a key role.