"Otolaryngology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.
| Descriptor ID |
D010036
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.526
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Otolaryngology".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Otolaryngology".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Otolaryngology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Otolaryngology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otolaryngology" by people in Profiles.
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Kaffenberger TM, Huntley C, Boon M, Soose RJ, Whelan RL, Postol A, Strollo PJ, Atwood CW, El Ali M, Stone B, Rodin J. Analysis of Recent Sleep Surgery Fellowship Training. Laryngoscope. 2025 02; 135(2):952-957.
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Vasan V, Cheng CP, Edalati S, Mandloi S, Lerner DK, Del Signore A, Schaberg M, Govindaraj S, Rabinowitz M, Nyquist G, Iloreta AM. Gender-based linguistic differences in letters of recommendation for rhinology fellowship over time: A dual-institutional follow-up study using natural language processing and deep learning. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 11; 14(11):1814-1817.
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Douglas JE, Adappa ND, Choby G, Levine CG, Rabinowitz MR, Sindwani R, Wang EW, Woodworth BA, Kuan EC. American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement part 2: Postoperative precautions and management principles following endoscopic skull base surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 11; 14(11):1724-1738.
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Barrera S, Agarwal A, Cabrera-Muffly C, Groves M, Cottrill E, Allen A, Koehn H, Megow L, Cognetti D, Stringer S, Kane AC. Otolaryngology Applicant Perspectives on In-person and Virtual Residency Interviews. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 04; 170(4):1074-1080.
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Yam C, Christianson J, Sataloff RT. Prevalence of Objective Voice Measurement Use in Laryngology Practices in the United States. J Voice. 2026 Mar; 40(2):426-429.
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Miller A, Stevens MN, Tang A, Cottrill E, Yang SF, Rohde SL. Characterizing gender trends in head and neck fellowship graduates from 2008 to 2018. Head Neck. 2023 12; 45(12):2990-2995.
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Tu LJ, Sataloff RT. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Boot Camp in Preclinical Undergraduate Medical Education: A Pilot Study. Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Dec; 104(12):799-803.
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Yam C, DiMatteo A, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. Otolaryngology resident familiarity with surgical instruments and preoperative setup: A pilot study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Sep-Oct; 44(5):103930.
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Butkus JM, Awosanya S, Scott ER, Perlov N, Hannikainen P, Tekumalla S, Armache M, Stewart M, Willcox T, Chiffer R. Multimodal Analgesia and Patient Education Reduce Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Otology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 07; 169(1):120-128.
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Krishnan PS, Daggumati S, Widmeyer J, Quinn KJ, Yu C, Vahidi N, Kamdar R, Kandl C. The Lasting Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Key Indicator Cases for Otolaryngology Residency Education. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Aug; 132(8):841-847.