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Objectives: To evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) with potassium‐titanyl‐phosphate (KTP) laser ablation for glottic neoplasms. Data Source: MEDLINE via PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. Review Methods: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies assessing the safety and efficacy of KTP laser therapy in patients with early‐stage glottic neoplasms. Results: Eight studies were included. After an average follow‐up of 3.3 years, the overall survival and disease‐free survival for patients who underwent KTP were 90.7% (95% CI 85%–96.5%) and 98.5% (95% CI 97.3%–99.8%), respectively. In the single‐arm meta‐analysis, the pooled estimate of recurrence was 7.7% (95% CI 3.4%–12%). The overall voice handicap index (VHI) estimate attributed to KTP in the single‐arm meta‐analysis was 6.76 (95% CI [3.05, 10.48]) and 5.21 (95% CI [2.86, 7.56]) within 6 months and after a one‐year follow‐up, respectively. Conclusion: KTP laser ablation is a safe and effective method for treating patients with early glottic neoplasms. Laryngoscope, 133:1806–1814, 2023 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To determine the distribution of female physicians throughout the rank from resident to leadership positions in German Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) departments. Methods: This cross‐sectional study collected data about the physician workforce in the German OHNS. The primary outcome was the proportion of female physicians. Data were collected from 165 departments from January 2022 to February 2022. The physician workforce was stratified based on gender and leadership. Results: We included 2089 physicians from 165 departments of OHNS in German hospitals. Female residents and specialists outnumbered male peers (484/872 [55.5%] vs. 388/872 [44.5%] and 224/363 [61.71%] vs. 139/363 [38.29%], respectively). However, the women proportion decreased gradually with elevated hierarchical rank starting at the attending physician level to reaching its lowest extreme (14/165 [7.23%]) at the head of the department level. Holding a leadership position was associated with being male (n = 282 [85.2%] vs. n = 49 [14.8%], p <.0001). This persisted even after controlling the academic rank in a multivariable regression model (OR: 5.027, 95% CI: 3.536–7.146). The gap between the two genders in favor of men regarding leadership persisted in all kinds of hospitals. However, this disparity was lowest in university hospitals, (male: n = 83 [78.3%] vs. female: n = 23, [21.7%], p <.0001). Conclusions: Even though women outnumbered men in resident and specialist positions, they are still underrepresented in leadership positions in OHNS. Continuous surveillance is needed to watch the dynamic changes in the gap between the two genders and address it with more sex equality‐supporting policies. Level of Evidence: IV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]