The Official Journal of The Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery



The international journal Auris Nasus Larynx provides the opportunity for rapid, carefully reviewed publications concerning the fundamental and clinical aspects of otorhinolaryngology and related fields. This includes otology, neurotology, bronchoesophagology, laryngology, rhinology, allergology, head and neck medicine and oncologic surgery, maxillofacial and plastic surgery, audiology, speech science.

Original papers, short communications and original case reports can be submitted. Reviews on recent developments are invited regularly and Letters to the Editor commenting on papers or any aspect of Auris Nasus Larynx are welcomed.

Founded in 1974 and previously published by the Society for Promotion of International Otorhinolaryngology, the journal is now the official English-language journal of the Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The aim of its new international Editorial Board is to make Auris Nasus Larynx an international forum for high quality research and clinical sciences.

Original papers 
original case reports

Editor-in-Chief
T. Nakagawa
Fukuoka, Japan
Deputy Editor
A. Homma
Sapporo, Japan
Executive Board Member (Editorial)
H. Kawauchi
Shimane, Japan
Editorial Board
K. Doi
Osaka, Japan
S. Fujieda
Fukui, Japan
O. Fujioka
Kawasaki, Japan
K. Fukuyo
Fukuoka, Japan
S. Haruna
Tochigi, Japan
M. Hyodo
Kochi, Japan
H. Inohara
Osaka, Japan
Y. Katori
Sendai, Japan
H. Kawauchi
Shimane, Japan
H. Moriyama
Tokyo, Japan
S. Murakami
Nagoya, Japan
T. Nakagawa
Fukuoka, Japan
K. Nibu
Kobe, Japan
K. Nishizaki
Okayama, Japan
T. Okuno
Tokyo, Japan
A. Shiotani
Saitama, Japan
H. Takahashi
Nagasaki, Japan
T. Yamasoba
Tokyo, Japan
T. Yoshizaki
Kanazawa, Japan
International Editorial Board
K.W. Altman
New York, NY, USA
C.H. Baek
Seoul, Korea
T. Baer
Cambridge, UK
Y.A. Bayazit
Istanbul, Turkey
M. Benninger
Cleveland, OH, USA
J.M. Bernstein
Getzville, NY, USA
A.M. Bronstein
London, UK
B. Canlon
Stockholm, Sweden
T.E. Carey
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
P. Cayé Thomasen
Copenhagen, Denmark
C.-Y. Chien
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
J.G. Colebatch
Sydney, Australia
D.W. Eisele
San Francisco, CA, USA
W.E. Fee, Jr.
Palo Alto, CA, USA
A. Ferlito
Udine, Italy
D.M. Fliss
Tel Aviv, Israel
B. Givi
New York, NY, USA
R. Goode
Stanford, CA, USA
N. Guinand
Geneva, Switzerland
P. Gullane
Toronto, Canada
J.P. Harris
San Diego, CA, USA
E. Holbrook
Boston, MA, USA
Y.J. Jang
Seoul, Korea
H.R. Jin
Seoul, Korea
C.H. Kim
Seoul, Korea
J.W. Koo
Seoul, Korea
H.C. Lin
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
V. Manchaiah
Beaumont, TX, USA
H. Marres
Netherlands
S. Maune
Kiel, Germany
R.T. Miyamoto
Indianapolis, IN, USA
N.B. Muluk
Ankara, Turkey
E.N. Myers
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
S.H. Oh
Seoul, Korea
E. Ozer
Columbus, OH, USA
O.N. Ozgirgin
Ankara, Turkey
C.-S. Rhee
Seoul, Korea
D.H. Rice
Los Angeles, CA, USA
A. Rinaldo
Udine, Italy
N.G. Robertson
Boston, MA, USA
D.A. Ross
New Haven, CT, USA
L.P. Rybak
Springfield, IL, USA
C.T. Sasaki
New Haven, CT, USA
S.H. Selesnick
New York, NY, USA
J.P. Shah
New York, NY, USA
A.R. Shaha
New York, NY, USA
P.F. Smith
Dunedin, New Zealand
H. Sudhoff
Bielefeld, Germany
P.A. Wackym
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
D.Y. Wang
Singapore
R.S. Weber
Houston, TX, USA
G.S. Weinstein
Philadelphia, PA, USA
P.J. Wormald
Adelaide, Australia
Associate Editors
S. Iwasaki
Tokyo, Japan
T. Kitahara
Nara, Japan
M. Kobayashi
Mie, Japan
T. Matsunaga
Tokyo, Japan
S. Nakata
Nagoya, Japan
M. Ogawa
Osaka, Japan
K. Okami
Isehara, Japan
Y. Orita
Kumamoto, Japan
T. Oshima
Tokyo, Japan
C. Sano
Shimane, Japan
Y. Tanaka
Saitama, Japan
T. Terada
Osaka, Japan
T. Yamada
Akita, Japan