Publications

Mr Mughal maintains an active portfolio of peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed research, published in leading medical journals.

Publications — Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Peer-reviewed publications authored under affiliation with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (John Radcliffe Hospital).

Outcomes of Endoscopic Management of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Meta-Analysis
The Laryngoscope, 2026 · PMID: 40650638 · doi:10.1002/lary.32428
The Impact of Drains on Surgical Outcomes in Thyroid Surgery — A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2026 · PMID: 41622270 · doi:10.1007/s00405-026-10015-3
Effectiveness of E-Learning in Undergraduate ENT Education: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
The Laryngoscope, 2026 · PMID: 41014146 · doi:10.1002/lary.70164
Invasive Sino-Orbital Aspergillosis with Intracranial Extension: A Multidisciplinary and Ethical Dilemma in Pursuing Aggressive Surgery versus Palliation
BMJ Case Reports, 2026 · PMID: 42209026 · doi:10.1136/bcr-2025-270084
The Efficacy and Safety of Probiotics in the Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025 · PMID: 40725695 · doi:10.3390/jcm14145001
Contemporary Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhoea: A Review of the Literature
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025 · PMID: 39941665 · doi:10.3390/jcm14030995
Otolaryngology Education in Medical Training: A Literature Review of Current Practice, Challenges, and Future Directions
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2025 · PMID: 40458060 · doi:10.1177/00034894251343373
Quality of Life Following Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Resection of Parapharyngeal Space Tumours
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2025 · PMID: 40715813 · doi:10.1007/s00405-025-09537-z
Nasal Septal Perforation in Pregnancy: A Family Medicine Perspective
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2025 · PMID: 41403522 · doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_882_25
Evolving Trends and Future Demands in ENT Procedures: A Nationwide 10-Year Analysis
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 · PMID: 39768774 · doi:10.3390/jcm13247850

Complete publication list

All peer-reviewed publications, most recent first. The same list is maintained on ORCID, ResearchGate and Google Scholar.

2026
Invasive sino-orbital aspergillosis with intracranial extension: a multidisciplinary and ethical dilemma in pursuing aggressive surgery versus palliation
BMJ Case Reports · PMID: 42209026 · doi:10.1136/bcr-2025-270084
The impact of drains on surgical outcomes in thyroid surgery — a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology · PMID: 41622270 · doi:10.1007/s00405-026-10015-3
In Response to Effectiveness of E-Learning in Undergraduate ENT Education: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
The Laryngoscope · PMID: 41230621 · doi:10.1002/lary.70259
Effectiveness of E-Learning in Undergraduate ENT Education: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
The Laryngoscope · PMID: 41014146 · doi:10.1002/lary.70164
Outcomes of Endoscopic Management of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Meta-Analysis
The Laryngoscope · PMID: 40650638 · doi:10.1002/lary.32428
2025
Nasal septal perforation in pregnancy case report: A family medicine perspective
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care · PMID: 41403522 · doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_882_25
Quality of life (QoL) following transoral robotic surgery (TORS) resection of parapharyngeal space tumours
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology · PMID: 40715813 · doi:10.1007/s00405-025-09537-z
The Efficacy and Safety of Probiotics in the Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Clinical Medicine · PMID: 40725695 · doi:10.3390/jcm14145001
Otolaryngology Education in Medical Training: A Literature Review of Current Practice, Challenges, and Future Directions
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology · PMID: 40458060 · doi:10.1177/00034894251343373
Clinical Findings in Symptomatic Patients With Radiologically Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Clinical Otolaryngology · PMID: 40040258 · doi:10.1111/coa.14300
Contemporary Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhoea: A Review of the Literature
Journal of Clinical Medicine · PMID: 39941665 · doi:10.3390/jcm14030995
Managing thyroid hormone replacement after total thyroidectomy: Guidance for family medicine
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care · PMID: 39989568 · doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_947_24
Prevalence of synchronous bilateral/contralateral tonsil carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Oral Oncology · PMID: 39854869 · doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107180
Rationalising surgical instruments in tonsillectomy: a pilot study to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and costs
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology · PMID: 39429130 · doi:10.1017/s0022215124001129
2024
Evolving Trends and Future Demands in ENT Procedures: A Nationwide 10-Year Analysis
Journal of Clinical Medicine · PMID: 39768774 · doi:10.3390/jcm13247850
Assessment and management of allergic rhinitis: A review and evidence-informed approach for family medicine
Journal of General and Family Medicine · PMID: 39404672 · doi:10.1002/jgf2.720
Primary Tumour Detection in Carcinoma of Unknown Primary with Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Tongue Base Mucosectomy: A Meta-analysis
Annals of Surgical Oncology · PMID: 38980583 · doi:10.1245/s10434-024-15758-z
Blood, Sweat, and Tonsils: Bleeding After Abscess Tonsillectomy for Quinsy — A Meta-Analysis
The Laryngoscope · PMID: 38613457 · doi:10.1002/lary.31449
Correlation of maximal nasal septal deviation with deviation at the maxillary insertion
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy · PMID: 38489066 · doi:10.1007/s00276-024-03334-9
Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care
British Journal of General Practice · PMID: 38272689 · doi:10.3399/bjgp24x736377
2023
Incidence of Vestibular Schwannoma in Patients with Unilateral Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Otology & Neurotology · PMID: 37621105 · doi:10.1097/mao.0000000000003987
Telephone versus face-to-face clinics for the management of new rhinology referrals: a retrospective cohort study
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology · PMID: 36636826 · doi:10.1017/s0022215122002675
Evaluating the perceptions of workplace-based assessments in surgical training: a systematic review
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · PMID: 36374289 · doi:10.1308/rcsann.2022.0113
A systematic review on efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of office-based laryngeal biopsy
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology · PMID: 35766586 · doi:10.1017/s0022215122001566
2022
Surgical Implications of Superior Thyroid Cornu Agenesis in Laryngeal Malignancy
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology · PMID: 36452238 · doi:10.4274/tao.2022.2022-6-16
Retrospective analysis of the risk of neoplasia associated with unilateral maxillary sinus opacification on computed tomography
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology · PMID: 35388775 · doi:10.1017/s0022215122000470
Telephone Consultation in Otorhinolaryngology During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: a Cross-sectional Analysis of Effectiveness and Satisfaction for Patients and Clinicians
SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine · PMID: 35036851 · doi:10.1007/s42399-022-01119-y
Senior triaging of ENT emergency clinic referrals alleviates pressures on the outpatient department
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · PMID: 34813383 · doi:10.1308/rcsann.2021.0068
The Prevalence of Incidental Mastoid Opacification and the Need for Intervention: A Meta-Analysis
The Laryngoscope · PMID: 33881186 · doi:10.1002/lary.29581
Cross-sectional analysis of hospital tasks handed over to general practitioners: workload delegation or dumping?
Postgraduate Medical Journal · PMID: 33790035 · doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139641
2021
Recognition and Management of Button Battery Ingestion Amongst Emergency Practitioners
Cureus · PMID: 34812313 · doi:10.7759/cureus.18929
A Systematic Review of Antibiotic Prescription for Acute Otitis Externa
Cureus · PMID: 33927951 · doi:10.7759/cureus.14149
Admission avoidance in acute epistaxis: A prospective national audit during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
Clinical Otolaryngology · PMID: 33452756 · doi:10.1111/coa.13716
Telephone triage is effective in identifying nasal fractures that require manipulation
Clinical Otolaryngology · PMID: 33506601 · doi:10.1111/coa.13723
Admission avoidance in tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess: a prospective national audit during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
Clinical Otolaryngology · PMID: 33269538 · doi:10.1111/coa.13680
2020
Test, test, test — a complication of testing for coronavirus disease 2019 with nasal swabs
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology · PMID: 32641170 · doi:10.1017/s0022215120001425
Appendicitis risk prediction models in children presenting with right iliac fossa pain (RIFT study): a prospective, multicentre validation study
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health · PMID: 32200936 · doi:10.1016/s2352-4642(20)30006-7
Evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults with suspected appendicitis
British Journal of Surgery · PMID: 31797357 · doi:10.1002/bjs.11440
2019
Impacted denture in the oesophagus: review of the literature and its management
BMJ Case Reports · PMID: 31653620 · doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-229655
Postoperative hemiparesis following tonsillectomy
Journal of Surgical Case Reports · PMID: 30788090 · doi:10.1093/jscr/rjy348
Development of a proforma to improve quality of handover of surgical patients at the weekend
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · PMID: 30411446 · doi:10.1111/jep.13063
2017
Perfoation of the gallbladder: 'bait' for the unsuspecting laparoscopic surgeon
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · PMID: 27551906 · doi:10.1308/rcsann.2016.0274
2016
A rare case of extensive cranial Langerhans cell histiocytosis, synchronously presenting as otitis externa and giant cell arteritis
Journal of Surgical Case Reports · PMID: 27908938 · doi:10.1093/jscr/rjw094
Follow-up care after grommet insertion in children: Review article
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology · PMID: 27497381 · doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.06.040
Clinical need-directed blood tests: a step in saving the NHS?
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry · PMID: 26746410
2015
Duplex Ratio Tests as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Malignant Melanoma
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics · PMID: 26134170 · doi:10.1016/j.jmoldx.2015.05.001
Development, evaluation, and delivery of an innovative national undergraduate surgical workshop: recognition and management of the acutely unwell surgical patient
Teaching and Learning in Medicine · PMID: 25584476 · doi:10.1080/10401334.2014.979176
Increasing Medical Students' Confidence in Procedural Skills Using a Junior Doctor-Delivered Bedside Supervision Program
Teaching and Learning in Medicine · PMID: 26508000 · doi:10.1080/10401334.2015.1077130

Publication list last updated 19 August 2026.