At the XXIII World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (IFOS 2026), held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on September 9–13, 2026, Associate Professor Tatsuya Furukawa's presentation "Novel Glottic Closure Surgery for Severe Dysphagia: A Retrospective Review of 110 Consecutive Cases" was selected as a Notable Abstract and presented on September 11. Notable Abstracts are chosen by the Scientific Committee from among the submitted free papers for presentation in the main halls of the Congress. Professor Takeshi Fujita and Associate Professor Natsumi Uehara also gave presentations at the congress. IFOS, the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies, brings together national otolaryngology–head and neck surgery societies from around the world.
