[Successful decompression of the facial nerve in facial spasm (author's transl)].

abstract：:Headache is the main symptom in a wide variety of diseases of which ear, nose and throat (ENT) entities are only a small fraction but are not reflected in the number of patients. Comprehensive knowledge of the clinical signs of the most common primary headaches, e. g. migraine, is therefore essential for the ENT speci...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Michel O

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1988 to 1994, 75 patients with congenital aural atresias were operated on at the University ENT Department, Würzburg. Sixty-two patients (70 ears) could be followed up in their postoperative outcomes. The surgical approach used in all patients was a direct one through the atresia plate. To avoid infection and ste...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schwager K,Helms J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalization after tonsillectomy for more than 24 h is still controversial. In order to obtain the patient's point of view, we designed a questionnaire for all patients undergoing tonsillectomy. METHODS AND RESULTS:From January 2002, we asked all patients admitted for elective tonsillectomy to fill out a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wahlers A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous salivary fistulas are rare. Extremely rare are spontaneous salivary fistulas of the external auditory canal. We report a case of otorrhoea caused by such a fistula in connection with defects of the cartilagenous and the osseous external auditory canal (Fissures of Santorini, foramen of Huschke) and its suc...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Chilla R

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity, specificity and stability of many enzymes decreases in ageing organisms. This fact is attributed to the accumulation of errors in protein biosynthesis. Due to its very active protein metabolism, the parotid gland is a suitable experimental model for the investigation of such age-dependent processes. By a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Arglebe C,Chilla R

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every phonosurgical procedure alters endolaryngeal anatomy; be it by removing tissue, or injection or implantation of autologous or foreign material. However, the effect that an altered airflow cross section and changed soft tissue elasticity will have on the voice cannot be predicted. With the aim of promoting ration...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Eysholdt U

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a female patient suffering from recurrent vertigo and low-frequency hearing loss who was admitted for inpatient treatment with the diagnosis of Ménière's disease. After evaluation of all diagnostic examinations, including psychosomatic evaluation, a diagnosis of vestibular migraine with accompan...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schaaf H,Hesse G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty nine elderly patients with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine and on whom carotid angiography had been performed were divided into two groups. In one 36 patients had vestibular symptoms whereas the other group of remaining patients was free of such symptoms. Comparison of both groups showed that vertigo (20 p...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Rieger P,Lischewski R,Sindermann F,Schurig E

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between May 1995 and March 1996 we were able to diagnose and remove glomus tumors of the left nasal cavity from three female patients. Ages of the patients were 9, 36 and 74 years. All patients suffered from a frequent epistaxis and all were extremely sensitive to the slightest nasal touch. One patient reported breath...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Matschiner F,Bilkenroth U,Holzhausen HJ,Neumann K,Tausch-Treml R,Berghaus A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients suffering from an acute inner ear disease were treated by a combination of acetylsalicylic acid (Micristin), an inhibitor of platelet aggregation, and meclofenoxate (Cerutil), a nootropic drug. The success rate in 26 patients with acute isolated unilateral vestibular disorder was 73% (69% with complete ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Weinaug P

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques for the reconstruction of the upper and lower lips as well as the nasal vestibule are described. The Gillies fan-flap and a modified Estlander flap are preferred because of their simplicity in reconstruction of the lower lip. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Weerda H,Härle F

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The osteoplastic frontal sinus operation permits the complete removal of sinus mucosa and, with blockage of the frontonasal duct, the reliable obliteration of the sinus cavity. Two patients, who had had several surgical procedures for recurrent frontal sinusitis, became symptom free after this procedure. After an inte...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Fleischer K

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the increasing incidence of hymenoptera venom allergies and the potentially life-threatening reactions, it is important for otolaryngologists working in allergology to have an understanding of modern diagnostic and treatment standards for this allergic disease. Molecular diagnosis with recombinant single allerg...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Klimek L,Dippold N,Sperl A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with CSF-rhinorrhea following frontobasal skull and brain injury were treated with lumbar CSF drainage. Rhinorrhea was successfully stopped in one patient few hours after onset of the drainage while a pneumatocephalus developed in each of the remaining patients during the first post-trauma week. We beli...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schmitt HE,de Preux J,Spoerri O

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupture of the round window membrane as a special cause of inner ear deafness is widely accepted after changing pressure levels, e.g. in diving. However, even without a barotrauma before, the spontaneous rupture of the round window membrane is suspected occasionally in patients with sudden hearing loss and/or vertigo ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kleemann D,Nofz S,Plank I,Schlottmann A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 80 % of children can develop otitis media with effusion (OME) between birth and school age. Responsible are longstanding impairments of tubal ventilation which are based primarily on mechanical or functional obstructions. A quarter of the subjects affected by OME show either recurrent episodes over 3 months or p...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Damm M,Jayme KP,Klimek L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tongue motion patterns (TMP) can influence the outcome of upper airway stimulation (UAS) in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As a postoperative control, the cuff position of the stimulation lead is monitored via X‑ray imaging. A multidimensional X‑ray assessment system was established and the ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steffen A,Wozny AS,König IR,Goltz JP,Wollenberg B,Hasselbacher K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hiccup is defined as involuntary contractions of the diaphragm and the auxiliary respiratory muscles, mostly in irregular series, followed by glottic closure, thereby producing a typical "hiccupping" inspiration. This is a physiologic phenomenon, which already exists in utero. Hiccup is believed to be a gastrointestin...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Federspil PA,Zenk J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex was studied in normals and 35 patients with an acute or compensated unilateral peripheral vestibular deficit (PVD) in order to determine the efficacy of different response measures obtained from a rotating chair test in localizing the deficit side and defining its central compens...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Allum JH,Honegger F,Schicks H

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on the biophysics of the vestibular apparatus in weightlessness is reviewed. The results of caloric in the prone position are compared to those in the supine position. The rate of convection and expansion of the endolymph are evaluated. Bárány's theory continues to be valid, because the rate of convecti...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Grohmann R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational research in head and neck oncology is subject to the same laws as all other solid tumors. It is based on the one hand on a solid framework of well prepared clinical studies and / or workflows according to consensus criteria with comparable documentation of clinical outcomes, while on the other on methodo...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Dietz A,Wichmann G

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:468 stapes operations have been performed at the ENT-Department of the University of Zurich between 1970 and 1978. In one half of the cases, a total or partial removal of the footplate with introduction of a wire connective tissue prosthesis has been used. In the other half, the operation consisted in a limited fenest...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Fisch U

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we developed another method for the detection of nasopharyngeal closing patterns. This investigation of dynamic closure patterns was based on flexible video-nasopharyngoscopy and was undertaken in both healthy subjects and patients with dysarthria. Quantitative assessments of pharyngeal wall excursions a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schneider HJ,Gross M

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus can be caused or triggered by functional disorders of the cervical spine, temporomandibular joint or any other musculoskeletal structure of the neck or head. This special form of tinnitus is called somatosensory tinnitus and represents a discrete subgroup among the different kinds of tinnitus. Distinctive for...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Biesinger E,Groth A,Höing R,Hölzl M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ENT symptoms due to disorders of the cervical spine are rarely caused by pathological lesions of the cervical spine that can be demonstrated by radiography, but are mostly caused by functional disorders of the upper cervical spine. They include: globus symptoms and dysphonia; pain syndromes in the head and neck; and o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Seifert K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute sinusitis is a frequent complication in ventilated intensive care patients and may be a possible source of pneumonia or septicemia. A study of 49 ventilated intensive care neurosurgical patients without previously known disease of the paranasal sinuses or midface fractures was conducted retrospectively from 1989...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Eistert B,Furch B,Glanz H

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific anosmia, the inability to perceive a specific odor, while olfactory perception is otherwise intact, is known as a rather seldom phenomenon. By testing the prevalence of specific anosmia to 20 different odors in a sample of 1600 people, we were able to estimate the general prevalence of anosmia. This revealed ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Croy I,Olgun S,Mueller L,Schmidt A,Muench M,Gisselmann G,Hatt H,Hummel T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) is of outstanding importance in the current diagnosis of mediastinal pathology. We have recently treated a patient who underwent laryngectomy and then experienced a septic temperature pattern during the postoperative period which was suspect of mediastinal abscess. A mediastinal CT was obtaine...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wey W,Hasse J,Herwig W,Vock P

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical invasion of the facial nerve by acoustic neuromas may be identified preoperatively using conventional electroneurography (ENOG). The clinical application of extratemporal stimulation distal to the stylomastoid foramen is limited in these cases because of the more proximal site of the lesion. Transcranial m...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Höhmann D,DeMeester C,Duckert LG

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to overcome the disadvantages of hearing aids, a significant amount of research aimed at replacing them by implanted ossicular-coupled electronic hearing devices is being carried out. The technical and audiological demands on the electromechanical transducer of an implantable hearing aid for moderate to sever...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Leysieffer H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00