[Diagnosis of prion diseases].

abstract：:The translaryngeal tracheotomy (TLT) according to Fantoni with rigid endoscopy is well known and easy to execute. In our department we have used this method since 2002. In 17 patients suffering from carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract, we performed a TLT. Peri- and postoperative complications were examined. In...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Aust W,Sandner A,Neumann K,Löwe S,Knipping S,Bloching M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Against the background of constantly intensifying economic pressure in the healthcare sector, in the future confirmation of subjective and economic benefit of different forms of therapy will be the criterion applied by the health insurance companies to decide whether to reimburse the costs they involve. The ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Baumann I,Blumenstock G,Klingmann C,Praetorius M,Plinkert PK

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal eustachian tube function has been a major problem in improving hearing with middle ear surgery. In 13 patients, a newly developed gold tube conductor was placed in the eustachian tube via the middle ear cavity. Patients were examined 2-50 months postoperatively, at which time middle ear aeration was found to ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lieberum B,Jahnke K

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:A retrospective study of 199 surgically treated skin carcinomas showed that the majority of the insufficiently resected tumors had a maximum diameter of 10 mm. A surgical concept is presented which allows reliable histological control of the tumor margins and an exact resection of any residual carcinoma. This therapeu...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Ermanni D,Grossenbacher R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 24-year-old woman with a plunging ranula is reported. Primarily, the patient noticed extensive swelling of the neck, which had developed 3 months previously. The polycystic, firmly attached tumor and the sublingual and submandibular glands of the right side of the neck were surgically removed. Pathologic...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Vorpahl H,Schauss F

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To facilitate the clinical understanding of Wegener's granulomatosis, the morphological changes involved are discussed. Such changes may be found in the entire respiratory tract or may be limited to either the upper or the lower respiratory tract with varying severity. When confronted with the nasopharyngeal course of...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Tute M

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of chemodectoma of the larynx. A 70-year-old man underwent a laryngectomy in April 1984 for a tumor diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma but which postoperatively proved to be a chemodectoma. Ipsilateral cervical metastases appeared 2 years later and were removed by local excision. Shortly therea...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Bootz F,Helliwell TR,Gärtner HV

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fibrin glues have been successful in many areas of surgery, they have not become fully established in nerve anastomosis, even in ENT surgery, an area where significant advantages were expected. As the fibrin clot dissolves prematurely, and dehiscences follow, antifibrinolytic substances must be added to the a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Herter T

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The microvascular anastomosed transverse rectus abdominis muscle (TRAM) island flap has been successfully used in plastic surgery for more than 10 years. In reconstructive head and neck surgery, however, it is not yet established. METHOD:We analysed the preparation and anatomical variation in TRAM flaps in ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schipper J,Klenzner T,Arapakis I,Maier W,Horch R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four essential points exist in the use of narcosis for surgery of the middle ear: 1. In addition to local anesthesia, any method of narcosis for anesthesia with endotracheal intubation is suitable for surgery. 2. Surgical procedures utilizing the operating microscope make immobility of the patient mandatory. 3. Establ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Rheindorf P

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoserological assays of patients with sudden deafness and progressive hearing losses have revealed the presence of different antibodies, leading to the assumption that immunological processes may be involved. Recent investigations have demonstrated that these patients have phospholipid antibodies that can cause ve...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Heller U,Becker EW,Zenner HP,Berg PA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous endoscopically controlled gastrostomy (PEG) enables patients suffering from a tumor of the upper aerodigestive tract to receive direct gastric feedings. The procedure also avoids the social stigma of a nasal feeding tube. The results of 630 PEG procedures used in 555 patients suffering from various head a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Zenk J,Waldfahrer F,Petsch S,Iro H

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last two decades, the use of the external approach for primary and secondary rhinoplasties has become increasingly popular. This article illustrates the versatility of endonasal techniques for the correction of nasal tip deformities on the basis of four cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The approach to t...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Tasman AJ,Palma P

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Hemangiopericytomas are rare perivascular tumors. The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are most often involved in the head and neck region. A case of hemangiopericytoma in a 63 year old patient is presented. The initial symptom was recurrent bleeding from the nose. The patient had a history of radiotherapy for a pit...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Thomaser EG,Tschopp K,Oehri I,Carthomas G,Hailemariam S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite many recommendations and obvious advantages universal auditory screening in new-born children is only beginning to be implemented in the German health system. METHOD:We report on a multistage screening project based on otoacoustic emission measurements. One of the major disadvantages of such program...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Plinkert PK,Delb W

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CSF rhinorrhea is called spontaneous if it is due neither to a trauma, nor an intracranial tumour or a congenital malformation. Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea is extremely rare: the fistula is usually found in the roof of the ethmoid sinus, less often in the walls of the sphenoid sinus. There is a striking prevalence of f...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Benedict M,Schultz-Coulon HJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Chronic recurrent parotitis is a non-obstructive disease with episodes of mostly painful swelling of the gland. It is categorized into a juvenile and an adult form, even without clear information on its actual origin. As to the etiology of the juvenile form, genetic factors and duct malformations as well as bacterial ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Zenk J,Koch M,Klintworth N,Iro H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease belongs to the group of childhood histiocytoses and was initially described as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. Its rare purely extranodal manifestation is primarily found in the head and neck region. An atypical primary manifestation in an elderly patient with multifocal extrano...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Ott I,Weber M,Gattenlöhner S,Schwager K,Hagen R,Baier G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease in children. It is defined by the onset of snoring, hypopneas or apneas with impaired sleep and daytime function. Obstruction of the upper airway during sleep is the underlying pathogenetic mechanism. It is caused either by an anatomic obstruction, increased airway col...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Sommer JU,Stuck BA,Maurer JT

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has a relatively high prevalence of 3-7% in the general population in western industrialized countries. The prevalence is higher in older patients and in patients with cardiac or metabolic disorders. In the general surgical population patients with OSA are often unrecognized prior to surg...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lüer-Groel B,Stasche N,Bärmann M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the history of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) dates back to the 19th century, the method did not evolve further than the mere differentiation of nerves until recently. Only the development of continuous IONM (cIONM) has allowed for non-stop analysis of excitation amplitude and latency during surgical p...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Stankovic P,Wittlinger J,Georgiew R,Dominas N,Hoch S,Wilhelm T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wullstein, the founder of modern microscopic ear surgery, already used an oto-endoscope intraoperatively. However, it is only after the recent development of modern video-endoscopy with high-definition, 4K, and 3‑dimensional imaging that endoscopically guided surgery of the middle ear is gaining some importance. Key v...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Preyer S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3 year old child with recurrent pneumococcal meningitis and a congenital cyst of the oval window is presented. An aqueous middle ear effusion was found and scintigraphy demonstrated a middle ear CSF leak. Surgical exploration revealed a cyst originating from the stapes footplate. The origin of this malformation is d...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lahovary A

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The forehead skin is an ideal material for nasal reconstruction. With the "oblique" forehead flap one can easily reconstruct even distal defects, as demonstrated by the case presented here. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： von Szalay L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six rare malignant tumors were found in a group of 136 laryngeal malignancies accessioned between 1990 and 1992. The other 130 neoplasms were squamous cell carcinomas. One case each of an adenocarcinoma, a mucoepidermoid carcinoma and an undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type were of epithelial origin; a ca...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Caversaccio MD,Zbären P,Läng H

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chondrosarcoma is a rare differential diagnosis of malignant tumours of the skull base. The prognosis was rated as unfavourable in articles for many years. It has, however, improved considerably in recent years. The objective of this study was to evaluate and current, new optimised treatment strategies. PAT...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lohnstein PU,Schipper J,Tatagiba M,Gellrich NC,Berlis A,Maier W

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 390 cases with suspicion of acoustic neurinomas 78 such tumors could be diagnosed, including 12 early stage neurinomas. This relatively high detection quote of small neurinomas is due to a special diagnostical programme: Every patient with unilateral and sensorineural hearing loss, independent of vertig...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Haid T,Rettinger G,Berg M,Wigand ME

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00