[MEDCARE for People in Eritrea : A report on 9 years' help through self-help].

abstract：PURPOSE:For some time, the ambulatory diagnosis of respiratory disturbances during sleep has included the use of seven-channel recording units. One of these systems is the POLY-MESAM unit (MAP, Germany). METHODS:The aim of the present study was to validate the POLY-MESAM system by simultaneously performing 12-channel ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Verse T,Pirsig W,Junge-Hülsing B,Kroker B

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the period from 1980 till 1983 fibrin tissue glue was used in 30 rhinosurgical operations. The formation of haematomas and effusions was prevented. Two examples are presented. No haematoma was observed. The post operative recovery was improved. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schönfeld R

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance angiography is a noninvasive method in vascular imaging using non-contrast-enhanced and contrast-enhanced techniques. The contrast media used in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography are different from the X-ray contrast media and do not affect the thyroid gland or renal function. In dete...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Aschenbach R,Esser D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Color-coded duplex sonography is being increasingly used in the head and neck as another method for diagnosis of such disorders as stenosis of arteries or veins or hemangiomas. A possible additional advantage of testing is the ability to differentiate benign from malignant tumors. Since the underlying cause of a suspi...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Benzel W,Zenk J,Winter M,Iro H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of life is extraordinary affected by malignant tumors of the head and neck region as functions of social interaction are disturbed. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The influence of surgical treatment and postoperative radio(chemo)therapy (RCT) on the quality of life was studied in patients with head and neck ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Bücheler BM,Ehnes A,Kavsadze M,Langenberg S,Wilhelm-Buchstab T,Zipfel M,Keiner S,Gerstner AO

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:Although robust algorithms for registration and segmentation are available, the majority of surgical approaches to the temporal bone are nowadays made without navigation assistance. Beside instrument navigation (IN), functions such as distance control (DC) and navigated control (NC) can be used. This study anal...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Strauß G,Schaller S,Nowatschin S,Wenger T,Hofer M,Meixensberger J,Dietz A,Lüth T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the rare development of a myoepithelial carcinoma in a pleomorphic adenoma involving the minor salivary glands in the buccal mucosa of a 78-year-old female. Tumor presented as a small asymptomatic left buccal mass. The initial dominant component of the neoplasm was a pleomorphic adenoma, while the minor comp...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Haisch A,Knöbber D,Lobeck H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombosis of the internal jugular vein is a rare and critical disease which can also be a complication of a benign oropharyngeal infection (Lemierre syndrome). PATIENT:A 62 year old patient underwent septomplasty, endonasal turbinectomy, paranasal sinus surgery and tonsillectomy. The postoperative course w...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Sagowski C,Koch U

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant tumors of the orbit and the orbital adnexal area are rare, variform and in the majority of cases need an interdisciplinary treatment. According to tumor entity, tumor localization, and tumor extent the complete spectrum of radiotherapeutic therapy options is necessary. In the majority of malignant tu...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kuhnt T,Janich M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many benign and malignant tumors of the epipharynx, which makes differential diagnosis difficult. As a very rare differential diagnosis, a schwannoma is possible. The origin of the tumor is most likely a small branch of a sensitive nerve of the glossopharyngeal nerve or the trigeminus nerve. A clear differen...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Meyer MF,Anagiotos A,Lüers JC,Löser H,Wardelmann E,Beutner D

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:The elderly show a general reduction of their bodily and mental reactions. They become slower to react and their sensory ability decreases, e.g. hearing, vision, smell and taste. With increasing age, disturbances of the balance system are found more frequently, resulting in dysequilibrium, vertigo, lightheadedness and...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Aust G

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For assessing a noise-induced hearing loss, the Freiburg speech test (Freiburger Sprachtest) is traditionally used to examine speech recognition in silence. However, for many years this test has been shown to have serious shortcomings. Various modern procedures in German language are available as alternative...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Sukowski H,Brand T,Wagener KC,Kollmeier B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epistaxis is a common symptom in the medical practice. It is associated with various comorbidities and the use of medications, especially anticoagulants. Despite the high lifetime prevalence, there is limited data on prevalence and possible risk factors. METHODS:The study examines epistaxis care in a large ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Althaus AE,Arendt U,Hoffmann F,Lüske J,Freitag MH,Jobski K,Dörks M

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden deafness is not a disease in itself. Unilateral impairment of inner ear function of acute onset is a symptom of unknown origin. Recent results of basic science and clinical research favour an alteration of physiological properties and/or a variety of different diseases as a cause of this inner ear dysfunction. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steinert R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic sinus surgery is the procedure of choice for treating chronic rhinosinusitis. This paper describes a new minimally invasive method to restore ostium patency without removing tissue: the balloon sinuplasty technique. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two patients were treated with the new procedure. One patien...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Brehmer D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The German Cancer Society has certified centers of oncological care since 2003. This is realized by clearly specified criteria that are implemented in the centers' clinical practice and thus enable holistic care of oncology patients. The most important instrument here is the interdisciplinary and multiprofessional tea...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Winter A,Iro H,Wolff KD,Wesselmann S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus is a common symptom of unclear origin that can be multifactorially caused and maintained. It is frequently, but not inevitably, associated with hearing loss. Emotional distress and maladaptive coping strategies - that are associated with or amplified by the tinnitus percept - pose key targets for psychologica...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Boecking B,Brueggemann P,Mazurek B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracranial meningiomas are rare tumors of the lateral skull base. A 37-year-old woman presented with tinnitus und progressive hearing loss of her right ear. A painful mass lesion was also palpable in her mandibular angle. CT and MRI scans revealed an intracranial mass with extension to the lateral skull base. These ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Knipping S,Neumann K,Burkert W,Krause U,Berghaus A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case report on a 66-year-old male patient who appeared in our clinic with recurrent epistaxis. Anterior rhinoscopy during acute bleeding yielded no information on the origin of hemorrhage. On renewed epistaxis, angiography was performed on which an arteriovenous malformation in the sphenoid sinus could ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schuldt T,Dommerich S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotracheal ectopic thyroid tissue is rare. It can cause gradual obstruction of the tracheal lumen culminating in sudden dyspnoea. The diagnosis is relatively easy to make with the aid of a laryngeal mirror, by endoscopy, or by x-rays. However, it is most important to take the clinical picture into consideration. It ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Otte T,Kleinsasser O

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report about a patient with recurrent dizziness, looked upon for about 8 years as Menière's disease.He suffered from benign positional vertigo, which led to an additional psychogenic dizziness, connected to early live events. The different parts of complex dizziness, diagnosis and treatment will be described. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schaaf H,Hesse G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of successful surgical treatment of facial spasm by seventh nerve decompression is reported in a female patient who failed to improve by usual methods of treatment. Prior to surgery, tomography of the facial canal was obtained, and revealed an osseous spine involving the posterior wall of the canal. During surg...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Krmpotić-Nemanić J,Gjurin B,Pegan B Jr

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous methods for testing directional hearing are described and a new directional hearing test with a modified artificial head recording system is demonstrated. The new method complies well with natural conditions and allows the possibility of testing different hearing losses. The results of testing in 110 non-exer...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Baschek V

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive tracheal defects after prolonged assisted ventilation, trauma or large resections in tumor surgery are a challenge in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Defects which cannot be satisfactorily repaired reguine near of an alloplastic tracheal replacement. Previous experimental and clinical experiences in the ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kaschke O,Gerhardt HJ,Böhm K,Wenzel M,Planck H

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile and hormonal dysphonias are classified according to organic and functional etiologies. The clinical characteristics of each are described by emphasizing differential diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Pascher W,Johannsen HS

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) are suspected of inducing angioedemas in up to 0.2% of all patients. These angioedemas are mainly localized in the upper airways and therefore can cause severe airway obstruction and even death due to suffocation. We report the case of a 64-year-old man, who underwent ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Waldfahrer F,Leuwer A,Krause J,Iro H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papilloma viruses (HPV) are responsible for approximately half of all oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC) and incidence rates of HPV-associated OPSCC continue to increase substantially. The defined viral carcinogenesis permits development of specific diagnostic, therapeutic, and prophylactic approache...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Reuschenbach M,Wagner S,Würdemann N,Sharma SJ,Prigge ES,Sauer M,Wittig A,Wittekindt C,von Knebel Doeberitz M,Klussmann JP

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 10 patients undergoing pharyngo-laryngectomy in whom the pharyngeal defect was reconstructed with a free jejunal graft. This method is technically demanding. The advantages are excellent healing due to the excellent blood supply of the edges of the graft, and the almost unlimited supply of jejunum. The use o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wicke W,Ehrenberger K,Grasl MC,Swoboda H,Piza H,Roka R

更新日期：1986-06-01 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