[Results of an interdisciplinary study of primary inoperable stage T3 and T4 squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth, oropharynx and hypopharynx].

abstract：:The quality of esophageal voice and speech after laryngectomy depends on several factors. Negative influences are produced by irradiation, resection of the hyoid bone and radical neck dissection. The factors important in esophageal speech were analyzed, with consideration given to the functional morphology of the pseu...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Sopko J,Wey W,Faust H

更新日期：1977-12-01 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：:The overall incidence of severe head, face and neck injuries as seen from the German Trauma Registry of the National Association of German Trauma Surgeons is 81.3%. The leading causes of death among these patients are hemorrhage and severe traumatic brain injury. The aim of prehospital emergency medical care is to sta...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Helm M,Maier H,Stork C,Lampl L,Bernhard M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of leukemia in the Western World. It belongs to the low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphomas and is characterized by clonal reproduction of mature small-cell non-functional B-lymphocytes. CLL affects men somewhat more often than women and the average age at onset is ov...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Jahn K,Gerstner AO,Hartmann W,Schade G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The face plays a central role in interpersonal communication and aesthetic perception. Moreover, due to the heavy dependence of ocular function on lid anatomy, the treatment of periocular injuries, particularly those involving soft tissue loss, requires profound knowledge of both anatomy and reconstructive plastic sur...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lipke KJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual disturbances after acoustic neuroma surgery are very rare complications. We present a patient with diplopia after a middle fossa approach for resection of an acoustic neuroma. The patient presented ocular torsion and tilts of subjective visual vertical which is typical for the ocular tilt reaction. It is genera...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Stripf T,Mann WJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to alcohol- and nicotine-induced head and neck tumors, human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma rather affects younger patients, and the incidence of this entity is continuously increasing. Due to the significantly better prognosis of HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma, vario...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Rühle A,Nicolay NH

更新日期：2020-10-13 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：: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：:Neck dissection (ND) is an essential component of treatment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The extent of ND depends on primary tumor location and T and N stage. Trials have demonstrated improved survival for cN+ status with therapeutic ND as well as for cN0 status with selective ND if the primary ha...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Vahl JM,Hoffmann TK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The squamous epithelium and the granulating chronically inflamed mucosa of the middle ear are responsible for the development of a cholesteatoma. Squamous epithelium is stimulated to grow if it borders on granulation tissue, as in wound healing. Thus if granulation tissue forms in the tympanic membrane the basal membr...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schwarz M

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contradictory histological findings in patients with deafness following mumps led us to conduct electrophysiological investigations. Promontory testing (PT) and measurement of cochlear microphonics (CM) enabled us to distinguish between neural and sensory deafness. On the basis of a careful history and serological tes...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Laszig R,Lehnhardt E,Battmer RD

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no established method to objectively measure the moisture status of nasal mucosa. In a pilot study it was shown that a nasal Schirmer test is a possible method. The aim of the current study was to check whether the nasal Schirmer test is suitable to define moisture status in cases with an expected p...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Stupp F,Weigel A,Hoffmann TK,Sommer F,Grossi AS,Lindemann J

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome is a clinical picture with sound and pressure-induced vertigo, autophony, hearing loss and a lowered bone conduction threshold. It is an important differential diagnosis to otosclerosis and patent eustachian tube. Diagnostic investigations include audiometric testing, ny...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Rohrmeier C,Hilber H,Strutz J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardized tests for speech comprehension have been lacking for the diagnostic investigation of primary school children with problems in hearing and speech development. The informal speech comprehension test for complex syntactic structures ("Sprachverständnistest für komplexe syntaktische Strukturen", SKSS), a shor...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Feldhusen F,Brunner M,Heinrich C,Pröschel U

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid bleeding is one of the most severe complications in ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery. It is a rare complication in patients with cancer of the head and neck after radiochemotherapy. We report the case of a 65-year-old man who suffered from cancer of the tonsils (pT2pN1M0) and was treated in 1987 with surgery...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Zengel P,Mees K,Müller-Schunk S,Suckfüll M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total extirpation of thyroglossal duct remnants with resection of the mid hyoid bone is reported as the only method for successful surgical therapy. Convoluted ducts of cysts and fistulae must be dissected to the base of the tongue and excised. As our cases demonstrate, recurrences will be avoided and revision sur...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Rommelfanger KW,Jatho K

更新日期：1976-09-01 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：:The clinical manifestation of analgesic intolerance (AI) is frequently associated with symptoms examined by ear-nose-throat (ENT) specialists. The prevalence of AI is reported in the literature to be 0.6-2.5%. Even though there are no concluding results concerning its pathogenesis, an altered arachidonic acid metaboli...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Förster U,Olze H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of autism or autistic traits always necessitates exclusion of a primary or secondary speech or hearing disorder. The following findings are based on experience gained from 12 children with the diagnosis of early infantile autism. If an acoustic or speaking disorder is caused by brain damage, it will incr...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Böhme G

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise knowledge about the chance of success of a given pharmacologic therapy of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) before starting therapy would be very desirable to guide the selection of the most suitable or the most efficient combination out of the ever-growing spectrum of available pharmaceuticals. Th...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wichmann G,Dietz A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The various stages of tumor growth are characterized by typical epithelial, vascular, and secondary connective tissue changes. Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) endoscopy is a minimally invasive imaging technique that presents vascular structures in particular at a higher contrast than white light endoscopy alone. In combinat...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Arens C,Betz C,Kraft M,Voigt-Zimmermann S

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The diagnosis of vocal dysfunction is a prerequisite for referring a patient for specialized medical therapy. This mostly requires a holistic approach, and should also consider related symptoms and the social environment of the patient. Regulations on psychotherapy, promulgated in 1999, have provided clarity in relati...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Behrendt S,Hess MM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined whether training conceptualized as a complement to standard medical treatment (ST) for acute tinnitus to promote patients' capacity to distract attention from their tinnitus and to relax (distraction and relaxation training) has a positive effect on tinnitus-specific distress (tinnitus loudness, ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Gerhards F,Brehmer D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia named after Jaffè and Lichtenstein is a benign, self-limiting disorder of the bone structure. The normal bone is replaced by cellular fibrous connective tissue. Fibrous dysplasia can be differentiated into monostotic and polyostotic forms and the McCune-Albright syndrome (combination of polyostotic a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Neumann K,Götze G,Holzhausen HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 1 (IL-1) has several fundamental immunoregulatory, haematological, metabolic and physiological effects. It coordinates the different cellular interactions in wound healing and inflammation, but most importantly it stimulates the activation and differentiation of pre-B-cells and T-cells, the attraction of n...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wustrow TP

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:Although many studies are available concerning the treatment of sudden deafness using hyperbaric oxygenation, only a few of these deal with tinnitus. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic use of hyperbaric oxygenation in cases of tinnitus. A total of 193 patients, having undergone primary intrav...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Delb W,Muth CM,Hoppe U,Iro H

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00