[Characteristics of inhalation therapy in the ENT field].

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：: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：BACKGROUND:The role of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in the treatment of head and neck tumors has expanded in the last decade. OBJECTIVES:We present the development and current advances in TORS along with the current indications and contraindications, and describe future developments. METHODS:We present our own st...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Mattheis S,Kansy B,Haßkamp P,Holtmann L,Lang S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the scientific literature, a hearing impairment which is acquired late reduces mental efficiency. OBJECTIVE:To determine by empirical examination whether hearing aids increase mental efficiency. PERSONS AND METHODS: An open controlled application study was carried out on the capacity of working...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lehrl S,Funk R,Seifert K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence of an association between occupational factors and head and neck cancer. The present paper reviews the most relevant epidemiological studies published within the last 30 years. Generally these studies indicate an increased cancer risk for "blue collar workers" exposed to dust or inhaled or...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Maier H,de Vries N,Weidauer H

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of follow-up of head and neck cancer patients are the detection of new tumour manifestations, management of impairments after tumour therapy, psychological care and the evaluation of therapeutic efficacy. The extent, success and cost-benefit ratio of follow-up are currently under discussion. We recommend inte...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Tesche S,Metternich FU

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the unusual anatomical situation in the middle ear, there are a variety of possible complications that may occur during tympanoplasty. Dislocation of the ossicular chain with and without opening of the labyrinth, injuries to the facial nerve and hemorrhage from large arteries and veins may occur. Adequate manag...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schwager K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the present study we investigated the culturing of fibroblasts on fibrin glue embedded suture nets, to analyse the possibility of using these components in a suture application technique for the closure of a CSF-fistula. RESULTS:Placement of centrally perforated dura pieces on fibrin glue coated surfaces...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wolf G,Plinkert PK,Schick B

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Neurinomas of the hypoglossal nerve are rarely reported. In most cases these tumors are intracranial or sited at the skull base. Only a few solitary neurinomas of the twelfth cranial nerve have been reported. In most of these cases the tumors arose from the descending part of the nerve in the parapharyngeal space. We ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Attallah M,Maier H,Altmannsberger M

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cystic fibrosis (CF) mucociliary clearance of the entire respiratory system is impaired. This allows pathogens, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa to persist and proliferate, which by progressive pulmonary destruction causes 90 % of premature deaths due to this inherited disease. The dramatic improvement in life expect...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Mainz JG,Gerber A,Arnold C,Baumann J,Baumann I,Koitschev A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum glycoprotein TAG-72 level was determined in 34 patients with chronic laryngitis or ENT malignancy. This marker is in widespread use in cases of gynaecological and gastrointestinal malignancy. TAG-72 levels did not differ significantly either from the levels of healthy subjects or in the post-operative follow...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Altissimi G,von Garrel C

更新日期：1990-10-01 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

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：:Millions of people worldwide suffer from hearing loss. Current treatment for patients with severe to profound hearing loss consists of cochlear implants. Providing the cochlear nerve is intact, patients generally benefit enormously from this intervention, frequently achieving significant improvements in speech compreh...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Roemer A,Staecker H,Sasse S,Lenarz T,Warnecke A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to conventional radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) enables individually adjusted dose and intensity depending on tumor size and organs at risk, thus enabling radiotherapy of complex volumes in the head and neck area using high doses. Despite new data presented at the annual congress of t...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Tribius S,Petersen C,Knecht R,Ihloff AS

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptom dysphagia is defined and an interdisciplinary team approach emphasized. A step like diagnostic approach in oropharyngeal dysphagia is described, including transnasal pharyngo-laryngo-fiber endoscopy, videofluoroscopy and the "modified barium swallow." First, all of the organic changes causing oropharyngeal...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Jahnke V

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last years, indications for cochlear implants (CIs) have changed dramatically. The benefits depend on the preconditions of the individual patient as well as on the subsequent (re)habilitation. Therefore, many variables influencing the hearing and speech perception of a CI user must be kept in mind. As an exam...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Diller G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE: Myoclonus of the musculature of the soft palate, as well as middle ear myoclonus resulting from abnormal contraction of the stapedius and/or tensor tympani muscles, are two of the rarer causes in the differential diagnose of objective tinnitus. AIM:Here we describe a childhood ca...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Brosch S,Riechelmann H,Johannsen HS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging is a widely accepted method for resection control of glial tumors. Increasingly, it is also used during the resection of skull base tumors. Several studies have independently demonstrated an increase in the extent of resection in these tumors with improved prognosis for the pa...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hlavac M,Wirtz CR,Halatsch ME

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the neurophysiological model of tinnitus developed by Jastreboff and Hazell [39] there have been some important developments in understanding and therapy of tinnitus over the last decade. The clinical applications of this model are known as "tinnitus retraining therapy", which has the objective of reducing bo...

journal_title：HNO

authors： von Wedel H,von Wedel UC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:First line antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute otitis media has been questioned. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In an prospective, open, controlled study, 390 children aged 1-10 years were treated either conventionally (free combinations of decongestant nose drops, mucolytics, analgesics and antibiotics) or a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wustrow TP

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rare cases of sphenoid sinus mucoceles are reported. The main complaints of both patients were headache, palsies of eye movements and loss of vision. The usually long anamnesis, the clinical and radiological signs and the findings of computed tomography are described. The only therapy is the operation which aims t...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Meissner R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstructive middle ear surgery was introduced in the early fifties. Kley was one of the first to investigate the applicability of grafts and the functional restoration of the middle ear transformer. He also practiced a combined approach with anterior tympanoplasty and posterior mastoidectomy. On the occasion of his...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wigand ME

更新日期：1987-08-01 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：:Since 1975 we have treated nine patients with a malignant haemangiopericytoma. Three patients died 5, 9 and 14 years later of metastasis in the lung, liver, skeletal system and mastoid. However, five of the patients are still alive. Regular clinical and radiological follow-up is performed, the average period of follow...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Weber BP,Schrader M,Inniger R

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral vocal fold palsy is a frequent cause of hoarseness. In the presence of glottis closure insufficiency, the effectiveness of conservative voice therapy is often limited and phonosurgery may be indicated. Injection laryngoplasty is effective for correction of insufficiency. Early intervention during the first ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Reiter R,Pickhard A,Heyduck A,Brosch S,Hoffmann TK

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Ectopic thyroid gland tissue can occur either as the only detectable thyroid gland tissue or in addition to a normotopic thyroid gland. After a total thyroidectomy thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) can induce a compensatory volume increase of previously asymptomatic ectopic tissue. This hyperplastic ectopic tissue can...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Seitz D,Todt I,Boga E,Yasin A,Sudhoff H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hoarseness, globus sensation or mucous obstruction are among a wide range of symptoms possibly related to laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). METHOD AND RESULTS:A selective literature research was carried out using PubMed, in which original articles and reviews in German and English were included. Altog...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Ptok M,Ptok A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00