[Desmosomes in invasive laryngeal carcinoma (author's transl)].

abstract：:We present a fatal case of rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis in an 81-year old immunocompromised patient with a 18-year history of multiple myeloma. The patient initially presented with symptoms of an orbital complication, loss of vision after acute sinusitis and agranulocytosis. Endonasal sinus surgery with orbital ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Sudhoff H,Wagner M,Theegarten D,Rong Ming G,Bremer K,Heimann KD,Tintelnot K,Dazert S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The therapy of choice in nasoseptal defects is reconstruction with vital respiratory mucosa; in particular, three-layer repair using the bridge-flap technique according to Schultz-Coulon is the most promising. Cases exceeding operative limitations can be treated with silastic buttons. Our aim was to overco...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Neumann A,Schneider M,Tholen C,Minovi A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cricothyroid muscle is important to the singing voice, in the male in the chest and falsetto registers and in the female in the head register, assisting in production of the highest notes. In speech its contraction only occurs during high pitched speech. It serves as an additional tensor of the vocal cord. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： van Deinse JB,Frateur L

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) is a relatively rare neurotological disorder that is characterized by a heterogeneous clinical picture. Recently, vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) measurement was established for the diagnosis of SCDS. In the present study, a case series of patients with S...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Gürkov R,Jerin C,Flatz W,Maxwell R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two classic types of chronic otitis media--chronic suppurative disease and cholesteatoma--not only differ in their clinical course and prognosis, but they also require different therapeutic strategies. Benign chronic suppurative disease with its chronic irritating otorrhea can often be managed conservatively. Surg...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hüttenbrink KB

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD) of the temporomandibular joint is rare. The disorder is characterized by the presence of crystal deposits within the affected joint. The deposition of crystals in adjacent soft tissue may lead to the formation of pseudotumors. This form of the disease is called...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Koitschev C,Kaiserling E,Koitschev A

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cochlea and vestibular organ is often affected in lightning strikes. A lightning strike to a motor vehicle with cochlear injury has not been described hitherto in the literature. We report the case of a 44-year-old male patient with sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus after his car was struck by lightning. Whi...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Angerer F,Hoppe U,Schick B

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hearing rehabilitation with cochlear implants has attracted increasing interest also for patients with cochleovestibular schwannoma. The authors report their experience with the surgical management of tumors with rare transmodiolar or transmacular extension and outcomes after cochlear implantation (CI). M...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Plontke SK,Caye-Thomasen P,Strauss C,Kösling S,Götze G,Siebolts U,Vordermark D,Wagner L,Fröhlich L,Rahne T

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to their comparatively low incidence, salivary gland carcinomas have only been the subject of isolated clinical studies in recent years. In addition, surgery with/without adjuvant radiotherapy is considered standard treatment. Systemic therapies have received little attention and are only used for advanc...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Doescher J,Schuler PJ,Greve J,Meyer MF,Weissinger S,Hoffmann TK,Laban S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years, the diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have evolved further. Based on a review of the current literature and the personal experiences of the authors, the most relevant developments are summarized in this article and discussed with regard to their impa...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Stuck BA,Maurer JT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the release of the new Global Case Agreement by Self Administration in Public Health on the 16 September 2004, the adjustment of the G-DRG System for the year 2005 was completed. Otorhinolaryngology, and head and neck surgery face several changes in the fields of diagnosis and procedural coding (ICD-10-GM 2005, O...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Franz D,Roeder N,Leuwer R,Büter J,Hörmann K,Alberty J

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Concluding from audiometrical practice using hearing aids unilaterally we could find an inactivity of the unused contralateral ear. We have investigated if it is possible to measure this inactivity by common psychoacoustic methods. We tested 92 persons with advanced combined hearing loss. We had to state that the inac...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Dieroff HG,Meissner W

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrotonsillar abscess is a dangerous complication of acute tonsillitis that can be fatal if treatment is delayed. We report the pre-operative findings of flexible endosonography and transcutaneous sonography of a patient with retrotonsillar abscess. The results show, that the new digitally guided, flexible probes o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Heppt W,Tasman AJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of transoral laser microsurgery of hypopharyngeal carcinomas have been described in previous publications. These are discussed on the basis of literature reports on the therapy used, inclusive of surgery and/or radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. The most important parameters of prognosis include neck and di...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steiner W

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Girls tend to acquire language skills faster than boys do. Furthermore, specific language impairment and dyslexia are diagnosed more often in males than in females. We investigated whether auditory verbal learning skills in boys are inferior to those of girls as a possible cause for gender dependency in lang...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Ptok M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Germany a hospital stay of 6 days following tonsillectomy is recommended. Our retrospective study aimed to evaluate the incidence of hemorrhage following tonsillectomy with regard to the safety of a shorter hospital stay. PATIENTS AND METHODS:5474 patients of our clinic who underwent tonsillectomy betwee...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Windfuhr JP,Sesterhenn K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The influence of bilateral cochlear implants (CI) and unilateral CI on the self-reported listening effort in standardized situations is being assessed. SAMPLE AND METHODS:The sample consisted of 34 bilateral and 38 unilateral adult CI users. Unilateral CI users had at least severe hearing loss in the non-implanted...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schnabl J,Bumann B,Rehbein M,Müller O,Seidler H,Wolf-Magele A,Sprinzl G,Windfuhr J,Weichbold V

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Germany about 8500 dog-bite injuries in the face occur every year; more than 50% of the victims are infants and schoolchildren. Besides dogs, other animals such as cats or horses may be responsible for these accidents. Even human bites are reported. The predominant areas are the nose and the auricles. The tissue de...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Scheithauer MO,Rettinger G

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that a third hand is useful for holding the endoscope during endoscopic surgery so that both hands of the surgeon are free for instrumentation. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Experimental tests were performed with the mechatronic robotic camera holding system Soloassist on anatomical specimens in th...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kristin J,Geiger R,Knapp FB,Schipper J,Klenzner T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indication for the transsphenoidal procedure in tumors of the sellar region is being presented. The authors prefer the transseptal - transsphenoidal approach after cut in the orifice of the nasal cavity. ENT-surgeon and neurosurgeon perform the operation together. Advantages and disadvantages as well as the necess...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Ischebeck W,Lange G

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：: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：:Ototoxic side effects of cisplatin have often been reported, but no conclusive data have been reported about carboplatin ototoxicity. We investigated the vestibular toxicity of carboplatin therapy in two groups of 18 patients with head and neck cancer. The treated group was examined before, during and after chemothera...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Bauer FP,Westhofen M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid tumors show an altered metabolism with respect to glycolysis in comparison to normal tissue. Recently, the determination of different glycolytic metabolites for tumor diagnosis and therapeutic decision-making became the focus of interest for various research groups. In particular an increased lactate concentrati...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Ziebart T,Walenta S,Sattler U,Kunkel M,Wagner W,Müller-Klieser W

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study 16 patients with cervical lymph node metastases from an occult tumor were analyzed by (18F)FDG positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of this study was to locate the primary tumor. In 7 patients a localized increase in activity was seen on PET, with this site of activity histologically prov...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schipper JH,Schrader M,Arweiler D,Müller S,Sciuk J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal carcinomas is increasing worldwide. Due to a markedly different response to treatment compared to HPV-negative oropharyngeal carcinomas, determining the ideal therapeutic approach can be challenging. Particularly in never-smokers, HPV-positive orophary...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hussain T,Mattheis S,Lang S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The accidental application of cyanacrylate (superglue) into the outer ear canal requires different treatments depending on location and extent. METHODS:Two case studies are presented. Treatment included surgical removal, with or without prior conservative treatment, for complete canal obstruction, as well a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Stasche N,Behrndt W,Bärmann M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00