Laser-assisted tympanoplasty for preservation of the ossicular chain in cholesteatoma.

abstract：:Carotid body tumors constitute the third commonest group of parapharyngeal tumors. Newer diagnostic modalities such as computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging, and Doppler ultrasound are commonly used for diagnosing lesions at this site. However, simple technique of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology i...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Handa U,Bal A,Mohan H,Dass A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purulent otitis media was induced in 12 middle ears of Sprague-Dawley rats by inoculation of pneumococci type 3. The pressure required to open the eustachian tube was recorded 4 days later and was found to be 3.05 +/- 0.10 kPa (mean +/- SEM), which was 1.08 +/- 0.15 kPa lower than the mean value obtained in a control ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： White P,Hermansson A,Svinhufvud M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main limitation of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is its limited distinction between neoplastic and benign lesions. We summarize our experience with thyroid nodules that were defined as follicular lesions by comparing the clinical and cytological features of the thyroid follicular lesions that were examine...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Bahar G,Braslavsky D,Shpitzer T,Feinmesser R,Avidan S,Popovtzer A,Karl S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Malignant cutaneous adnexal tumors (MCAT) are rare and comprise a heterogeneous group of cancers. There have been several studies reviewing prognostic factors of these tumors, but no studies focusing on the head and neck. This study aimed to review a large population based database to evaluate prognostic fac...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Jandali DB,Ganti A,Al-Khudari S,Tajudeen BA,Revenaugh PC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To increase otolaryngology resident experience with drilling and dissection of the internal auditory canal (IAC) via a translabyrinthine approach. STUDY DESIGN:Pilot study involving temporal bone education and drilling with completion of pre- and post-drilling surveys. METHODS:Participants observed an educa...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Dedmon MM,O'Connell BP,Adams AS,Wanna GB,Haynes DS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the role of combined therapy using montelukast and intranasal mometasone furoate compared to intranasal mometasone furoate alone in treatment of adenoid hypertrophy regarding efficacy and recurrence rate. METHODS:The study included 100 children with adenoid hypertrophy, they were randomly assign...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ras AE,Hamed MH,Abdelalim AA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate non-inferiority of eberconazole 1% otic solution to clotrimazole 1% solution, and to compare their safety profiles in the treatment of otomycosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active treatment-controlled phase 3 clinical trial. One hundred and ninety patients with...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： de la Paz Cota BR,Cepero Vega PP,Matus Navarrete JJ,Aguado Mulgado GE,Narváez Huerta JJ,Lamadrid Bautista E,Fiscal Chauteco E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study is to review the management of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma. The surgical approaches for drainage or total removal and the wait and see policy were analyzed, and outcomes were evaluated. METHODS:Retrospective charts of 27 patients managed for petrous apex cholesterol granuloma with...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Sanna M,Dispenza F,Mathur N,De Stefano A,De Donato G

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study is to describe a unique finding of ulcerative lesions of the larynx in two pediatric patients presenting with prolonged acute laryngotracheitis and compare to previously described reports to determine the typical clinical picture, need for intervention, and management model. METHODS:We...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： O'Niel MB,Chun RH,Conley SF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantify the incidence of ear disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a descriptive case series of HIV-positive patients, with data collected using an otologic questionnaire. otologic examination, audiologic evaluation, and chart review. The study ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Chandrasekhar SS,Connelly PE,Brahmbhatt SS,Shah CS,Kloser PC,Baredes S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evaluate trends in mortality due to acute epiglottitis before and after adoption of Haemophilus influenza Type b vaccination (Hib) in pediatric and adult populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients who died from acute epiglottis from 1979 to 2017 identified using National Vital Statistics System. Mortality rat...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Allen M,Meraj TS,Oska S,Spillinger A,Folbe AJ,Cramer JD

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The delivery of nutrients to the tissues and the removal of waste products from the tissues is made possible by forcing a stream of blood through an arborizing network of microscopic blood vessels that comprise the microcirculation. The rapidity of the flow stream and, therefore, the rate of nutrient delivery to the t...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Granger HJ,Schelling ME,Lewis RE,Zawieja DC,Meininger CJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A regional random pattern flap is described which may be used to cover the mastoid area in cases in which the inferior auricle and adjacent tissue have been removed by trauma or surgery. The viability of this vascularized tissue offers a distinct advantage over skin grafting when protection of exposed facial nerve and...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Hoffman HT,Bolz EA

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tumors arising from different sites of the head and neck area have very different clinical behavior. Loss or reduction of expression of adhesion molecules has been assumed to play a critical role in the development of head and neck carcinomas. The aim of this study is to determine if there are differences in ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Rodrigo JP,Dominguez F,Alvarez C,Herrero A,Suarez C

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report a single institution's experience using human papillomavirus (HPV) E6/E7 mRNA in-situ hybridization (mRNA ISH) for HPV detection in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). To review the literature on HPV detection methods. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective chart review, literature review. SETTING...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Suresh K,Shah PV,Coates S,Alexiev BA,Samant S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe systematic methods developed over 40 years among over 5000 patients at The Taste and Smell Clinic in Washington, DC to evaluate taste and smell dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A tripartite methodology was developed. First, methods to determine clinical pathology underlying the multiple disease p...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Henkin RI,Levy LM,Fordyce A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cartilaginous columellar strut is a well established, commonly used graft in rhinoplasty which provides support and stability to the nasal base. The risk of such a graft is related to grafts designs, whereby the posterior aspect can cause clicking with movement across the anterior nasal spine. We present an additi...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Harirchian S,Murray KP,Eloy JA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting eight days after hatching, chicks received daily subcutaneous injections of streptomycin sulfate, either 400 mg/kg for 30 days or 1,200 mg/kg for 15 days. Randomly selected chicks from each group were killed at intervals during the injection period, and the ampullae were examined for signs of vestibulotoxicit...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Park JC,Cohen GM

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cochlear nerve preserving translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma (VS) resection enables concurrent cochlear implantation. Implantation in patients with VS raises important concerns including the ability to undergo postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) monitoring of residual tumor growth or tumor rec...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Schwartz N,Rooth MA,Dillon MT,O'Connell BP,Dedmon MM,Huang BY,Brown KD

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The non-invasive diagnosis of acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) remains an unresolved problem of modern otolaryngology. Analog diaphanoscopy of reduced transillumination (shading) could be enhanced by a digital image processing of the maxillary sinuses. By this means, the limited ergonomics of this safe and low-cost m...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Stölzel K,Szczepek AJ,Olze H,Koß S,Minet O,Zabarylo U

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Three patients with otologic disorders developed complications related to hypercoagulability. This report was prepared to increase the awareness among otolaryngologists of the diagnosis and management of hypercoagulable states, and to encourage expert consultation when indicated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Gold S,Kamerer DB,Hirsch BE,Cass SP

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to review the outcomes of facial nerve repair and attempt to identify predictors of recovery time. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective chart review was conducted. SETTING:The study was done in a single, tertiary care, otologic referral center. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-one patients und...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Eaton DA,Hirsch BE,Mansour OI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salivary fistulas remain a significant problem in patients undergoing major head and neck reconstructive surgery. Surgical sealants have become increasingly used in cutaneous and non-cutaneous wound closure, providing a barrier to fluids/gases and promoting healing. The purpose of this study was to determine...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Roof SA,Perez ER,Villavisanis DF,Khan MN,Ferrandino RM,Chouake RJ,Pacheco CW,Yao M,Teng MS,Genden EM,Miles BA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients had Eikenella corrodens infections involving the head and neck in different ways. The organism is discussed as a pathogen in mixed infections and as the predominant organism in other processes. As part of the resident microflora of mucous membrane surfaces, it is an important potential pathogen in a numb...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Drake AF,Wolf GT,Fischer JJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed a series of 45 patients affected by nontuberculous mycobacterial adenitis of the neck observed in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Institute of S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital-Bologna over a 20-year period between 1981 and 2001. The mean age was 5.5 years. Patients were tested by using the differential Mantoux test, ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Saggese D,Compadretti GC,Burnelli R

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary middle ear neoplasms are rare, and commonly cause conductive hearing loss. When aural masses result in sensorineural hearing loss, malignant etiologies are often suspected. Fibroepithelial polyps are benign lesions commonly found in the skin and genitourinary tract and are not commonly identified as primary le...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Schuster D,Sweeney AD,Eisenberg R,Wanna GB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact architecture of the normal nasopharyngeal tonsil remains obscure because most histopathologic investigations have been based on surgically removed adenoids. We compared enlarged adenoids and normal nasopharyngeal tonsils under both light and electron microscopes. The marked features of clinically enlarged ad...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Fujiyoshi T,Watanabe T,Ichimiya I,Mogi G

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine differences in size of cochlear nerves among subjects with deafness due to connexin 26 (Cx26) mutations, subjects with deafness of unknown origin, and normal hearing subjects by sagittal high-resolution magnetic resonance (HRMR) imaging of the temporal bone. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cross-sectional a...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Russo EE,Manolidis S,Morriss MC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is rare, but highly aggressive. Due to the advanced stage of this cancer at the time of diagnosis, radical surgery with reconstruction of pharynx is the standard care with high morbidity and mortality rate. A safer partial pharyngectomy could also be used for in...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ahmadi A,Sanaei A,Jan D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To find a correlation between increasing levels of serum bilirubin and auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and to find the use of ABR as a bilirubin neurotoxicity marker. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A prospective study of 60 neonates in which ABR of hyperbilirubinemic neonates was compared with the normal neonates. Al...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Gupta AK,Mann SB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00