Cricoid area of the larynx: its physiological and pathological significance.

abstract：:Otorrhea of leaked cerebrospinal fluid and meningitis in a 33-year-old male originated from an encephalic herniation into the middle ear following traumatic temporal bone fracture. CT demonstrated a mixed-type fracture consisting of a longitudinal fracture and a posterior oblique fracture of the left temporal bone. Th...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Nishiike S,Miyao Y,Gouda S,Shimada N,Nagai M,Nakagawa A,Konishi M,Sakata Y

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleroma, chronic specific granuloma of the nose and upper respiratory tract, is endemic in Egypt and many other countries. The exact pathogenesis of the disease as regards the aetiological role of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is contradictory. This work investigated the effect of experimental intravenous injection of ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gaafar HA,Bassiouny M,El Mofty M,Badour NM,Nour YA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of fibronectin (FN) in operative specimens of maxillary sinus mucosa from 35 patients with chronic sinusitis was examined immunohistochemically. Mouse monoclonal antibody to human FN was used for the peroxidase-antiperoxidase staining technique. FN was found in most of the serous cells and in some (ab...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ito O,Suzaki H,Nomura Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Available multichannel cochlear implants (CIs) provide effective tinnitus suppression. More sophisticated speech strategies are more effective than analogue or slow strategies. The mechanisms by which tinnitus is suppressed by CIs are unclear; however, both acoustic masking and reorganization of the right a...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Quaranta N,Fernandez-Vega S,D'elia C,Filipo R,Quaranta A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant laryngeal tumours with spindle-cell morphology are relatively rare. Differential diagnosis of spindle-cell carcinoma, leiomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, malignant melanoma and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour may be particularly difficult. Ambiguous and indeterminate diagnoses are also possib...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Marioni G,Bottin R,Staffieri A,Altavilla G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The results support that chronic electromagnetic field exposure may cause damage by leading to neuronal degeneration of the auditory system. OBJECTIVES:Numerous researches have been done about the risks of exposure to the electromagnetic fields that occur during the use of these devices, especially the effe...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Özgür A,Tümkaya L,Terzi S,Kalkan Y,Erdivanlı ÖÇ,Dursun E

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:A man-made bone tunnel of 1.5 turns around the modiolus can be created in cases of total cochlear ossification. Patients with ossified cochlea types I and II achieved satisfactory hearing results after cochlear implantation (CI). Patients with ossified cochlea type III, in which the modiolus is damaged by th...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wang L,Zhang D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Patients with posterior semicircular canal dehiscence (PSCD) have low frequency conductive hearing loss similar to patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) secondary to a pathologic third window. OBJECTIVES:PSCD can result in conductive hearing loss, but the magnitude of this hearing loss...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bear ZW,McEvoy TP,Mikulec AA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Cochlear implantation is a safe procedure in experienced hands, as the rate of severe complications is below 2%. Complications differ between children and adults, and transient disequilibrium/vertigo is the most common complication, followed by wound infection, haematoma/oedema and transient chorda tympani s...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hansen S,Anthonsen K,Stangerup SE,Jensen JH,Thomsen J,Cayé-Thomasen P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The increased AQP5 expression associated with ageing in glands, which mainly secreted a serous solution, suggests a compensation for the decreased amount of saliva secretion associated with age progression. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the change in aquaporin-1 (AQP1) and aquaporin-5 (AQP5) expression in the sa...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sapmaz E,Uysal M,Tumer MK,Sapmaz HI,Somuk BT,Arici A,Tas U

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voluntary control of the human vestibulo-ocular reflex with and without visual targets was investigated. Subjects were rotated sinusoidally from 0.1 to 1.0 Hz using d.c. electro-oculography to record eye position. The ratio of eye to head movement, or gain, of the vestibulo-ocular reflex was measured. When subjects we...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Barr CC,Schultheis LW,Robinson DA

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing an enlarged middle cranial fossa approach to the cerebello-pontine angle without destruction of the labyrinth or cochlea the authors have since 1981 operated on 263 unilateral acoustic neurinomas. Tumour sizes ranged between 3 mm intrameatal and 35 mm within the cerebello-pontine angle. Complete tumour remov...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Haid CT,Wigand ME

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:This study shows that, in cochlear implantation (CI) surgery, pre-operative caloric test results are not correlated with post-operative outcomes of dizziness or speech perception. OBJECTIVES:To determine the role of pre-operative caloric tests in CI. METHODS:The records of 95 patients who underwent unilate...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yang CJ,Lee JY,Ahn JH,Lee KS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerves displaying vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) immunoreactivity were detected in the upper respiratory tract of guinea pigs, rabbits and cats. VIP nerves were numerous in the cat, less numerous in the rabbit and rare in the guinea pig. In the nasal mucosa, fine varicose VIP nerves were found to surround nasal g...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Uddman R,Alumets J,Densert O,Håkanson R,Sundler F

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to construct a reference model with the indication for the attitude, the requirements and the resources needed in order to be able to deal with deafness in the presence of disabilities or associated problems. The study group consisted of 13 adults and 18 children affected by profound de...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Filipo,Bosco,Mancini,Ballantyne

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Subtotal facial nerve decompression seems effective to prevent further episodes of facial palsy and promote facial nerve recovery for recurrent facial palsy in Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome (MRS). The main inflammatory sites of recurrent facial palsy in MRS may be the mastoid segment, tympanic segment, geni...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Dai C,Li J,Yang S,Zhao L,Feng S,Li Y,Song Z,Lu J,Zhao K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), one of the most important angiogenic factors, and microvessel density (MVD) were assessed in laryngeal carcinomas by means of immunohistochemistry. Correlation of VEGF with MVD and clinical parameters (T stage, N stage, histological grading, survival, recu...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Neuchrist C,Quint C,Pammer A,Burian M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have indicated that some cochlear implant patients experience a reduction in their tinnitus while listening to noise or speech. In the present study, two patients reporting bilateral tinnitus were selected from a group of adults with the Nucleus cochlear implant. They rated their tinnitus loudness and ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Dauman R,Tyler RS,Aran JM

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of weather conditions on the frequency of acute laryngitis in adults. The medical records of 825 patients with a diagnosis of acute laryngitis obtained over a 5-year period were reviewed. Meteorological data reviewed included the daily values of 13 parameters. The...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Danielides V,Nousia CS,Patrikakos G,Bartzokas A,Lolis CJ,Milionis HJ,Skevas A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Transforming growth factor β1 gene (TGFβ1) genotype is a potential p16 independent prognostic factor predicting response to chemoradiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). OBJECTIVES:Expression of p16 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been reported to be associated with sur...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lundberg M,Leivo I,Saarilahti K,Mäkitie AA,Mattila PS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, the authors described a technique for recording ipsilateral EABRs using the DIGISONIC MXM cochlear implant (Gallégo et al, Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1996; 116: 228-33) and showed that the EABR input/output functions were very similar across electrodes. In the present study a test of electrode func...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gallégo S,Truy E,Morgon A,Collet L

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vestibular and optokinetic responses of a group of white cats were evaluated and compared with the responses from a control group of pigmented animals. The results indicate that in all cases the white cats exhibited varying degrees of vestibular and/or optokinetic dysfunction, which in some animals varied from tes...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Waldorf RA,Polsinelli DJ,Knister JR,Kohut RI

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is uncommon after intensive treatment for head and neck cancer. We encountered a case of postoperative formation of pseudoaneurysm at the left carotid bifurcation in a diabetic man. The risk factors for carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in the patient included diabetes mellitus, ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Iguchi H,Takayama M,Kusuki M,Nakamura A,Kanazawa A,Hachiya K,Yamane H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Temperature-controlled radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction (RFVTR) is a minimally invasive technique used in the treatment of the tongue base, soft palate and turbinates. Complications seem to be rare, but the scope of previous studies was often limited by the small number of patients included. The aim...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Stuck BA,Starzak K,Verse T,Hörmann K,Maurer JT

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was carried out on repeated audio-vestibular examinations in 53 patients with unilateral Meniere's disease, between the vertiginous spells. Most patients showed no change in the caloric response reduction of the afflicted ear in the subsequent tests compared with the first one. These patients had...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hulshof JH,Baarsma EA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effects of CO2 in the middle ear upon the cochlea, measurements were made of the cochlear potentials (compound action potential and endocochlear potential) and of the pH of the inner ear fluids and the organ of Corti. Gas containing CO2 did not affect the AP threshold, except for a slight decrease in ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ikeda K,Morizono T

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:We report a distinct pattern of tongue movement. This is interpreted as a compensatory mechanism after hypopharyngo-laryngectomy with reconstruction using a jejunal autograft. Passage through the oesophagus is mainly passive. OBJECTIVE:Swallowing is normally initiated voluntarily, and afterwards presumed to...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bakkan N,Boysen ME,Line PD,Aasen S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electromyographic activity of the vocal muscle was analysed in 10 subjects during the phonation of different vowels and with different voice pitches. Analysis of the firing pattern of single or a few motor units was performed with the aid of an amplitude discriminator on the computer. The firing rate increases with in...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sram F,Syka J

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior tympanotomy (PT) is an important step in cochlear implant (CI) surgery, as it is the main access to the round window. Some CI candidates, especially children, may have concomitant otitis media with effusion (OME) which may result in technical issues during PT. There is still a debate whether to wai...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Elzayat S,Nada I,El Sherif H,Mahrous A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The amendments made to pre-existing transcanal approaches limit the possibility of extrusion of the electrode and reduce the time of 'blind' surgery. OBJECTIVE:Alternative techniques to classic mastoidectomy and posterior tympanotomy for cochlear implantation have already been described but their main drawb...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Guevara N,Bailleux S,Santini J,Castillo L,Gahide I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00