Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy for acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction: creating a window with a drill without use of mucosal flaps.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intratympanic corticosteroid (IC), intravenous batroxobin (IB) as the treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) has been reported. However, the data on combination therapy (CT) was scarce. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the efficacy of IC, IB, and CT in the treatm...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Jia H,Yu Z,Li X,Wang J,Ge X,Chen ZT,Huang X,Wei Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dynamic Illegible E (DIE) test measures visual acuity with head held still while reading a specially designed visual acuity chart of E's. The head is then moved passively and the change in visual acuity is recorded. The DIE test has previously been shown to be very useful for assessing patients with aminoglycoside...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Longridge NS,Mallinson AI

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A delayed conditioning paradigm was employed to condition the stapedius muscle. While many previous attempts have failed using loud sound as the unconditioned stimulus(UCS), this paper presents evidence of successful conditioning of this muscle when the unconditioned stimulus was a mild electrocutaneous stimulation of...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yonovitz A

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1967-1985, 95 primary tracheal carcinomas occurred in Finland. The mean annual incidence rate was one per one million inhabitants, the male:female ratio being 7:3. There was a significant increase of the disease by increasing age with the exception of 70-79 years. The most common location was the low...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Manninen MP,Antila PJ,Pukander JS,Karma PH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of the geniculate ganglion was studied in the guinea pig and monkey. Two cytologically distinct colonies of ganglion cells were seen and identified as light and dark cells. All neurons were unmyelinated and most were unipolar, although a few bipolar cells were seen. The axons, upon leaving the cell ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kitamura K,Kimura RS,Schuknecht HF

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour growth of vestibular schwannomas is still difficult to predict. The aim of our study was to determine whether any defined histopathological feature was correlated with the clinical course. We did a retrospective study with 69 paraffin-embedded tumours to establish whether the number of vessels, blood cells extr...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Labit-Bouvier C,Crebassa B,Bouvier C,Andrac-Meyer L,Magnan J,Charpin C

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Selected patients with Meniere's disease (MD) show an improvement of disability from vertigo after transtympanic ventilation tube insertion, although an effect on vestibular function is not seen if ipsilateral middle ear pressure lower than -50 daPa is used as a selection criterion. OBJECTIVES:Transtympanic...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Park JJ,Chen YS,Westhofen M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire was devised to quantify and measure four categories: the behavioral characteristics of Type A, self-restraint and escape; the causes of anxiety; means of relaxation; and symptoms incidental to anxiety. Questionnaire analysis was performed in patients (n = 60) with Meniere's disease and in a control pop...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Takahashi M,Ishida K,Iida M,Yamashita H,Sugawara K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of adaptation of the ear on the SISI test was studied at 500 Hz and 2000 Hz in 43 patients with chronic otitis and in 20 patients with otosclerosis. The mean adaptation was slightly over 10 dB, except in the otosclerosis group at 2000 Hz, for which the value was nearly 20 dB after continuous stimulation at ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Rahko T

更新日期：1975-07-01 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：:In experimentally damaged inner ears the structural alterations were correlated to electrocochleographic responses of the ear. Sectioning of the cochlear nerve with degeneration of the type I neurons but intact sensory cells results in normal cochlear microphonics but very weak and atypical nerve responses. By contras...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Spoendlin H,Baumgartner H

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyconjugate expression in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded Sjögren's syndrome labial glands (nine cases) was compared with that in normal glands (12 samples) using a wide panel of lectins. Mucous cells expressed mainly mucous-type glycoproteins including sialyl, fucosyl, galactosyl and galactosaminosyl residues, and...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sidagis J,Ueno K,Wang ZH,Hanamure Y,Furuta S,Ohyama M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to establish the estimated incidence of symptomatic nasal polyps within a defined geographic area. Over a 6-year period all polyp patients diagnosed for the first time (n = 252; 174 males, 78 females) were prospectively registered at the study clinic. An estimated background popu...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Larsen K,Tos M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukins 6 (IL-6) and 12 (IL-12), and the chemoattractant chemokine RANTES were studied in ethmoidal mucosa, using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The 49 patients had chronic sinusitis or nasal/paranasal polyposis, and some also allergy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that d...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Davidsson A,Danielsen A,Viale G,Olofsson J,Dell'Orto P,Pellegrini C,Karlsson MG,Hellquist HB

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:PET-CT scans seem to be sufficient to rule out residual tumour at the primary site. Patients with positive or equivocal PET findings should be scheduled for endoscopy with biopsy or a second PET-CT scan. OBJECTIVES:Assessment of remission at the primary site, in patients treated with organ preservation ther...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sjövall J,Brun E,Almquist H,Kjellén E,Wahlberg P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study showed that short and long interval treatments achieved comparable success rates. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of early and late recurrences between the two groups. Modified Epley maneuver can be applied in a short interval time with comparable success and recurr...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kahraman SS,Yildirim YS,Tugrul S,Ozturan O

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electromagnetic interference of the recently introduced bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) model "BAHA Compact" by digital cellular phones is investigated and compared with that of the older "BAHA Classic 300" model. Measurements with two different digital cellular phones in a laboratory setting indicated that the n...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kompis M,Häusler R

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine subjects with long-term (8-30 years) occupational exposure to industrial solvents and a confirmed diagnosis of psycho-organic syndrome (POS) have been studied with audiological and otoneurological test batteries. The results were compared to a matched control group of nine industrial workers not exposed to solven...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Möller C,Odkvist LM,Thell J,Larsby B,Hydén D,Bergholtz LM,Tham R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using primary cultures of marginal cells of stria vascularis from guinea pig and gerbil, ionic channels located on the luminal membrane were investigated by means of patch clamp technique. Recordings were performed in cell-attached and inside-out configurations. In cell-attached configuration, single channel activity ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Liu DS,Achouche J,Wu AH,Trotier D,Tran Ba Huy P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Each of eight patients with bilateral microtia and atresia underwent bilateral reconstruction of the auricles and external auditory canals and were fitted bilateral canal-type hearing aids in the operated ears to replace a bone conduction hearing aid. The ability to discriminate inter-aural intensity differe...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kaga K,Asato H

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:We report the case of a young male patient with ankylosing spondylitis treated with sulphasalazine who developed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss with tinnitus. Discontinuation of sulphasalazine led to complete resolution of tinnitus and an improvement in hearing loss. We discuss the features of this case and also...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Savastano M,Marioni G,Bernini G,Punzi L

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most crucial clinical problem of Eosinophilic Otitis Media (EOM) is sensorineural hearing loss. A previous report revealed that repeated antigen stimulation of middle ear causes eosinophilic inflammation not only in the middle ear but also in the inner ear. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kudo N,Matsubara A,Nishizawa H,Miura T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spiral ganglia of guinea pig and mouse were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cochlea was freeze-fractured and then macerated with 0.1% OsO4 solution for 70-90 h (A-O-D-O method (1]. This allowed three-dimensional observation of the general view of the spiral ganglion and the intracellular struct...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Harada Y,Nagasawa A,Takumida M,Tagashira N,Hirakawa K,Suzuki M

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphology of the tympanic membrane (TM) and external auditory canal (EAC) was studied in healthy, intact rat ears. TM-perforated ears (3 days after making the perforation) and TM-perforation-healed ears (14, 28 and 42 days after making the perforation). In intact ears, the epidermis in the annular region of the EAC d...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kakoi H,Anniko M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Increased expression of Dicer may be a prognostic biomarker for patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have shown that many microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the development and progression of human cancers. Dicer, one of the most important enzymes of t...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gao C,Li X,Tong B,Wu K,Liu Y,Anniko M,Duan M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mutations in the fibrillar collagen genes COL11A1 and COL11A2 can cause sensorineural hearing loss associated with Stickler syndrome. There is a correlation of hearing loss severity, onset, progression and affected frequencies with the underlying mutated collagen gene. We sought to determine whether differenc...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Shpargel KB,Makishima T,Griffith AJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of posture on nasal cavity geometry was studied by acoustic rhinometry in 14 normal adult subjects. On adopting a supine position from sitting the volume of the initially more patulous nasal cavity decreased and the volume of the less patulous side increased. These changes in volume are statistically sig...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： O'Flynn P

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:There is no increased risk of postoperative haemorrhage for abscess tonsillectomies in comparison to elective tonsillectomies. OBJECTIVE:There is still controversy as regards the optimal management of peritonsillar abscess. Opponents of tonsillectomy à chaud cite an increased postoperative bleeding risk. Mo...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lehnerdt G,Senska K,Jahnke K,Fischer M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:This study demonstrated that five Cx26 mutations (R32H, S199F, 572delT, 631-632delGT, and Y155X) affect gap junction (GJ) functions by causing impaired membrane targeting and aberrant cellular localization, and one mutation (R165W) leads to a constriction of the channel pore with no dye coupling. OBJECTIVE:...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Xiao Z,Yang Z,Liu X,Xie D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00