Combined endoscopic and transcutaneous approach for immobile parotid stones.

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:The facial nerve courses shown by preoperative CT imaging coincide with the surgical findings in most congenital aural atresia cases. CT scanning is critical in evaluation of a patient's candidacy for atresia surgery. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the diagnostic value of preoperative CT scanning of the facial ner...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yu Z,Han D,Gong S,Wang Z,Dai H,Zhao S,Zheng Y,Leng T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Protocol limitations were identified and accounted for in the analysis. Percent gradient equilibrated (PGE) was affected by driving gradient direction in a similar manner to other efficiency measures. A finer resolution of possible age-related changes in eustachian tube opening efficiency is expected with t...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Swarts JD,Casselbrant ML,Teixeira MS,Mandel EM,Richert BC,Banks JM,El-Wagaa J,Doyle WJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:In order to study the connection between occupation and sinonasal cancer we have reviewed the files and histological sections of 70 patients (24 females and 46 males) treated at the Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, National Hospital of Norway. Detailed information concerning previous occupations was obtained by te...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Voss R,Stenersen T,Roald Oppedal B,Boysen M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using the microsuction technique, quantitative determination of the chemical mediators in nasal secretions was performed in 40 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis during the pollen season. The aim of this study was to investigate the actual concentrations of these important mediators in nasal secretions during...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wang D,Clement P,Smitz J,Derde MP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A homozygous mutant rat at the white spotting (Ws) locus showing a deficiency of melanocytes has recently been found (4, 5). The function and morphology of the inner ear of the Ws/Ws rat were examined by auditory brainstem response (ABR), endocochlear DC potential (EP), and electron microscopy. The mean ABR threshold ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kitamura K,Sakagami M,Umemoto M,Takeda N,Doi K,Kasugai T,Kitamura Y

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation (TTMP) is usually managed conservatively because most close spontaneously within a few months. Nevertheless, spontaneous closure of TTMP during long-term observation has not been well described in the literature. OBJECTIVES:The present study investigated factors assoc...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Tachibana T,Kariya S,Orita Y,Makino T,Haruna T,Matsuyama Y,Komatsubara Y,Naoi Y,Nakada M,Noda Y,Sato Y,Nishizaki K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with dystrophia myotonica (Steinert) were studied. They all had myotonia and pathological EMG and in some cases other signs of the disease. The 50% relaxation times of the stapedius reflex were significantly prolonged compared with a control group of 40 healthy, young subjects with normal hearing and no...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zakrisson JE,Blom S

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a heterogeneous disease. Eosinophilic CRSwNP (ENP) exhibits a strong tendency for recurrence after surgery. Given that the treatment strategy of ENP differs from that of non-eosinophilic CRSwNP (nENP), clinical diagnostic criteria that distinguish ENP from...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Xu M,Zhang W,Chen D,Zhou H,Chen L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined quantitatively the ventrodorsal gliding occurring along a sagittal plane in the cricothyroid articulation. For this purpose we used 10 fresh excised human larynges taken at autopsy. Furthermore we examined the morphology, the hydroxyproline content and collagen types of the ligaments and the articular caps...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Vilkman EA,Pitkänen R,Suominen H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Endoscopic cauterization of the sphenopalatine artery and anterior ethmoid artery is a first-line standard of care in managing intractable epistaxis, after the failure of previous packing. Epistaxis occurs in 12% of the population. Treatment is often based on nasal packing that could be poorly effective in t...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Minni A,Dragonetti A,Gera R,Barbaro M,Magliulo G,Filipo R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The chewing gum indirectly affects postural control by influencing vestibular function to stabilize posture during upright standing. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to evaluate the effect of chewing gum on static posturography in patients. METHODS:The subjects were 26 patients with chronic balance disorders. T...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Goto F,Kushiro K,Tsutsumi T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructural pattern of the acoustic nerve Schwannoma was studied on surgically excised tumours and on explants cultured in vitro. The typical neoplastic cell is elongated, spindle-shaped, coated with basement membrane and numerous protruding cellular processes. Cells demonstrating numerous microfilaments are a...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Manolidis L,Baloyannis SJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:GABA-mediated inhibition is responsible for the duration tuning in the inferior colliculus (IC) of guinea pigs, a non-echo-locating mammal. Duration tuning in this species is better demonstrated in an appropriate short time window. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role of GABA-mediated inhibition in duration t...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yin S,Chen Z,Feng Y,Wang J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The curative effect in the group where facial-facial anastomosis (FFA) was delayed for 7 days was similar to that in the immediate FFA group and had a better repair within 60 days. OBJECTIVE:Due to the uncertainty about optimal timing of delayed facial nerve repair, we designed an experimental study in guin...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hu J,Zhou L,Ma Z

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have recently become an increasing problem in various fields of medicine, they have rarely been studied in the ear. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of community-acquired MRSA infections in disc...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hwang JH,Tsai HY,Liu TC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explants of basilar papillae from 6-7 days posthatch chicks were cultured in growth medium for a period of 1-8 days. Hair cells were counted following staining of stereocilia bundles with FITC-phalloidin, and the percentage of hair cell survival was determined by comparison to control (i.e. uncultured) specimens. Hair...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Frenz DA,Yoo H,Liu W

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:Outer hair cells (OHCs) are the source of otoacoustic emissions, following a tropomyosin-miosin-dependent contraction, which are regulated by the olivocochlear bundle via the release of acetylcholine (ACh). ACh acts on ACh receptors (AChR) located on the OHC post-synaptic membrane. In myasthenia gravis (M.G.) neuromus...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Paludetti G,Di Nardo W,D'Ecclesia A,Evoli A,Scarano E,Di Girolamo S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous nystagmus and locomotor equilibrium function were repeatedly tested before and after unilateral labyrinthectomy in 12 squirrel monkeys in order to study the effect of physical exercise on the vestibulo-oculomotor and vestibulo-locomotor compensation. Post-operatively, 6 of the monkeys received forced physi...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Igarashi M,Alford BR,Kato Y,Levy JK

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Lermoyez syndrome (LS) is a rare auditory disorder, the details of LS remain unclear.Objectives: To investigate the grades of endolymphatic hydrops (ELH) and clinical characteristics of clinically diagnosed LS.Material and methods: Nine patients with clinically diagnosed LS were included. three-dimensional...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhou F,Shi S,Wang D,Guo P,Wang W

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Although this study did not show higher risk of oropharyngeal malignancy in HIV patients overall, they still had much higher prevalence of NHL as well as HL than HIV negative patients. Presence of cervical lymphadenopathy is unreliable in differentiating malignant oropharyngeal tumours from benign lymphoid h...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Alex-Okoro J,Orji FT,Umedum NG,Akpeh JO

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conclusion Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction, which plays a role in the pathogenesis chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), does not seem to be due to differences in paratubal structures. Objective The aim of this study was to compare the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the paratubal structures of the ET...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Terzi S,Beyazal Çeliker F,Özgür A,Çeliker M,Beyazal M,Demirci M,Dursun E

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the extent of expression of hyaluronan (HA) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue can predict the risk of cervical metastasis and survival. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective histopathologic study. METHODS:Surgical specimens from 64 patien...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lindell Jonsson E,Nylander K,Hallén L,Laurell G

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact endoscopy allows an in vivo and in situ study of the superficial layers of the vocal cord epithelium. This technique offers access to some characteristics of the epithelium cells: dimension and shape of the nuclei, nucleus/cytoplasm ratio, keratosis, presence of nucleolus, mitosis and koylocites. Contact endos...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Andrea M,Dias O,Santos A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two speech processing schemes have been implemented on a real-time laboratory speech processor for speech perception studies on normal-hearing subjects. The first scheme presents the information of two spectral components, the first and second formant of the speech signal, and will be referred to as the ZC (zero-cross...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Tong YC,Harrison JM,Huigen J,Clark GM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes an investigation performed to study the middle ear events ensuing from Staphylococcus aureus induced infection in the middle ear cavity of the rat. To obtain an evaluation at both the cell and the tissue level, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and histology were used....

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Grote JJ,van Blitterswijk CA

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combination therapy consisting of a platinum agent, 5-fluorouracil and cetuximab (EXTREME regimen) is recommended for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (R/M-SCCHN). However, it is advisable to use platinum-free regimens as first-line therapy in patients resistant to platinu...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sato H,Tsukahara K,Okamoto I,Katsube Y,Shimizu A,Kondo T,Hanyu K,Fushimi C,Okada T,Miura K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of electromagnetic interference between a bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) and a cellular phone. A 54-year-old women was successfully treated for severe mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss with a BAHA. Five years after implantation, the patient experienced a sudden feeling of dizziness, ac...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kompis M,Negri S,Häusler R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The waltzing guinea pig exhibits genetically induced inner ear disease which develops into deafness and vestibular disorder. The type I hair cell in vestibular end organs shows specific pathology, featuring protrusion of the hair cell apex, sensory hair fusion and an intracellular actin filament rod. With the freeze-f...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sobin A,Flock A,Bagger-Sjöbäck D

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00