Radiographic Evaluation of Children with Hearing Loss.

abstract：:Minimally invasive sinus technique (MIST) is a targeted endoscopic intervention, introduced in 1994, with goals virtually identical to those originally reported for FESS but with distinct differences. The procedure, as outlined in the following section, is the only stepwise intranasal intervention with a defined begin...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Catalano PJ,Strouch M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic treatment of early carcinoma of the larynx is curative, the cure rates in our experience being equal to those achieved by radiation therapy and by laryngofissure. It is highly cost effective in terms of money and of patient out-of-work time. It can be used repeatedly and does not interfere with future treat...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Vaughan CW,Strong MS,Shapshay SM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the potential role of bacterial superantigens (SAgs) in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRS/NP). First, it briefly describes SAgs, focusing on how they interact with the immune system by binding to T-cell receptors (TCR) and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules....

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Seiberling KA,Grammer L,Kern RC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As cochlear implant technology has changed, so have implantation criteria. In addition to profoundly deaf individuals, candidacy has expanded to include those with significant remaining acoustic hearing. This article describes the devices that are now in clinical trial, discusses the rationale as to why residual heari...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Mowry SE,Woodson E,Gantz BJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several advances in diagnosis and management for the otolaryngologist treating allergy. These include new technologies and the refinement of current techniques, and reflect overall trends in health care toward personalized medicine. Local immunoglobulin, urinary leukotriene E4, lipidomics, microRNA within ex...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Marino MJ,Luong AU

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various routes of immunotherapy (injection, intranasal, oral) using lyophilized, aqueous, glycerinated, and modified allergenic extracts have all produced blocking antibodies and symptomatic improvement. No single, empirical predetermined maintenance or optimal dose of allergenic extract right for every patient, can b...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Willoughby JW

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been many advances in microsurgery for voice professionals over the last three decades. Driven by a greater understanding of the anatomy and physiology of phonation, most of the advances provide greater surgical precision through improved exposure and more delicate instrumentation. Laryngologists who perfor...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Sataloff RT,Hawkshaw MJ,Divi V,Heman-Ackah YD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequently encountered complications in the treatment of laryngeal cancer are discussed. Preoperative and surgical problems and complications encountered secondary to radiation and chemotherapy are included, along with airway obstruction, failure to diagnose, pharyngocutaneous fistula, stomal stenosis, and po...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Weissler MC

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the anatomy and physiology of the balance system focusing on the daily use of the system in normal individuals to accomplish the major goals of the system. These goals include perceptions of movement and orientation, control of eye movements for clear visualization of the world, and control of up...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Shepard NT,Solomon D

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swallowing therapy can in many cases eliminate, and in nearly all cases, improve swallowing difficulty in adults. A wide variety of faciliatory and compensatory techniques are available to therapists who must be specially trained in such methods. In addition, swallowing therapy cannot be thought of as a series of "les...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Poertner LC,Coleman RF

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was the first surgical procedure described, other than tracheostomy, for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 1981. It was recognized then that there were responders who were cured of OSA with the procedure and others that were not. It took many years for a staging system to be d...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Yaremchuk K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbon dioxide laser has been used in a variety of otolaryngologic conditions. Its specific advantages have particularly lent themselves to its use in the airway. The role of laser endoscopic treatment in subglottic and tracheal stenosis will continue to expand and aid in the successful management of these difficu...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Friedman EM,Healy GB,McGill TJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with dizziness and psychopathology present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to clinicians in several specialties. Clinical research is beginning to define the medical-psychiatric interactions that produce many of these patients' symptoms. Treatment research is still in its infancy. A model of illness pro...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Staab JP

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following are our conclusions in regard to glycerol test interpretation based on 60 valve implants: Negative Tests 1. A negative glycerol test result and no audiometric evidence of significant hearing fluctuations indicate that a patient is unlikely to have postoperative hearing that is better than his best preope...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Sauer RC,Kaemmerle AW,Arenberg IK

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implant is the first approved cranial nerve stimulator that works by directly stimulating the cochlear nerve. The medical and societal impact of this revolutionary device cannot be understated. This article reviews the evolving indications for cochlear implant, patient assessment, surgical approach, and outco...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Naples JG,Ruckenstein MJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancer represents the most common endocrine cancer, and rates have been increasing over the last 3 decades. The treatment of cervical metastases in well differentiated thyroid cancer remains in evolution. Many questions require further resolution. Unlike many other malignancies, most large studies have found t...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Ort S,Goldenberg D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the use of an integrative approach in the evaluation and management of the voice. The article begins with a look at the larynx and antioxidant therapy, followed by methods to relieve the pain associated with myofacial trigger points, and the herbs and supplements that can be used by vocalists to...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Asher BF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution in thyroid function tests since the 1960s has improved the physician's proficiency in accurately identifying thyroid dysfunction in a patient with suspected thyroid disease. The mainstays of modern thyroid testing strategies are the serum TSH concentration and AMA (anti-TPO) titer. The TSH level serves a...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： LoPresti JS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient seeking emergency treatment for a labyrinthine disorder is usually complaining of dizziness. The task at hand in the emergency room is, first, to rule out the truly life threatening emergent disorders, and then by means of a rapid but adequate history and physical examination to aid in the differentiation be...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Lindeman RC

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary, secondary, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism have evolved since their original description. What was once a debilitating disease has now become one with few symptoms on initial presentation. Complications from these disorders have decreased significantly because of earlier detection. Improved management of pat...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Ahmad R,Hammond JM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is essential for laryngologists, speech and language pathologists, and others caring for professional voice users to be familiar with the potential vocal effects of any substance ingested by a professional voice patient. This article reviews pharmacologic agents that may have laryngeal side effects. Essentially, an...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Spiegel JR,Hawkshaw M,Sataloff RT

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary aspiration syndromes--aspiration of gastric contents and aspiration-associated plueropulmonary infections--are discussed. ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Kirsch CM,Sanders A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) provide auditory perception in patients with profound hearing loss who are not candidates for the cochlear implant (CI) because of anatomic constraints or failed CI surgery. Herein, the authors discuss (1) preoperative evaluation of pediatric ABI candidates, (2) surgical approaches, ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Puram SV,Lee DJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most frequent otolaryngologic diseases encountered. The diagnosis of CRS is made by a wide variety of practitioners, including primary care physicians,physician extenders, pulmonologists, and otolaryngologists. Therefore, an accurate, efficient, and accessible method of makin...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Devaiah AK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial disassembly now plays a major role in the management of tumors that invade the skull base. The chief advantage of this technique is the greatly improved operative exposure it provides, allowing the surgeon to resect such tumors more completely and with an added margin of safety. Microneurosurgical advance...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Nuss DW,Janecka IP,Sekhar LN,Sen CN

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article details clinical reports and studies of ototoxicity associated with the administration of erythromycin and its analogues. Suspected mechanisms of ototoxicity also are discussed. Ototoxicity due to erythromycin appears to be clearly dose related. ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Brummett RE

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term Meniere's disease is used to define either the classic triad of vestibular and cochlear symptoms and aural pressure from known or unknown causes or its clinical variants, vestibular and cochlear Meniere's disease. Some variants evolve after years into typical forms, whereas others do not. Some symptoms (posit...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Mancini F,Catalani M,Carru M,Monti B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysomnography provides information on the physiological changes occurring in many different organ systems in relation to sleep stages and wakefulness. It allows qualitative and quantitative documentation of abnormalities of sleep and wakefulness, of sleep-wake transition, and of physiological function of other organ...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Kakkar RK,Hill GK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partially implantable electromagnetic hearing aids have several potential advantages over conventional hearing aids. As conventional hearing aids improve in the quality of sound they deliver, however, the role of implant aids must be redefined. One area where they may provide the most benefit is in patients with moder...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Goode RL

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumors of the Schwann cells of the eighth (VIII) cranial nerve. Precision radiotherapy techniques used to manage these tumors include stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), which can be delivered with either a conventional or hypofractionated regimen. The radio-biologic rationale and report...

journal_title：Otolaryngologic clinics of North America

authors： Sweeney P,Yajnik S,Hartsell W,Bovis G,Venkatesan J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00