Acute rhinosinusitis - are we forgetting the possibility of a dental origin? A retrospective study of 385 patients.

abstract：:In 82 patients with acute tonsillitis studied, beta-hemolytic group A streptococci were isolated from 30 (37%), and group C or G streptococci from 12 (15%). In the 40 patients with non-streptococcal tonsillitis there was a significantly higher isolation rate of pneumococci, H. influenzae and/or B. catarrhalis, as comp...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Stjernquist-Desatnik A,Prellner K,Christensen P

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:This study shows that heavy drinking is a risk factor for prolonged delay in presenting with head and neck cancer and for presenting with a large tumour in the head and neck region. Excessive smoking is only a risk factor for being diagnosed with a large tumour, although there is a weak association between ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Brouha X,Tromp D,Hordijk GJ,Winnubst J,De Leeuw R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our numerical simulation model provides an accurate reflection of nasal airflow, and the results were validated by clinical measurements. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the accuracy of a numerical simulation model of nasal airflow. METHODS:Ten volunteers with normal nasal cavities underwent CT, acoustic rhinometry...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lu J,Han D,Zhang L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vestibulo-ocular reflexes (VORs) were studied in guinea pigs receiving daily administration of aminoglycoside antibiotics. The vestibular epithelia were also examined by scanning electron microscope technique (SEM). The treatment with aminoglycosides led to varying degrees of VORs according to (i) the type of amin...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Pettorossi VE,Bamonte F,Errico P,Ongini E,Draicchio F,Sabetta F

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the positive rate for the Cochlin tomo-protein (CTP: an inner ear-specific protein) detection test among patients with inner ear-related clinical manifestations and evaluate the clinical characteristics of definite perilymphatic fistula (PLF). METHODS:We have performed an ELISA-based CTP detec...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Matsuda H,Sakamoto K,Matsumura T,Saito S,Shindo S,Fukushima K,Nishio SY,Kitoh R,Shibasaki O,Ito A,Araki R,Usami SI,Suzuki M,Ogawa K,Hasegawa T,Hagiwara Y,Kase Y,Ikezono T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and late phase (dual) symptomatic responses after allergen challenge commonly occur in allergic asthma. The aim of the present study was to explore the occurrence of allergen challenge-induced biphasic responses in patients with chronic perennial allergic rhinitis living in an area with high house dust mite (HDM...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Andersson M,Rimmer J,Salome C,Greiff L,Persson C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance P has been proved an important neurotransmitter and neuromodulator, serving not only as an excitatory transmitter of the first afferent synapse of pain pathways but as a valuable neuromodulator in the primary cortical areas of sensosensorial integration. In the human acoustic cortex, substance P has been fou...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Manolidis L,Baloyannis S,Manolidis S

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our results demonstrate for the first time a potentially enhanced basal secretion of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin (IL)-17A-stimulated secretion of IL-6 from nasal polyp fibroblasts, enhanced basal secretion of IL-6 from eosinophilic nasal polyp fibroblasts, and a remarkable up-r...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Homma H,Kamiya K,Kusunoki T,Ikeda K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of argon laser irradiation of the semicircular canals using computed tomography (CT) images and to examine the basis for laser treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). CT images of the posterior canal were evaluated postoperatively in a patient with i...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Nomura Y,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An antimicrobial agent, kanamycin, has been shown to produce as an untoward effect, ototoxicity. The purpose of this study was to investigate differential effects of kanamycin ototoxicity as a function of Rx timing with regard to circadian rhythms. Four groups of comparable weight Sprague-Dawley rats received a daily ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yonovitz A,Fisch JE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the outcome of unilateral stapes surgery in one patient group with bilateral hearing loss and one group with unilateral hearing loss. The patients' own estimations of improvement in hearing ability and the occurrence of other ear-related symptoms were examined retrospectively...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lundman L,Mendel L,Bagger-Sjöbäck D,Rosenhall U

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Dysphagia is a common presenting complaint in otolaryngology practice, and there are many causes. Forestier syndrome is a rare cause of dysphagia. It is also known as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) syndrome or vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis. Forestier syndrome consists of anterolateral perivertebra...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Aydin E,Akdogan V,Akkuzu B,Kirbaş I,Ozgirgin ON

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early development of human otoconial membranes was studied by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis; 87 specimens, ranging from 7 to 12 weeks gestational age were examined. A few otoconia, which contained calcium, were present in the utricle by the end of the seventh week. By 8 weeks, both the saccu...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wright CG,Hubbard DG

更新日期：1982-07-01 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：:Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disease resulting from a deficiency of functional C1-esterase inhibitor. If not recognized promptly and treated properly the disease can result in a fatal outcome as it causes laryngeal edema, which can lead to a life-threatening acute upper airway obstruct...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lim YC,Kim JK,Shim DB,Lim CH,Jang HJ,Shin HA,Choi EC

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：: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:Schwannoma of the tongue always presents as a painless mass on the lingual surface and exhibits no gender preference. A schwannoma on the base of tongue is usually larger at presentation than one on the tongue itself, since it is asymptomatic initially. Complete resection is achievable and recurrence is unco...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hsu YC,Hwang CF,Hsu RF,Kuo FY,Chien CY

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of hearing handicap is frequently based on hearing loss in the frequency region from 0.5 to 2.0 kHz. The region above 2 kHz, however, is important for hearing, particularly when one considers speech perception in conditions with ambient noise. The present study, based on 200 individuals (400 ears) with nois...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Smoorenburg GF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and fifty-four patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, supraglottic larynx, hypopharynx or maxillary sinus have been randomized for preoperative radiation therapy and surgery versus surgery and postoperative radiation therapy plus, in the case of patients with lesions of the...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Snow JB,Gelber RD,Kramer S,Davis LW,Marcial VA,Lowry LD

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:There are two modalities of dual electrode stimulation: a shifting, continuous excitation, which is the desired effect, and a split excitation with considerable variation in loudness. The first one most likely occurs in the basal turn, with adjacent contacts, stimulated simultaneously rather than sequentiall...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Frijns JH,Kalkman RK,Vanpoucke FJ,Bongers JS,Briaire JJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied three-dimensional arrangement of collagen fibers and elastic fibers in the human vocal fold by scanning electron microscopy after digesting cellular elements and collagen fibers with formic acid treatment and cellular elements and elastic fibers with 10% sodium hydroxide. The superficial layer consisted of ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ishii K,Zhai WG,Akita M,Hirose H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) increases wolrd wide. AIMS/OBJECTIVES:The objective for this study has been to evaluate tumor phenotypes and tumor host responses with respect to five-year disease-specific survival (DSS) in HPV(+) and HPV(-) patients. MA...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Haave H,Gulati S,Brekke J,Lybak S,Vintermyr OK,Aarstad HJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of elements at the cellular and sub-cellular levels was performed with the energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis technique, using shock-frozen, freeze-dried and araldite-embedded mouse (CBA/CBA) cochleae sectioned dry. Anatomical identification occurred in the STEM (scanning transmission electron microsco...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Anniko M,Lim D,Wróblewski R

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether methylcobalamin inhibits the ototoxic action of gentamicin. Fourteen pigmented guinea pigs were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Each animal in the experimental group was given a large single dose of gentamicin (125 mg/kg i.m.), followed by imm...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Jin X,Jin X,Sheng X

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is presumed to be a neurotransmitter candidate in the vestibular periphery of mammals. However, experimental reports about the localization of GABA in afferents or efferents of the vestibular systems are contradictory. It is an open question whether there are species differences in the a...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kong WJ,Hussl B,Thumfart WF,Schrott-Fischer A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study of 475 patients suffering from Meniere's disease, the hearing loss, both in the low and high frequencies, and the loss of vestibular function were studied over time. There were large variations of hearing loss from case to case but, overall, the low were more affected than the high frequencies...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Katsarkas A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish whether lactoferrin (hLf) attached to Streptococcus pyogenes, one causative agent of acute pharyngotonsillitis (AT), during the course of the disease. Bacterial samples were obtained from the tonsillar surfaces of 7 patients (6 females, 1 male; median age 26 years; range 16-5...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Stenfors LE,Bye HM,Vorland LH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifty-five patients with complaints indicating acute sinusitis were examined and their symptoms and signs registered. The final diagnosis--maxillary sinus empyema versus not empyema--was established by means of antral aspiration. A computer-based analysis of clinical data demonstrated the significance ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Berg O,Carenfelt C

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00