Evaluation of the quality of life in adults with cochlear implants: As good as the healthy adults?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In pituitary macroadenomas with extensive suprasellar extension (SSE), suprasellar region can be approached by extending exposure either anteriorly by adding bone removal of the tuberculum sellae and planum sphenoidal or posteriorly from inside the sellar cavity through diaphragma sella. The later approach ha...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ismail M,Zidan W,Hamead K,Abdelhak B,Darwish M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute suppurative thyroiditis and thyroid abscess are rare. The finding of a sinus tract arising from the pyriform sinus in some cases highlights the possibility of a branchial apparatus origin. We present three case histories that include a left-sided lesion and radiologic or surgical-anatomic evidence of an internal...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Har-el G,Sasaki CT,Prager D,Krespi YP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goals of successful reconstructive surgery are to restore function and cosmesis; however, limitation of resources can become an important consideration in low-middle income countries. METHODS:We describe our experience using the submental island flap in two cases during a short-term surgical camp in Eas...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Clancy K,Huwyler C,Li S,Otiti J,Zender CA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare/benign condition of the synovial joint lining. It most commonly presents in the knee but has also been reported to occur in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Although there are several series reporting the use of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) for extremi...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Joshi K,Huang B,Scanga L,Buchman C,Chera BS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Determine the feasibility of a two-incision surgical approach to hypoglossal nerve stimulator implantation based on anatomic considerations. METHODS:Upper airway stimulation (UAS) using the Inspire system uses three implanted devices-the implantable pulse generator (IPG), stimulation lead and sensing ches...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Meleca JB,Kominsky AH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was done to determine the direct impact implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on patients with Head and Neck Cancer (HNCA) in states that chose to expand Medicaid compared to in states that did not, as well as assess whether this impact varied among different demographic groups. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Babu A,Wassef DW,Sangal NR,Goldrich D,Baredes S,Park RCW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboses in Trousseau's syndrome are typically confined to the vascular system of the extremities and viscera. The authors report a case of sequential bilateral internal and external jugular-vein thromboses secondary to this paraneoplastic hypercoagulable state. The etiologies of commonly encountered head and neck v...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Liu PG,Jacobs JB,Reede D

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perineural invasion of cranial nerves, including the facial nerve by squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, is a poor prognostic factor for recurrent disease and disease-specific mortality. We discuss 2 patients who presented to the Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery service with complete facial nerve paralysis and a ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Scurry WC Jr,Isaacson JE,Fedok FG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of the neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treatment of patients with advanced hypopharyngeal cancer, which is notorious for its poor prognosis and severe surgical morbidity with functional deficits. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Medical records of 62 patients with squamous cell ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Kim KH,Sung MW,Rhee CS,Koo JW,Koh TY,Lee DW,Heo DS,Park CI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CT temporal bone scans are often performed to aid in surgical planning and management of cholesteatomas. With improvements in the resolution of CT scans today, it is now possible to obtain more information from these scans than before. The aim of this study is to compare findings on high resolution CT (HRCT) ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ng JH,Zhang EZ,Soon SR,Tan VY,Tan TY,Mok PK,Yuen HW

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has licensed four Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccines for use in children. Haemophilus influenzae type B is by far the most common pathogen in childhood epiglottitis and it is hoped that with the introduction of the Hib vaccine that a corresponding decrease ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Keyser JS,Derkay CS

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoglycoside antibiotics are frequently employed in the treatment of serious infections caused by aerobic gram negative bacilli. The use of these potent antibacterial agents is limited by the risks of ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Aminoglycosides are excreted by glomerular filtration at a rate proportional to the ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Lerner SA,Matz GJ

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A regional random pattern flap is described which may be used to cover the mastoid area in cases in which the inferior auricle and adjacent tissue have been removed by trauma or surgery. The viability of this vascularized tissue offers a distinct advantage over skin grafting when protection of exposed facial nerve and...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Hoffman HT,Bolz EA

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies of B-cells immortalized by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) have shown that B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-2 (bcl-2) protein expression is upregulated by the EBV-latency-associated antigen, latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1). The same phenomenon has also been observed in epithelial cells in vitro. However, such corre...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Sarac S,Akyol MU,Kanbur B,Poyraz A,Akyol G,Yilmaz T,Sungur A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangioma rarely presents as an isolated middle ear lesion. Because congenital hemangiomas usually regress spontaneously, surgical excision is not always necessary. However, a hemangioma in the middle ear can be complicated by infection and hearing impairment. We present 2 cases to show contrasting management strateg...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Hecht DA,Jackson CG,Grundfast KM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endometrial small cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with an estimated prevalence of less than 1% of endometrial carcinomas. Endometrial small cell carcinoma is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage and has a poor prognosis. Although the most common presenting sign of ESCC is definitely ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Marioni G,Savastano M,Mattiello L,Koussis H,Carpenè S,Marino F,Staffieri A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OUTCOME OBJECTIVES:METHODS: Case Report, April 2016. RESULTS:A 27-year-old female presented with a three-week history of flu-like symptoms including sore throat, myalgia and insidious nasal congestion. Her hospital course was complicated by pancytopenia, extensive GI bleed of unknown origin and fever. Radiographic stu...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Meleca JB,Hanick A,Lamarre E,Bryson PC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify the role of the microflora of the nasopharynx and adenoids as causative factors of otitis media with effusion (OME), bacteriologic species in middle ear effusions (MEEs), nasopharyngeal smears, and adenoid tissues of children with OME were cultured. The change in the microflora of the nasopharynx a...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Tomonaga K,Kurono Y,Chaen T,Mogi G

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A 10-year-old girl presented to the Emergency Department with temporomandibular joint pain, malocclusion, and trismus after a bicycle accident. METHODS:CT of the temporal bones showed displacement of the right mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa with small intraparenchymal hemorrhage. The con...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Oberman B,Setabutr D,Goldenberg D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retrocochlear pathological findings may be suggested by findings on the brainstem response and acoustic sensorineural reflex (AR) tests. We describe the incidence of acoustic neuroma presenting as sudden hearing loss (SHL) and the effectiveness of the discrimination (DISC) test, the brainstem-evoked response, a...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Chaimoff M,Nageris BI,Sulkes J,Spitzer T,Kalmanowitz M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten guinea pigs were irradiated with 30 Gy of x-radiation. Five were killed on the eighth day after irradiation, and the remainder were killed at the sixteenth day after irradiation. At the time of death, examination was made of the ciliary activity and the fine structure of the middle ear mucosa. Serous effusion was ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ohashi Y,Nakai Y,Ikeoka H,Esaki Y,Koshimo H,Onoyama Y

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the result of transcanal tympanoplasty using Lyodura as a graft. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred thirty-seven patients with chronic suppurative otitis media with a dry perforation were considered for tympanoplasty. The transcanal permeatal approach was adopted. Lyodura as a ready-made graft was use...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Attallah MS,Zakzouk SM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The supracricoid laryngectomies (SCLs) are conservative surgical techniques for the treatment of selected laryngeal carcinomas. The advantage of SCL is that a permanent tracheostoma is not required, thus, maintaining the principal laryngeal functions. The aim of the study is to report objective, subjective, and...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Schindler A,Favero E,Nudo S,Albera R,Schindler O,Cavalot AL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cystic masses of the supraclavicular fossa (SCF) are uncommon. The diverse anatomical structures within the SCF create an extended differential diagnosis for any mass arising in the SCF. This study describes the presenting symptoms, radiologic findings, medical and surgical management, and posttreatment outcome...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Lin HW,Lister MT,Deschler DG

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of trisomy 18 in which temporal bone defects were limited to the inner ears are described. Several abnormalities were present that have not been described previously in this syndrome. The first case involved a 1-month-old female infant who died of congenital heart defects. Cochlear nerve fibers were absent o...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Wright CG,Brown OE,Meyerhoff WL,Rutledge JC

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the relationship between otitis media with effusion and thiol/disulfide homeostasis using a novel marker of oxidative stress. METHODS:The study group consisted of 30 patients (mean age 8.33 ± 3.30 years) with bilateral otitis media with effusion admitted to our hospital. The control group consi...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Şimşek E,Bicer CK,Mazlumoğlu MR,Kara SS,Erel O,Çarlıoğlu A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case is a single submandibular gland mumps viral infection patient without parotid gland involvement who developed complications of meningitis and orchitis. Since spontaneous remission is common in mumps viral infection, missing opportunities for exact diagnosis is frequent. As in this case, single submandibular ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Myung NS,Kim YJ,Kim YJ,Koo SK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Microvascular anastomosis is generally performed by attending surgeons or fellows, with published success rates >95%. Since otolaryngology residents do not typically perform microvascular anastomosis, it is unknown if they achieve similar results. The objective of this study is to determine the success rate a...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Patel UA,Lin AC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) is a condition of the inner ear wherein the temporal bone adjacent to the vestibular apparatus thins or erodes completely. It has no clear epidemiological predisposing factors that have been identified to date. Its diagnosis is made difficult by a clinical presentation that often ov...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Peress L,Telian SA,Srinivasan A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of our randomized, double-blind study was to compare the effectiveness of intratympanic (IT) dexamethasone versus high-dosage of betahistine in the treatment of patients with intractable unilateral Meniere disease (MD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty six patients with definite unilateral MD were ran...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Albu S,Chirtes F,Trombitas V,Nagy A,Marceanu L,Babighian G,Trabalzini F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00