Observations on the structure and the biomechanics of the cricothyroid articulation.

abstract：:Middle ear lesions were produced in chinchillas by introducing fascia, Gelfoam, silastic or a combination of these materials into the labyrinthine and mastoid bullae. After 1-2 months, conventional 226 Hz and multifrequency tympanometry (MFT) were performed and the animals were sacrificed for histopathological analysi...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Margolis RH,Schachern PL,Fulton S

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study further assessed the role of the endolymphatic sac (E.S.) in the generation of inner ear immune responses. Guinea pigs underwent unilateral endolymphatic sac obliteration (Rt) and the opposite ears (Lt) served as controls. The animals were then systemi-cally sensitized to KLII and both inner ears wer...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Tomiyama S,Harris JP

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transitional zone of the saccule and the utricle--has been studied by transmission electron microscope in rats, days before birth. A noticeable secretory activity has been observed in their cells as well as the presence of inorganic spicular bodies that have also been observed in the lumen, some of them integrated...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ciges M,Campos A,Revelles F

更新日期：1983-05-01 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：CONCLUSION:Vestibular disturbance is frequent, but mild even immediately after stapes surgery. Vestibular symptoms improved or disappeared quickly, and they did not correlate with nystagmus. Outpatient stapes surgery performed under local anaesthesia is a feasible approach. OBJECTIVE:Vestibular symptoms are common and...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hirvonen TP,Aalto H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic otitis media (COM) were divided into two groups, one to be given Cephalexin (CEX) orally and the other to be given CEX ear drops locally. The counts of viable bacteria in otorrheal samples collected before and after CEX administration were determined. The incidence of decrease in the count of bac...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sugiyama M,Tanabe K,Chang KC,Nakai Y

更新日期：1981-09-01 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：:The feasibility of furosemide test for the detection of endolymphatic hydrops has previously been discussed (Authors, 1973, 1975). The glycerol test also has been reported as being effective for the same purpose but only in Meniere patients with fluctuating hearing loss (Klockhoff & Lindblom, 1966). In 48 patients wit...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Futaki T,Kitahara M,Morimoto M

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was carried out on repeated audio-vestibular examinations in 53 patients with unilateral Meniere's disease, between the vertiginous spells. Most patients showed no change in the caloric response reduction of the afflicted ear in the subsequent tests compared with the first one. These patients had...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hulshof JH,Baarsma EA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The occult metastasis rate for T2 oral cancer can be reduced by ultrasonography (US). Also, the late metastasis rate is considered to be reduced by combining US with frozen section biopsy (FSB) during supraomohyoid neck dissection (SOHND). OBJECTIVES:Early oral cancer has been reported to show occult metast...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lee K,Nishikawa S,Yoshimura K,Kawata R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this paper we test the concept of combining electrical stimulation for high-frequency sound with acoustic hearing for low-frequency information in the same ear. In addition, we test whether residual hearing can be preserved when an electrode is placed up to 10 mm into the inner ear, and whether the site o...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gantz BJ,Turner C

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze the safety and effectiveness of a new cochlear implant (CI) system developed in China, the Nurotron Venus device. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Fifteen post-lingually deafened patients received Nurotron Venus CIs in our hospital. The safety and effectiveness of the devices were ev...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Li J,Ji F,Chen W,Zhao H,Han D,Yang S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:The incidence rate of hypothyroidism after treatment for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer is high, especially after combination treatment. An association between hypothyroidism and autoantibodies was found. OBJECTIVES:The incidences of hypothyroidism and autoantibodies were assessed retrospectively in 1...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lo Galbo AM,de Bree R,Kuik DJ,Lips PT,Mary B,Von Blomberg E,Langendijk JA,Leemans CR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reserpine (2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg, i.p.), an adrenergic blocker, was administered to normal guinea pigs, and samples of serum, CSF, scala tympani perilymph, scala vestibuli perilymph and cochlear endolymph were collected. The concentrations of Na and K in these fluids were then assessed to observe electrolyte distributi...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kanoh N,Makimoto K

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T lymphocytes from tonsil (To) and peripheral blood (PB) of 4 tonsillectomized children were subjected to clonal expansion with PHA in order to analyze at single cell level their cytolytic activity and their ability to produce interleukins such as IL-2, IFN-gamma and IL-4. Analyzing all T-cell clones (CD4+ and CD8+) o...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gallo O,De Carli M,Gallina E,Toccafondi G,Romagnani S,Del Prete G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the capability of indirect computed tomography and magnetic resonance lymphography (CT/MR-LG) with gadolinium-loaded, polyethylenimine-entrapped gold nanoprobes (Gd-Au PENPs) for assessing lingual sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in a tongue VX2 carcinoma model. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventee...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yang Y,Zhou B,Zhou J,Shi X,Sha Y,Wu H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme would not appear to be constitutively expressed in human perilymph while it is always induced in the perilymph of patients affected by sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The COX-2 isoform may be involved in hearing loss and, therefore, pathological states of the inner ear sh...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Attanasio G,Viccaro M,Covelli E,De seta E,Minni A,Pizzoli F,Filipo R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our results suggest that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) may play an important role in the progression of hypopharyngeal cancer. OBJECTIVE:HGF, a potent stimulator of hepatocyte growth, stimulates the motility, invasiveness, proliferation and morphogenesis of epithelium and may be involved in physiologic and...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kim CH,Moon SK,Bae JH,Lee JH,Han JH,Kim K,Choi EC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:The findings of this study demonstrated that the wait-and-watch strategy for neck metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of oral tongue is a reliable option and that salvage by surgical treatment is effective. However, younger patients should be closely monitored for recurrence. Adjuvant therapy may ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yuasa-Nakagawa K,Shibuya H,Yoshimura R,Miura M,Watanabe H,Kishimoto S,Omura K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The data suggest that histamine up-regulates MUC2 gene regulation and mucin production in airway epithelial cells through histamine 1 receptor (H1R). Histamine appears to play an important role in the early phase of mucin regulation, which might be effectively blocked by an H1R antagonist. OBJECTIVE:Histami...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kim HM,Lee CH,Rhee CS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transtympanic electrocochleography (TT ECoG) was conducted in 61 patients (61 ears) with the clinical diagnosis of Meniere's disease and 15 patients (21 ears) with cochlear hearing loss of other aetiologies to assess the ability of the method to separate different cochlear disorders. The click-evoked summation potenti...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sass K

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：CONCLUSION:The incidence of new cases of Meniere's disease (MD) in elderly patients aged 60 years or more was found to have increased over time after correction for age distribution in the overall population. Job- and care-related fatigue may be involved in the recent increase in elderly-onset cases because physical an...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Shojaku H,Watanabe Y,Yagi T,Takahashi M,Takeda T,Ikezono T,Ito J,Kubo T,Suzuki M,Takumida M,Takeda N,Furuya N,Yamashita H,Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Research Committee of Japan.

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Proteomic analysis with 2D electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) may be a powerful tool for identifying and characterizing the specific proteins relating to the pathogenesis of some diseases, including cholesteatoma. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kim JL,Jung HH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). METHODS:Clinical data including the symptom of vertigo of 149 SSHL patients were investigated retrospectively. Pure tone audiometry, ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic pot...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Niu X,Zhang Y,Zhang Q,Xu X,Han P,Cheng Y,Gao Y,Zhang R,Yang Y,Chen Z,Hu J,Chen Y,Xu M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study on the anatomy of the human facial nerve is based on the results of a series of gross dissections, and histological and electro-diagnostic examinations. From our findings it follows that there is a definite spatial orientation of the peripheral branches in the facial nerve trunk. The results of the m...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Podvinec M,Pfaltz CR

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin and gentamicin are two ototoxicants that are supposed to be transported by the paracellar route, i.e. via cellular junctions, to the perilymphatic compartment. This study was initiated to test the hypothesis that susceptive variation of individuals to ototoxic drugs may be explained by variability in transpo...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Laurell G,Viberg A,Teixeira M,Sterkers O,Ferrary E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple patches of atrophy have been reported in the stria vascularis (SV) in elderly persons with presbycusis The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between sensorineural hearing loss and this strial condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We established a new animal model comprising two small l...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Takeshita T,Iwasaki S,Nagura M,Watanabe T,Umemura K,Hoshino T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acoustic rhinometry (AR) evaluates the geometry of the nasal cavity by measuring the minimum cross-sectional area (MCA) and nasal volume (V) by means of acoustic reflection. Understanding the normal and pathologic conditions of the internal nasal cavity using AR is important in the diagnosis of structural abnormalitie...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Huang ZL,Wang DY,Zhang PC,Dong F,Yeoh KH

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgery of the facial nerve has resulted in a great progress by regaining, thanks to its various techniques, not only the voluntary movements of the face but in addition also the emotional expressive motility. It has become evident, however, that one disadvantage is always unavoidable even in the most subtle reco...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Miehlke A,Stennert E

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00