Posture and nasal geometry.

abstract：:ESS is a form of minimal access surgery that includes different tasks and manoeuvres requiring sophisticated psychomotor coordination with varying levels of force application. The avoidance of complications is partially dependent upon reducing surgical force application when operating against vital barriers such as th...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： White PS,Nassif R,Saleh H,Drew T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The balloon catheter has been used for a decade to dilate paranasal sinus outflow tracts. The question is: how wide and how durable is the dilation of drainage pathways in patients in long-term observations after this procedure? OBJECTIVE:The objective of our study was to observe the changes occurring in th...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Szczygielski K,Galusza B,Rapiejko P,Klopotek M,Jurkiewicz D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of House Brackmann and Yanagihara grading were compared with electroneurographic (ENoG) data in 30 consecutive patients with Bell's palsy. The examinations were made on mean days 11, 36 and 99. Twenty-four patients had a favourable outcome (Yanagihara > or = 36 at three months). Based on our observations, ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Engström M,Jonsson L,Grindlund M,Stålberg E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Given the phonetic balancing across lists and the validation with spectrally degraded speech, the present Mandarin disyllable recognition test (DRT) materials may be useful for assessing speech performance of Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant (CI) users. If combined with the previously developed sentence ma...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhu M,Wang X,Fu QJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Otolith organs input influences the axis of horizontal semicircular canal ocular reflex; therefore, the plane of compensatory eye movements induced by the horizontal canal stimulation is not always parallel to the canal. OBJECTIVE:To clarify whether horizontal canal ocular reflex is influenced by otolith or...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ichijo H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate properties of laryngeal secretion and secretory activity of IgA in the larynx. Laryngeal secretions were collected by adsorption method on filter paper during laryngomicrosurgery from 20 patients having an inflammatory lesion in the larynx. Contents of IgG, IgA, IgE, secretory co...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Mogi G,Watanabe N,Maeda S,Umehara T

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Patients with post-lingual deafness should not be excluded from cochlear implantation (CI) on the basis of duration of deafness. We found that the prognosis was favorable in patients who developed deafness after adolescence, even in those with extremely long-term deafness. OBJECTIVES:CI is an effective trea...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Moon IS,Park S,Kim HN,Lee WS,Kim SH,Kim JH,Choi JY

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascularization between vestibular schwannomas and the adjacent eighth cranial nerve was examined in order to elucidate the angiogenic effect of these tumours. Specimens from 12 patients were examined by light microscopy and immunohistochemistry (series 1), while specimens from another 17 patients were examined by lig...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Matsunaga T,Kanzaki J,Hosoda Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to assess the contributions of various cranial nerve nuclei to the short latency vestibular evoked potentials (VsEPs) in cat. The following nuclei were investigated: vestibular nuclei, and 3rd, 6th and 10th cranial nerve nuclei. In unilateral labyrinthectomized cats, suboccipital craniecto...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Elidan J,Li G,Sohmer H

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:MCT is a useful tool to pre-operatively determine whether internal nasal valve (INV) narrowing affects a nasal obstruction. Functional rhinoplasty seemed to produce better results than septoplasty in Asian patients with a nasal obstruction, due to INV narrowing. OBJECTIVE:This study compared pre-operative m...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kwun C,Yang CW,Kim SW,Lee KH

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：CONCLUSION:Surgery remains the preferred option for large vestibular schwannoma (VS). The presence of unpredictable intraoperative difficulties may convince the operator to suspend the surgery to avoid risks to patient life. Additional surgeries may be mandatory and are better performed using a transcochlear approach. ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kunimoto Y,Lauda L,Falcioni M,Taibah A,Hasegawa K,Sanna M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells can die by two distinct pathways: apoptosis and necrosis. To explore whether intense noise can induce hair cell (HC) death via the apoptotic pathway, we systematically examined morphological changes in guinea pig cochlear HC nuclei stained with Hoechst 33342, a fluorescent dye specifically labelling the nuclear ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hu BH,Guo W,Wang PY,Henderson D,Jiang SC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study combined ultrastructural and statistical methods to learn the effects of weightlessness on rat utricular maculae. A principle aim was to determine whether weightlessness chiefly affects ribbon synapses of type II cells, since the cells communicate predominantly with branches of primary vestibular afferent e...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ross MD

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well documented that quinine induces reversible hearing loss and tinnitus. The purpose in this study was to induce a quinine hearing loss and to investigate if verapamil, a Ca2+ channel antagonist of L-type might affect the response. Pigmented guinea pigs (n = 24) were anaesthetized by atropine. Hypnorm and mida...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Jäger W,Idrizbegovic E,Karlsson KK,Alván G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantitatively analyze modifications of the paratubal muscles in developing Wistar rats following nasal obstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-four Wistar rats were used. Twelve were examined at 6, 8 and 12 weeks after birth and were considered normal controls. The nostrils of the remaining 12 rats were...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Scarano E,Fetoni AR,Picciotti P,Cadoni G,Galli J,Paludetti G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The results support that chronic electromagnetic field exposure may cause damage by leading to neuronal degeneration of the auditory system. OBJECTIVES:Numerous researches have been done about the risks of exposure to the electromagnetic fields that occur during the use of these devices, especially the effe...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Özgür A,Tümkaya L,Terzi S,Kalkan Y,Erdivanlı ÖÇ,Dursun E

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant laryngeal tumours with spindle-cell morphology are relatively rare. Differential diagnosis of spindle-cell carcinoma, leiomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, malignant melanoma and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour may be particularly difficult. Ambiguous and indeterminate diagnoses are also possib...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Marioni G,Bottin R,Staffieri A,Altavilla G

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：CONCLUSION:It is thought that oxidative stress may be the major cause of the increase in the oxide thiol form in the study group. The relationship between oxidative stress status and dynamic thiol/disulphide in nasal polyposis now needs to be investigated. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relat...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Şimşek E,Erel O,Bicer CK,Çarlıoğlu A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Our preliminary results indicate that mastoidectomy by reconstruction of the posterior wall and obliteration (MAPRO) avoided the disadvantages of a canal-wall-down mastoidectomy. MAPRO effectively prevented cholesteatoma recurrence, provided an excellent basis for hearing restoration, and was generally wate...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kronenberg J,Shapira Y,Migirov L

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The results suggested mercury (Hg)-induced anomalies in the brainstem-mediated acoustic stapedius muscle reflex in children. OBJECTIVES:Hg exposure has been associated with hearing impairment and brainstem anomalies. Acoustic stapedius reflex (ASR) thresholds, growth functions, decay/adaptation times, and b...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Counter SA,Buchanan LH,Ortega F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our results suggest that patients with migraine or tension-type headache have subclinical deviations of the subjective visual vertical, which may be associated with their subjective imbalance. OBJECTIVES:Patients affected by migraine or tension-type headache often complain of unsteadiness. However, they rar...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Asai M,Aoki M,Hayashi H,Yamada N,Mizuta K,Ito Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：CONCLUSIONS:Increased expression of Dicer may be a prognostic biomarker for patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have shown that many microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the development and progression of human cancers. Dicer, one of the most important enzymes of t...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gao C,Li X,Tong B,Wu K,Liu Y,Anniko M,Duan M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasal airways of 94 healthy term infants (37-42 weeks gestational age) were examined by continuous wide-band noise acoustic rhinometry under standardized conditions on the second or third day postpartum. Validation of the flexible infant probe on tubular plastic models with dimensions similar to the nasal cavity o...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Djupesland PG,Lyholm B

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:This study showed that macrophages, B cells, and T cells occurred at different frequencies, localizations, and times after acute laser tympanic membrane perforation. Immunological cells were most prevalent in the proliferative mass adjacent to the annulus region. The cellular immunological response in fresh...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Tahar Aissa J,Hultcrantz M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to facilitate surgery for spasmodic dysphonia, i.e. type 2 thyroplasty, a device was designed to fix the incised edges of the thyroid cartilage firmly. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Various types and sizes of titanium bridge were developed for clinical use. RESULTS:The results of surgery for spasmodic dysph...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Isshiki N,Yamamoto I,Fukagai S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1967-1985, 95 primary tracheal carcinomas occurred in Finland. The mean annual incidence rate was one per one million inhabitants, the male:female ratio being 7:3. There was a significant increase of the disease by increasing age with the exception of 70-79 years. The most common location was the low...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Manninen MP,Antila PJ,Pukander JS,Karma PH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In precollicular decerebrate cats, activation of limb extensors during side-down roll tilt of the animal depends on both an increased discharge of excitatory vestibulospinal neurons and a reduced discharge of inhibitory medullary reticulospinal (mRS) neurons. These inhibitory neurons are tonically excited by a choline...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Pompeiano O,Stampacchia G,Horn E,d'Ascanio P

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00