abstract：:Three patients with complete sudden unilateral hearing loss suffered from delayed vertigo and presented a strong geotropic positional nystagmus during the evolution of their disease. Significant direction-fixed spontaneous nystagmus was absent, although two of the three patients had markedly decreased caloric response...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Böhmer A

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1973, 307 patients have been treated for Reinke's oedema in the ENT Department of the University of Marburg. A retrospective study from 1983 and observations up to 1989 investigated the aetiology and the prognosis of the disease. Two aetiological factors were found: smoking and voice abuse. Surgical treatment, s...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Fuchs B

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concluding from audiometrical practice using hearing aids unilaterally we could find an inactivity of the unused contralateral ear. We have investigated if it is possible to measure this inactivity by common psychoacoustic methods. We tested 92 persons with advanced combined hearing loss. We had to state that the inac...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Dieroff HG,Meissner W

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ENT symptoms due to disorders of the cervical spine are rarely caused by pathological lesions of the cervical spine that can be demonstrated by radiography, but are mostly caused by functional disorders of the upper cervical spine. They include: globus symptoms and dysphonia; pain syndromes in the head and neck; and o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Seifert K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of certain fundamental data for pathological hearing in children and its effects on speech development an attempt is made to summarise the most important considerations regarding the primary choice of a device and the subsequent procedures of fitting to optimise the benefits over a range of ages, from the...

journal_title：HNO

authors： von Wedel H,von Wedel UC,Zorowka P

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a transnasal insufflation test according to Blom and Singer on 27 laryngectomy patients as well as a speech communications test with the help of reverse speech audiometry, i.e. the post laryngectomy telephone test according to Zenner and Pfrang. The combined evaluation of both tests provided basic infor...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Böhme G,Clasen B

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific reaction pattern and associated response times in 84 patients were examined and analysed. A simplified computer simulation model was created to study the heat diffusion process during stimulation using this basic information. On the basis of the simulated diffusion times we attempted to identify those ana...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lothaller R,Schütz PW

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fibrin glues have been successful in many areas of surgery, they have not become fully established in nerve anastomosis, even in ENT surgery, an area where significant advantages were expected. As the fibrin clot dissolves prematurely, and dehiscences follow, antifibrinolytic substances must be added to the a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Herter T

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays the cochlear implant (CI) offers a new method of hearing, especially for deaf patients who do not benefit from conventional hearing aids. However, it may be difficult to get used to this kind of hearing advice. CI users have special problems in interpreting strange acoustic sensations and relating them to aud...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Bucher PO,Mathis A,Arnold W

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the effect of lysozyme on the nasal mucosa in a controlled double-blind in vivo study. The administration of non-pathogenic vaccine strains of living measles virus and of living Vivotif bacteria (attenuated Salmonella typhi) to 14 healthy subjects showed that lysozyme possesses a clear antimicrobial and anti...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Glück U

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioedema is characterized by subcutaneous or submucosal swelling, which often affects the lips, tongue and oral or pharyngeal sites. Laryngeal oedema can be potentially life-threatening. The pathogenesis of angioedema is thought to involve the release of histamine and other mediators with subsequent extravasation of...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Poniewierski M,Laubert A

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium phosphate ceramics have been proposed for obliteration of the mastoid cavity in middle ear surgery. To our knowledge no experimental data are available concerning the use of homologous fibrin glue associated with hydroxyapatite (HA) in animals. Obliteration of the epitympanic space and closure of defects in th...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Reck R,Bernal-Sprekelsen M

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promontory recordings of the cochlear microphonics (CM) after stimulation with 0.5, 1 and 2 kHz tone bursts at 120 dB SPL were performed on normal subjects and patients with various, levels of sensory hearing loss. A significant correlation was found between frequency-related CM amplitudes and the configuration of the...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Marangos N,Hesse G,Mausolf A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasal approach for operations of the maxillary sinus is becoming increasingly popular. The oral approach provides the best access for demonstration of the orbital floor, for ligation of the maxillary artery, for drainage of resistant rhinogenic sinusitis, and for removal of foreign bodies, tooth roots, dislocated ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Härle F

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretherapeutic staging is essential for the management of head and neck cancer. The diagnostic value of liver, brain and bone scanning was estimated by a retrospective study of 281 patients. Bone and liver scans are useful for detecting distant metastases from head and neck cancer. Brain scanning should be replaced by...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Brauneis J,Schröder M,Laskawi R,Wild L,Schicha H

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite various methods of investigation, there are few reports as to the normal values of nasal airway resistance. A total of 56 adult subjects free of any nasal disease underwent nasal airway resistance measurement using active anterior rhinomanometry according to the guidelines of the international committee on sta...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Gammert C,Hampl K,Herrmann P

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum vitamin A levels of 104 patients with head and neck cancer were analysed and compared with those of 74 normal subjects (standard values 1.1-3.7 micromol/l). Lower values of vitamin A (0.91 +/- 0.33-1.37 +/- 0.99) were found 2.4 times oftener in patients with stage III and IV disease. We were unable to determine ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Murr G,Kostelić F,Donkić-Pavicić I,Grdinić B,Subić N

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The forehead skin is an ideal material for nasal reconstruction. With the "oblique" forehead flap one can easily reconstruct even distal defects, as demonstrated by the case presented here. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： von Szalay L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurinomas of the hypoglossal nerve are rarely reported. In most cases these tumors are intracranial or sited at the skull base. Only a few solitary neurinomas of the twelfth cranial nerve have been reported. In most of these cases the tumors arose from the descending part of the nerve in the parapharyngeal space. We ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Attallah M,Maier H,Altmannsberger M

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients suffering from an acute inner ear disease were treated by a combination of acetylsalicylic acid (Micristin), an inhibitor of platelet aggregation, and meclofenoxate (Cerutil), a nootropic drug. The success rate in 26 patients with acute isolated unilateral vestibular disorder was 73% (69% with complete ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Weinaug P

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of 24 children suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) during the years 1974-1983 is reported. The diagnosis was delayed because of the primary tumor site and difficulty in examination. Cervical lymph node enlargement (83.3%) was the commonest presenting symptom. The diagnosis was usually conf...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Goumas P,Deftos C,Economidis J,Sissis T,Antonakopoulos C

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of chemodectoma of the larynx. A 70-year-old man underwent a laryngectomy in April 1984 for a tumor diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma but which postoperatively proved to be a chemodectoma. Ipsilateral cervical metastases appeared 2 years later and were removed by local excision. Shortly therea...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Bootz F,Helliwell TR,Gärtner HV

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guinea pig cochleae were prepared for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The lateral surface of the outer hair cells was studied first with secondary electrons. It was possible to find a network of tubular cisterns and long mitochondria stained by osmium immediately under the plasma membrane detected by backscattered...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Reiss G

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detailed evaluation of anatomy and pathology of the temporal bone requires imaging modalities that are superior to plain x-ray films. Conventional polytomography has today largely been replaced by high-resolution CT. High-resolution CT provides excellent demonstration of the delicate bony structures and provides s...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Haas JP,Kahle G

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In elderly patients an unilateral sensorineural hearing loss is frequently associated with a relatively more patent eustachian tube on the involved side. A simple method of investigation is observation under the operating microscope during tubal inflation by the patient. In right-handed patients the abnormally patent ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Heermann J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old woman presented with persistent headaches, vertigo, vomiting and transient periods of unconsciousness. Examination revealed a spheno-nasopharyngeal encephalocele lying between the ethmoid bone and the sphenoid sinus. It was possible to push the prolapse gently back by a transmaxillary procedure and to cl...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kastellis G

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-operative information about cochlear mechanical function is a pre-requisite for intra-cochlear implants. In more than 300 pre-operative examinations we demonstrated cochlear microphonics in many patients suffering from complete inner ear deafness; we interpret this phenomenon as evidence of mechanical function of ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hesse G

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failed intubation in three patients is reported. All three patients suffered sudden, extreme impaired of mask-ventilation. Twice a coniotomy with subsequent tracheostomy proved to be life saving and without permanent injury. In the other patient tracheostomy had been attempted without success, and subsequent, successf...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steinert R,Lüllwitz E

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstructive middle ear surgery was introduced in the early fifties. Kley was one of the first to investigate the applicability of grafts and the functional restoration of the middle ear transformer. He also practiced a combined approach with anterior tympanoplasty and posterior mastoidectomy. On the occasion of his...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wigand ME

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since December 1984 303 patients have undergone examination in our Multidisciplinary Consultation Service for Swallowing Disorders; 117 of them were suffering from typical globus symptoms. We were able to increase the yield of detection of organic lesions by use of the technique of 35 mm film cineradiography with a ra...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hannig C,Wuttge-Hannig A,Bockmeyer M

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a few psychological papers deal with functional dysphonia. Even fewer empirical studies are concerned with the importance of variations in personality and neurotic behavioural patterns that are typical of functional dysphonia. The enumeration of other functional disorders is important. We suggest that difficultie...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Winkler F

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of Ca2+ antagonists in acoustic trauma was evaluated by morphometric analysis of the guinea pig cochlea. Damage to the outer and inner hair cells was significantly reduced. Ca2+ antagonists may exert a beneficial influence on the cellular membrane of the sensory cell or on the cochlear vasculatur...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Mann W,Pilgramm M,Löhle E,Beck C

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting on the 1st of January 1987, the 4th edition of the UICC classification of the TNM-system is to be applied. Only slight changes have been made in the rules for the larynx and the skin, whereas the classification of the nodal status has undergone a more profound change. New rules have been established for the c...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schwab W,Clasen B,Steinhoff HJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From Dec. 1980 to May 1984 26 patients with inoperable carcinomas of oral cavity, oropharynx and hypopharynx, were treated by us by a primary systemic chemotherapy. At all there were 95 patients with carcinoma of oral cavity, oropharynx, and hypopharynx, among these in 62 cases primary surgery was possible. In seven c...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Rohrmeier M,Langnickel R,Hilpert P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As in cardio-vascular diseases certain risk factors are held responsible for the genesis of inner ear affections. We thoroughly examined 205 patients, suffering from various kinds of internal ear disorders. Examinations included audiometric tests, medical, neurological and ophthalomological consultations and laborator...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hesse G,Hesch RD

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden deafness is not a disease in itself. Unilateral impairment of inner ear function of acute onset is a symptom of unknown origin. Recent results of basic science and clinical research favour an alteration of physiological properties and/or a variety of different diseases as a cause of this inner ear dysfunction. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steinert R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroneal muscular atrophy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth-disease) is a hereditary disease of the peripheral motor and sensory neurons. In most patients the distal extremities are affected but involvement of the cranial nerves has also been described. We describe a 58 year old patient suffering from this disease accompanied by b...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Laubert A

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two tracheo-oesophageal fistulae due to intubation were closed by a mucoperichondrial graft taken from the nasal septum. The edges of the fistula were closed by suturing the oesophageal muscles and the graft was then used for cover. The graft was fixed to the edges of the tracheal mucosa ensuring that the cilia of the...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Szmeja Z

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 10 patients undergoing pharyngo-laryngectomy in whom the pharyngeal defect was reconstructed with a free jejunal graft. This method is technically demanding. The advantages are excellent healing due to the excellent blood supply of the edges of the graft, and the almost unlimited supply of jejunum. The use o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Wicke W,Ehrenberger K,Grasl MC,Swoboda H,Piza H,Roka R

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of tubal dysfunction on the osseous structures of the temporal bone of the guinea pig was studied in nondecalcified acrylic embedded tissue. There was a new formation of bone in stages depending on the duration and intensity of the controlled reduced pressure in the bulla which was checked by tympanometr...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hörmann K

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00