abstract：:Zygomatic hemangioma is an extremely rare, benign, slow-growing tumor occurring mostly in adult women. The radiologic findings are diagnostic. Total excision of the tumor with primary reconstruction of the defect is the preferred treatment modality. We present a case of zygomatic hemangioma and a brief review of the l...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Koybasi S,Saydam L,Kutluay L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed a series of 45 patients affected by nontuberculous mycobacterial adenitis of the neck observed in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Institute of S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital-Bologna over a 20-year period between 1981 and 2001. The mean age was 5.5 years. Patients were tested by using the differential Mantoux test, ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Saggese D,Compadretti GC,Burnelli R

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The standard treatment for patients with early glottic carcinoma in Israel has been radiotherapy. In recent years, encouraging results with laryngo-microscopic carbon dioxide laser surgery as a treatment for early glottic carcinoma has changed our treatment strategy. We conducted a retrospective study to invest...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Shvero J,Koren R,Zohar L,Hadar T,Marshak G,Gal R,Feinmesser R,Segal K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharyngocutaneous fistulization is a dreaded and devastating complication of laryngectomy. Although the specific risk factors are controversial, a history of prior radiation therapy has generally been accepted to be a major risk factor for developing this complication. We present a case of a postlaryngectomy pharyngoc...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Wiseman S,Hicks W Jr,Loree T,Al-kasspooles M,Rigual N

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose dexamethasone sodium phosphate (5 mg) on the prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting after tympanomastoid surgery. Tropisetron hydrochloride (2 mg) and saline were used as controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred twenty patients (n = 40 in each of 3 g...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Wang JJ,Wang PC,Liu YH,Chien CC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To discuss the presentation of localized amyloidosis affecting the nasopharynx and discuss the management options. Amyloidosis in the head and neck is a rare and benign condition that usually takes the form of localized amyloidosis. Because systemic amyloidosis markedly shortens life expectancy owing to its inv...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Patel A,Pambuccian S,Maisel R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is a systemic disease and its occurrence in the larynx and in the oral cavity is well-documented in the literature. Tuberculosis of the larynx involves mainly the vocal folds and the ventricular band and is associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in 80% of cases. Isolated epiglottic tuberculosis has rarely...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Galli J,Nardi C,Contucci AM,Cadoni G,Lauriola L,Fantoni M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify potential risk factors for neonatal hearing loss that are not included in the current variables recognized by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH). METHODS:A series of consecutively born neonates with risk factors for hearing loss based on the 1994 JCIH registry were screened prospective...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Kountakis SE,Skoulas I,Phillips D,Chang CY

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic thyroid is a rare developmental anomaly. It can be found anywhere between the foramen cecum and the normal position of the thyroid gland. Massive bleeding from an ectopic lingual thyroid is unusual and occasionally fatal. We present a case of a 22-year-old woman who had a large mass at the base of the tongue f...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Chiu TT,Su CY,Hwang CF,Chien CY,Eng HL

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcoma of the paranasal sinuses is uncommon and has an aggressive clinical behavior. Only 28 cases have been described in the literature, and, of these, only 3 patients treated with surgery had a disease-free survival. In this report, we describe the clinical history of a 57-year-old woman with a leiomyosarcom...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Fusconi M,Magliulo G,Della Rocca C,Marcotullio D,Suriano M,de Vincentiis M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic chronic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Although it most commonly affects African-Americans, Scandinavians, and the Irish, individuals of all races and ethnicities are susceptible. The otolaryngologist will most frequently encounter sarcoidosis involving the sinonasal region; howev...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Kay DJ,Saffra N,Har-El G

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:We report the use of potassium titanyl phosphate laser-assisted tympanoplasty in amputations of the malleus and incus in 2 patients with cholesteatoma medial to those ossicles that had not destroyed the ossicular chain continuity. In both cases, the laser successfully removed portions of the ossicles to allow removal ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Nishizaki K,Yuen K,Ogawa T,Nomiya S,Okano M,Fukushima K

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：OBJECTIVE:To present morphologic evidence of viral-induced vestibular nerve pathology in Menière's Disease (MD). MATERIAL STUDIED: Twelve temporal bones (TB) from 8 patients with the clinical symptoms of MD. RESULTS:There was endolymphatic hydrops (EH) and perilymphatic fibrosis in 10 of the 12 TB from MD patients. Of...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Gacek RR,Gacek MR

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Denis Burkitt pioneered the association of viruses and cancer in humans with his observations of lymphomatous tumors in children in equatorial Africa. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a human B lymphotrophic herpes virus, is strongly associated with undifferentiated carcinoma of the nasopharynx and African-type Burkitt's...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Goldenberg D,Golz A,Netzer A,Rosenblatt E,Rachmiel A,Goldenberg RF,Joachims HZ

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localized amyloidosis in the head and neck is a rare and benign disease. Larynx is the most common site of involvement and accounts for 0.2% to 1.5% of benign laryngeal tumors. The oral cavity and pharynx may also be involved in localized amyloidosis of the head and neck. There are only 7 cases of localized nasopharyn...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Pang KP,Chee LW,Busmanis I

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy is a rare condition that is most commonly found within the head and neck regions. We present a 4-month-old boy with a melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy of his maxilla. Because of the fairly high recurrence rate, the operating microscope was used after surgical excisi...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Carnevale GG,Mortelliti AJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our study goal was to identify clinical factors associated with, and that might predict, treatment outcome for patients with an isolated cervical recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma in the previously treated neck (ICR-PTN). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed all patients with noncutaneous head and neck squamo...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Krol BJ,Righi PD,Weisberger EC,Smith RM,Wynne M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchronous appearance of 2 different malignancies in one patient is a rare phenomenon. We describe our experience of 2 patients with synchronous malignancies of the testis and thyroid gland, and of a third patient who developed a thyroid neoplasm unrelated to recent treatment for a germ cell tumor. The medical record...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ayoub JP,Amato RJ,Chiu A,Sellin RV,Weber RS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioid analgesics play an important part in the interdisciplinary management of head and neck cancer patients. Acute pain during the initial treatment period and chronic pain after treatment may be undertreated by head and neck surgeons because of unwarranted fear of the opioid side effects and toxicities. Properly us...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Thompson AR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Deep neck infections may be lethal if life-threatening complications occur, especially in immunocompromised hosts such as diabetic patients. This study was undertaken to better define the clinical features and prognosis of deep neck infections in the diabetic patients with special emphasis on the use of empiric...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Chen MK,Wen YS,Chang CC,Lee HS,Huang MT,Hsiao HC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A case-control study was done to confirm the higher prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among sickle cell patients (HbSS) from southern Brazil. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-eight patients and 28 matched normal controls were studied. Besides complete anamneses and physical otolaryngological examinati...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Piltcher O,Cigana L,Friedriech J,Ribeiro FA,da Costa SS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A choristoma is a nonneoplastic proliferation of histologically normal tissue that forms at an abnormal site. It is extremely uncommon in the middle ear space. It appears to be a developmental abnormality and may be associated with abnormalities of adjacent structures. It usually occurs with unilateral conductive hear...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ha SL,Shin JE,Yoon TH

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantify the incidence of ear disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a descriptive case series of HIV-positive patients, with data collected using an otologic questionnaire. otologic examination, audiologic evaluation, and chart review. The study ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Chandrasekhar SS,Connelly PE,Brahmbhatt SS,Shah CS,Kloser PC,Baredes S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:(1) To detect the presence of residual mesenchyme in temporal bones of adults and children above 5 years of age; (2) to evaluate its regression with increasing age, and; (3) to detect pathologic conditions associated with the presence of unresolved mesenchyme. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We examined 1,404 human temp...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Jaisinghani VJ,Paparella MM,Schachern PA,Schneider DS,Le CT

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlebectasia is an abnormal dilatation of an isolated vein, may affect any vein, and is usually asymptomatic. When the internal jugular vein is involved, it presents as a cervical swelling that can mimic the signs of either pharyngocele or a laryngocele and, because of its rarity, is frequently misdiagnosed. We descri...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Lubianca-Neto JF,Mauri M,Prati C

更新日期：1999-11-01 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: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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of HLA typing in patients with otosclerosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We used a prospective study in which HLA typing of 100 surgically confirmed otosclerosis patients were compared with age and sex matched normal individuals. RESULTS:HLA-A3, HLA-A9, HLA-A1...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Singhal SK,Mann SB,Datta U,Panda NK,Gupta AK

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the activities of inner ear melanin in patients with pigment variations and disorders. Our purpose was to find evidence on the effects of melanin-containing cells by measuring the high-frequency threshold and the latency of stapes reflex in patients with vitiligo. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-nin...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Ardiç FN,Aktan S,Kara CO,Sanli B

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To find a correlation between increasing levels of serum bilirubin and auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and to find the use of ABR as a bilirubin neurotoxicity marker. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A prospective study of 60 neonates in which ABR of hyperbilirubinemic neonates was compared with the normal neonates. Al...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Gupta AK,Mann SB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to evaluate whether cartilage reconstruction of scutal wall defects diminishes retraction pocket and recurrent cholesteatoma, as compared with no cartilage reconstruction of the scutal defect. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective chart review from 1980 to 1993 was performed on all pat...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Weber PC,Gantz BJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Facial nerve monitoring is often used to predict postoperative facial function after acoustic neuroma tumor removal. In this study, three methods of predicting facial nerve function were compared. These methods used various parameters of the evoked electromyographic monitoring. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-fou...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Magliulo G,Zardo F

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between facial cephalometric measures and response to uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis of skeletal cephalometric measures obtained from a consecutive sample of 43 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) who underwent body m...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Woodson BT,Conley SF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A murine model of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was used to determine the role of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites in the growth of SCC of the head and neck. MATERIALS AND METHODS:C3H/HeJ mice bearing SCC (SCC VII) were treated with cyclooxygenase inhibitors (piroxicam and nabumetone) or a 5-lipoxygenase inhi...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Scioscia KA,Snyderman CH,Rueger R,Reddy J,D'Amico F,Comsa S,Collins B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study presents our experience with 728 patients treated in our department for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma between 1954-1994. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The retrospective evaluation of the prognostic implications of the clinical and pathological findings was performed. Age, sex, histological variants,...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Segal K,Raveh E,Lubin E,Abraham A,Shvero J,Feinmesser R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tracheostomy is commonly used to provide control of the upper airway in pediatric patients. The traditional approach, which uses a midline vertical incision in the anterior tracheal wall, is associated with relatively high rates of complications when it is used on a long-term basis. Alternative approaches, such...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Rhee CK,Miller FR,Tucker HM,Eliachar I

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of the endoscopic intranasal excision of chondromyxoid fibroma as an outgrowth of the ethmoid bone is reported. This case appears to represent the second reported type of recurrence of CMF in the head and neck area and the second type of CMF originating in the ethmoid. ...

journal_title：American journal of otolaryngology

authors： Isenberg SF

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00