abstract：:The role of cVEMPs and vHIT in the evaluation of otosclerosis and its eventual vestibular impairment: preliminary findings. OBJECTIVES:Otosclerosis is one of the most common causes of hearing loss in adults, with a prevalence of 0.3% to 0.4% in Caucasians. Vestibular symptoms may occur, with an incidence ranging betw...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Catalano N,Cammaroto G,Galletti B,Freni F,Nicita RA,Azielli C,Galletti F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior Inferior cerebellar artery infarction misdiagnosed as inner ear disease. OBJECTIVE:The clinical >resentation of anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) infarction may mimic that of inner ear disease. lethodology: This report presents two patients with cerebellar artery infarction initially misdiagnosed wi...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Yoshida T,Ikemiyagi Y,Ikemiyagi F,Tamura Y,Suzuki M,Tsuyusaki Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction chemotherapy followed by supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEF) in T3NO arytenoid fixation-related glottic cancer. OBJECTIVE:Arytenoid fixation in the larynx has been considered a contraindication for performing organ preservation surgery (OPS). We present a retrospect...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Luna-Oritz K,Villavicencio-Valencia V,Rodriguez-Falconi A,Alvarez-Avitia M,Granados-Garcia M,Cano-Valdez AM,Peteuil N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Face and neck: airway and sensorial capacities. For the assessment and the management of face and neck trauma knowledge of the neuro-anatomy and physiology of the ear, nose, throat (ENT) and head and neck (HN) region and structures is essential, as this area is particularly vulnerable to injury. Indeed, the complex an...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Kastoer C,Leach R,Vanderveken O

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute external ear lesions: clinical aspects, assessment and management. We reviewed the literature concerning the assessment and the management of the external ear traumas, which is not very rich. Nevertheless, we outlined the practical attitudes in the four major conditions met: the auricular haematoma, the auricula...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Thill MP,Horoi M,Ostermann K,Depuydt C,Deschamps M,Ducène C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A congenital dacryocystocele with an intranasal cyst is an uncommon lesion that is usually treated by ophthalmologists, although sometimes an otorhinolaryngologist is consulted first because of nasal obstruction. The nasal cavity is narrow in newborns and can easily be obstructed, even by small lesions. Prolapse or ex...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Durmaz A,Yildizoğlu Ü,Arslan F,Uysal Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Asymmetric tonsillar hypertrophy is a condition, confirmed by physical examination, that can be found in every age group. The aim of this study was to compare each tonsil through macroscopic and microscopic assessment of specimens and reveal the reasons that cause one tonsil to grow more than the other. MET...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Hanege FM,Acar GO,Tekin M,Ozkanli S,Saygi HI

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinonasal adenocarcinomas are rare tumours, with three subtypes. They are mostly low-grade tumours, although they can also be aggressive. In this case report, we describe a 34-year-old patient with sinonasal adenocarcinomas. Within his nasal cavity was found an irregular mass. Given the intratumoral calcification and ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Kurt B,Celik E,Inan K,Durmaz A,Kutlay M,Gunhan O

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex intubation, cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy. Successful management of a difficult airway begins with recognizing the potential problem. When the patient cannot breathe spontaneously, oxygenation and ventilation should start first with bag-valve ventilation, with or without an airway adjunct such as a Mayo cannu...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Leach R,Hachimi Idrissi S,Meulemans J,Monsieurs K,Vanderveken O,Vander Poorten V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transoral, minimally invasive, organ preservation surgeries are increasingly used to treat laryngopharyngeal carcinomas to avoid the toxicity associated with combined chemoradiotherapy regimens. This study investigated the efficiency, safety, and functional outcomes of using transoral robotic surgery (TORS) ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Razafindranaly V,Lallemant B,Aubry K,Moriniere S,Vergez S,De Mones E,Malard O,Ceruse P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sialendoscopy is a relatively new minimally invasive technique that permits direct salivary tree visualization and is important in obstructive sialadenitis management and treatment. The present study aimed to examine the sialendoscopy learning curve between March 2009 and March 2013. METHODOLOGY:We compared...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Al Hawat A,Vairel B,De Bonnecaze G,Sadeler A,Vergez S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze changes in bone conduction (BC) thresholds before and after stapedotomy in patients with clinical otosclerosis with a focus on the Carhart notch, which is defined as a significant loss of BC at a certain audiometric frequency. METHODOLOGY:Retrospective case review of pure tone audiometry (PTA) in...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Sabbe A,Verhaert N,Joossen I,Lammens A,Debruyne F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucocoeles are chronic mucosa-lined retention cysts that occur due to sinus ostium obstruction and expand along the path of least resistance, most commonly involving the frontal sinus. A frontal mucocoele typically appears as a smooth and rounded expansile enlargement of a completely opacified frontal sinus, with or w...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Huang KL,Huang CC,Lee TJ,Huang CC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 79 year-old patient with megaesophagus and aphagia, who required percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding. Megaesophagus was considered the sole cause of aphagia by the referring secondary hospital. Solid state sensor videofluoromanometry (VFM) showed a substantial decrease in manomet...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Desuter G,Van Parijs V,Gardiner Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term surgical outcomes and recurrence rates of three surgical techniques that are commonly used for cholesteatoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The hospital records of 132 patients with primary cholesteatoma who underwent surgery between January 1996 and December ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Deniz M,Uslu C,Koldaş C,Deniz B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic sinusitis with polyposis (CSWP) is associated with high direct and indirect annual costs. This condition affects several aspects of daily life, and CSWP patients usually suffer from decreased quality of life (QOL). Treatment with functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is reported to improve the Q...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Saedi B,Sadeghi M,Akhavan-Khaleghi N,Seifmanesh H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chondrosarcomas of the larynx are usually slow-growing tumours. Their prognosis is reportedly unaffected by local tumour recurrence. Nevertheless, total laryngectomy is often performed in fear that resection of the posterior lamina of the cricoid cartilage may cause laryngeal collapse and stenosis. Transor...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Pantazis D,Liappi G,Riga M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate, in parallel, changes in electrogustometric (EGM) thresholds, the morphology and density of the fungiform papillae (fPap), and the shape and density of the vessels at the tip of the human tongue in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODOLOGY:In 36 patients (19 ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Pavlidis P,Gouveris H,Kekes G,Maurer J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rhabdomyolysis is increasingly recognized as a cause of acute renal failure. Although it is often the result of extensive trauma, rhabdomyolysis may also appear as a rare and serious complication during the postoperative period. Postoperative rhabdomyolysis is a rare but serious complication. Early diagnosis...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Dequanter D,Vercruysse N,Shahla M,Paulus P,Lothaire P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) is a rare benign non-neoplastic sinonasal lesion that usually presents in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, or olfactory cleft. We report a case of nasopharynx REAH mimicking a malignant tumour with incidental high 18-FDG uptake in a patient with colon cancer. Les...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Cengiz AB,Cömert E,Onursever A,Demirel BB,Tunçel U

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) for the prediction of deep neck abscesses in different deep neck spaces and to evaluate the false-positive results. METHOD:We retrospectively analysed the clinical charts, CT examinations, surgical findings, bacteriology, path...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Chuang SY,Lin HT,Wen YS,Hsu FJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many people, such as soldiers, are routinely exposed to gunshot noise during target practice. It is suspected that this high-intensity noise may affect audition through repeated Transient Threshold Shifts (TTS); it can also mechanically alter auditory components such as waves. This study investigates the sco...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Saedi B,Ghasemi M,Motiee M,Mojtahed M,Safavi A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cholesterol granulomas are benign lesions that sometimes occur on the petrous apex (PA). We report our experience using an endoscopic endonasal approach to remove PA cholesterol granulomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective patient chart analysis was conducted at a tertiary care university hospital. RESU...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Tomazic PV,Nemetz U,Koele W,Walch C,Braun EM,Hammer GP,Gellner V,Clarici G,Braun H,Mokry M,Stammberger H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) are rare neoplasias, often having progressive growth and an unfavourable outcome. Patients relapse regularly and the tumour metastasizes frequently. Early diagnosis and intense therapy, including radical resection and adjuvant radio- and chemotherapy, are ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Hoeller B,Koele W

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This state-of-the-art report describes the rationale and evidence for family-centred early intervention after newborn hearing screening (NHS). More specifically, we document the organisation and practice of early home-based guidance (EHBG) in Flanders, as well as the new challenges and paradigm shifts induced by NHS. ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Lichtert G,van Wieringen A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Research shows that 51.4% of adverse events in hospitals occur in surgery and that 3-22% of surgical patients experience adverse events. The risk may be even higher when turnover is high and when patients are children, as is often the case in ear, nose and throat surgery. This quality project therefore start...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Marquet K,Claes N,Postelmans T,Lemkens P,Rosseel M,Torfs A,Vleugels A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases to the oral cavity are rare and are most frequently seen in the jawbones. Soft tissue metastases as the first clinical sign of a metastatic cancer are quite exceptional. In this case report, we describe the history of a 67-year old patient presenting with painless oral lesions for 4 weeks. Biopsies showed m...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Menten K,Janssen M,Drieskens O,Lemkens P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEMS/OBJECTIVES:A child's immune system has to initiate the immune response from scratch and cannot depend on a memory-type of immune response. Moreover, the immune system in newborns is also less efficient in inducing cytokine responses. In consequence, newborns and children are more susceptible to upper-airway in...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Watelet JB,El Shazly A,Collet S,Doyen A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) has become the procedure of choice to treat chronic rhinosinusitis. However, no standard method has been suggested to measure FESS outcome. In this study, we used different methods to measure FESS outcome, to determine which method was the most accurate. METHODS:Fo...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Wu SH,Liang KL,Wang CP,Li YH,Jiang RS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the possible association between chronic noise-induced hearing loss and the volume of mastoid pneumatization. METHODOLOGY:The study involved 46 subjects employed in the press and montage department of a gun factory: 28 in the study group with noise-induced hearing loss and 18 in the control g...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Cirpar O,Arikan OK,Kendi T,Gorgulu O

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man complaining of vertigo and progressive hearing loss was diagnosed with an arachnoid cyst at the right cerebellopontine angle based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this case-report, we used computed tomography (CT) cisternography to determine whether the arachnoid cyst communicated with the ce...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Verhoeven S,De Ridder D,Venstermans C,Van de Heyning P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the rare simultaneous appearance of an atypical adenolymphoma with a glomus caroticum tumour on the same side of the neck in a middle-aged man. This case report is the first to describe this coexistence. Due to the atypical, cyst-like presentation of the Warthin's tumour, a final diagnosis was made only af...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Broes K,Vanderveken OM,Salgado R,Verfaillie J,Pauwels P,Van de Heyning PH,Van Laer C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reviewed our experience with MTC (medullary thyroid cancer), focusing on recurrence and survival, recommendations for the extent of lymph node (LN) dissection and surgery for recurrent disease. METHODS:Of 51 MTC patients treated between 1988 and 2008 at the University Hospitals Leuven, 38 previously untr...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Pilaete K,Delaere P,Decallonne B,Bex M,Hauben E,Nuyts S,Clement P,Hermans R,Vander Poorten V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to use transnasal endoscopy to observe transport through the maxillary ostia in the ethmoid infundibulum, to gain more basic scientific information about the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus. METHODS:Transnasal observation of 512 patients in a supine or seated position was conducted...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Chengli X,Geng X,Jianping L,Qiutian L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant tumours of the sinonasal tract represent a rare condition, accounting for only 0.5-1% of all malignancies in the Western population. Patients with malignant tumours of the nasal cavity and sinuses form a heterogeneous group when it comes to histology and treatment protocols. This review of adenocarcinoma of ...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Van Gerven L,Vander Poorten V,Jorissen M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The epidemiology of specific sensitization to inhalant allergens remains unknown in patients at tertiary rhinology clinics. We used skin prick testing (SPT) to assess sensitization to major aeroallergens in order to evaluate the prevalence of specific rhinologic diseases, the frequency of polysensitization a...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Nyembue TD,Vinck AS,Corvers K,Bruninx L,Hellings PW,Jorissen M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children who aspirate a foreign body initially present with choking and subsequently present with respiratory syndrome symptoms. However, foreign body aspiration can mimic other illnesses, causing some difficulties in diagnosis. Here we report two cases that were treated with glucocorticoids for several weeks after an...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Chavoshzadeh Z,Golnabi A,Rezaei N,Mehdizadeh M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM/OBJECTIVE:Nasolacrimal duct obstruction is a common problem. A Song stent is a useful and simple treatment with low morbidity. However, the success rate is limited, especially in long-term follow-up. The aim of the present study is to determine the presence of biofilms in failing nasolacrimal stents. METHODOLO...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Ibáñez A,Trinidad A,García-Berrocal JR,Gómez D,San Román J,Ramírez-Camacho R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are a potentially fatal complication after solid organ transplantation. The majority of cases are associated with Epstein Barr virus infection (EBV). The first manifestations of PTLD are frequently observed in the ENT area with adenoidal and/or tonsillar enla...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Spinato L,Brihaye P,De Ganseman A,Marquet T,Mansbach AL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this retrospective study, we describe our experience in the diagnosis and management of rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RCM), a rapidly lethal fungal infection. METHODOLOGY:Between 1997 and 2007, five patients hospitalized for suspicion of RCM. Computed tomography was performed in all cases, and diagnosis was...

journal_title：B-ENT

authors： Mbarek C,Zribi S,Khamassi K,Hariga I,Ouni H,Ben Amor M,Ben Gamra O,El Khedim A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00