Optical Imaging With a High-Resolution Microendoscope to Identify Cholesteatoma of the Middle Ear [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives/Hypothesis: High-resolution optical imaging is an imaging modality that allows visualization of structural changes in epithelial tissue in real time.
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Giant petrous bone cholesteatoma: combined microscopic surgery and an adjuvant endoscopic approach [PDF]
, 2016 Petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBCs) are epidermoid cysts, which have developed in the petrous portion of the temporal bone and may be congenital or acquired.
Iannella, Giannicola +4 more
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Epidermal Growth Factor Expression in Middle Ear Cholesteatoma
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004 Middle ear cholesteatoma is destructive to auditory ossicles and temporal bone, and treatment usually requires surgical removal of all epithelial content.
Hung-Pin Chi +5 more
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Ekspresija matriks metaloproteinaze 9 kod stečenog holesteatoma srednjeg uha [PDF]
Biomedicinska istraživanja, 2020 Introduction. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays one of the key roles in the migration of inflammatory cells and the destructive behavior of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma.
Dalibor Vranješ, Slobodan Spremo, Siniša Šolaja
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Investigation of the Serum Level of Vitamin D in Patients with Ear Cholesteatoma [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction:This study aimed to investigate the serum level of vitamin D in patients with ear cholesteatoma. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed on 62 patients with middle ear cholesteatoma (case group) and 62 patients with ...
Fatemeh Fanimolky, Maryam Amizadeh
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Congenital cholesteatoma of the middle ear - uncommon clinical presentation [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction. Congenital cholesteatoma of the middle ear is un uncommon and yet not well-defined disease. Only few cases of cholesteatoma in the fossa ovalis with unusual clinical presentation have been reported in medical literature.
Arsović Nenad +4 more
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Cholesteatoma vs granulation tissue: a differential diagnosis by DWI-MRI apparent diffusion coefficient [PDF]
, 2018 To diagnose cholesteatoma when it is not visible through tympanic perforation, imaging techniques are necessary. Recently, the combination of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has proven effective to diagnose middle ear cholesteatoma. In
Brunetti, L +8 more
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Endoscopic Management of Pediatric Cholesteatoma
Journal of Otology, 2020 Pediatric cholesteatoma occurs in one of two forms: congenital cholesteatoma, developing from embryonic epidermal cell rests or acquired cholesteatoma, associated with a focal defect in the tympanic membrane.
Peter J. Ryan, Nirmal P. Patel
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Multi-color reflectance imaging of middle ear pathology in vivo [PDF]
, 2015 Otoscopic examination using white-light illumination has remained virtually unchanged for well over a century. However, the limited contrast of white-light otoscopy constrains the ability to make accurate assessment of middle ear pathology and is subject
Barman, Ishan +7 more
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MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL IDIOPATHIC CHOLESTEATOMA OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL: A CASE REPORT [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2023 Cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal is an extremely uncommon pathology that has an incidence of 0.1% in the world population. Generally, cholesteatoma presents in a unilateral form with accumulation of epidermal deposits.
Francesco Gazia
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