Increased Risk of Cholesteatoma in Individuals With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Cohort Study. [PDF]
Patients with AATD had a 3.6‐fold increased risk of cholesteatoma surgery (HR: 3.62) compared to controls. These findings suggest that AATD may contribute to the development of cholesteatoma. ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the risk of cholesteatoma in patients with alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) compared to the general population using time‐to ...
Ali A, Ravn HA, Dahl M, Djurhuus BD.
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The use of parietotemporal fascia flap in the treatment of recurrent cholesteatoma: clinical case [PDF]
Cholesteatoma consists of an inflmmatory process that results in the migration of squamous keratinized epithelium into the middle ear. Although regarded as a histopathologically benign entity it can behave quite aggressively being an important cause of ...
João Baltazar Ferreira +3 more
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Cochlear implantation in the presence of chronic suppurative otitis media [PDF]
Nine patients are presented who underwent cochlear implantation ih the presence of chronic suppurative otitis media. Four had a simple tympanic membrane perforation, four had a pre-existing mastoid cavity and one had cholesteatoma in the ear chosen for ...
Axon, PR +3 more
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The genetics of cholesteatoma. A systematic review using narrative synthesis [PDF]
Objective: A cholesteatoma is a mass of keratinising epithelium in the middle ear. It is a rare disorder that is associated with significant morbidity, and its causative risk factors are poorly understood; on a global scale up to a million people are ...
Al Balushi +51 more
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Taste and olfaction in middle ear surgery [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess pre- and postoperative taste ability in patients undergoing middle ear surgery for otosclerosis or chronic otitis media.
CIOFALO, Andrea +6 more
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Isolated Congenital Mastoid Cholesteatoma with no Involvement of Aditus Ad Antrum and Middle Ear
Cholesteatoma is a non-neoplastic, keratinized squamous epithelial lesion that affects the temporal bone. The middle ear is the most frequent, while the isolated cholesteatoma of the mastoid is rare.
Pace Annalisa +7 more
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False-Positive Cholesteatomas on Non-Echoplanar Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. [PDF]
ObjectivesTo investigate false-positive findings on non-echoplanar (non-EPI) diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) in patients under surveillance post-cholesteatoma surgery.Study design, setting, subjects, and methodsA retrospective review ...
Djalilian, Hamid R +7 more
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First Branchial Cleft Fistula Associated with External Auditory Canal Stenosis and Middle Ear Cholesteatoma [PDF]
Introduction: First branchial cleft anomalies manifest with duplication of the external auditory canal. Case Report: This report features a rare case of microtia and congenital middle ear and canal cholesteatoma with first branchial fistula.
shahin abdollahi fakhim +2 more
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Establishment and Characterization of an Model for Cholesteatoma [PDF]
ObjectivesExperimental models are of importance to study the pathogenesis of middle ear cholesteatoma, however, they were not established until now.
Alexander M. Raynov +4 more
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N6-methyladenosine methylation analysis of circRNAs in acquired middle ear cholesteatoma
IntroductionMiddle ear cholesteatoma is a chronic middle ear disease characterized by severe hearing loss and adjacent bone erosion, resulting in numerous complications.
Jun He +5 more
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