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The anatomy of interatrial communications - what does the interventionist need to know? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Increasingly, the interventional cardiologist is seeking to close interatrial communications by inserting devices by means of catheterisation. So as to optimise these procedures, it is adavantageous to have a firm grasp of the anatomy of the normal ...
Anderson, RH, Martins, JDF
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Nanoparticle drug delivery systems for inner ear therapy: An overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
open7noembargoed_20180701Valente, Filippo; Astolfi, Laura; Simoni, Edi; Danti, Serena; Franceschini, Valeria; Chicca, Milvia; Martini, AlessandroValente, Filippo; Astolfi, Laura; Simoni, Edi; Danti, Serena; Franceschini, Valeria; Chicca, Milvia; Martini,
Astolfi, Laura   +6 more
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Primary Eustachian Tube Tuberculosis

open access: yesMedeniyet Medical Journal, 2021
Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare occurrence, and primarily involves the proximal part of the Eustachian tube. Mechanical obstruction of the Eustachian tube will affect the pressure discrepancy between the middle ear and the external atmosphere, leading to aural fullness, unilateral hearing disturbance, and otitis media.
Hamzah, Mohd Hafiz   +2 more
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Determining Eustachian Tube Function in Mucosal Ear Disease Using Cost-Effective, Consistent, Constant, Convenient Tests: A Hospital Based Study

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2022
Objective: Using a range of methods, the aim of this study was to measure the patency of the eustachian tube for its effectiveness in all cases of mucosal ear disease.
Sphoorthi Basavannaiah
doaj   +1 more source

Clinic manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), is an uncommon immunologically mediated systemic small-vessel vasculitis that is pathologically characterised by an inflammatory reaction pattern (necrosis, granulomatous ...
De Vincentiis, Marco   +7 more
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Bullet fragment in the eustachian tube presenting as conductive hearing loss and lead toxicity

open access: yesOtolaryngology Case Reports, 2021
Foreign bodies in the Eustachian tube are rare clinical entities, as are cases of lead toxicity associated with retained ballistic fragments. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with a retained bullet fragment within the Eustachian tube, leading to a
Isabel Fairmont   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subtotal petrosectomy and cerebrospinal fluid leakage in unilateral anacusis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objective This study presents a group of patients experiencing recurrent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage associated with ipsilateral anacusis who underwent subtotal petrosectomies with the goal of stopping the CSF leak and preventing meningitis ...
Iannella, Giannicola, Magliulo, Giuseppe
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Eustachian Tube Foreign Body with Endoscopic-Assisted Surgical Removal

open access: yesCase Reports in Otolaryngology, 2019
Objectives. Foreign bodies of the external and middle ear are not uncommon; however, foreign bodies in the eustachian tube are rare. Here we describe the presentation, imaging, and endoscopic-assisted surgical management of a case of eustachian tube ...
Phillip R. Purnell   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The feasibility and safety of eustachian tube dilation with a standard endovascular balloon: a clinical pilot study

open access: yesJournal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2023
Background Obstructive eustachian tube dysfunction is a common pathology, generally accepted as the underlying cause for chronic ear diseases. Eustachian tube dilation has shown promising results in randomized controlled trials, but is a costly procedure.
Valerie Dahm   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological and pathological changes of Eustachian tube mucosa in an animal model of eosinophilic otitis media

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction: Eosinophilic otitis media is an intractable otitis media and a fairly common middle ear disease. However, the pathogenesis of eosinophilic otitis media is obscure.
Jinsong Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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