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The anatomy of interatrial communications - what does the interventionist need to know? [PDF]
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]
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
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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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
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Clinic manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis [PDF]
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
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
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Subtotal petrosectomy and cerebrospinal fluid leakage in unilateral anacusis [PDF]
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
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
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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
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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
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