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Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite

open access: yesAdvanced Biomedical Research, 2012
Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
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Application of high resolution computer tomography in external ear canal cholesteatoma diagnosis

open access: yesJournal of Otology, 2018
Objective: To evaluate High Resolution Computer Tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis of external ear canal cholesteatoma. Methods: In this retrospective study, HRCTs of 27 patients with external ear canal cholesteatoma were reviewed.
Yubin Chen, Peng Li
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Association among the morphological characteristics of the human ear – An approach towards forensic identification

open access: yesForensic Science International: Reports, 2022
Introduction and objectives: The human external ear has intricate anatomy due to the presence of elevated and depressed structures which form the morphological characteristics of the external ear.
Deepika Rani   +2 more
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Use of trichloroacetic acid for closure of lesion by extensors in lobules of ears [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2020
Introduction: The use of ear lobe extenders causes a circular defect whose closure becomes a challenge for the plastic surgeon. There are multiple techniques with mobilization of local flaps in an attempt to close and return to the natural shape of the ...
Juliana Gulelmo Staut   +6 more
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Giant Epidermoid Cyst of External Ear– A Rare Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Epidermoid cysts are developmental, benign, cutaneous cysts which are commonly found on face followed by trunk and neck. They account for approximately 80% of follicular cysts of the skin.
G.Siva Prasad Reddy   +3 more
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Exostoses of external ear canal

open access: yesTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008
Objectives:To evaluate (1) patients with external ear canal exostoses by age, sex and participating in water activities; (2) it’s influence to hearing loss; to determine the relationship between the obstruction of external auditory canal and (3) the ...
Viktorija RimasAuskaité   +1 more
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Capillary hemangioma of the external ear canal in a pediatric patient: A case report

open access: yesOtolaryngology Case Reports, 2022
Pediatric external auditory canal hemangioma is extremely rare. Owing to its rarity, patients may be misdiagnosed and biopsy may result in significant blood loss.
Tosapohn Wisupagan   +1 more
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Features in geometric receiver shapes modelling bat-like directivity patterns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The directional properties of bat ears as receivers is a current area of interest in ultrasound research. This paper presents a new approach to analyse the relationship between morphological features and acoustical properties of the external ear of bat ...
Andrews, Heather   +5 more
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Effect of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle-ear function as measured by intra-operative laser Doppler vibrometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle-ear low frequency function in humans.Background: Preservation of residual low frequency hearing with addition of electrical speech ...
Bamiou, DE   +6 more
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Does Ear Morphology Establish Automatic Extraction of Soft Biometric Traits? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: The external appearance of auricle varies between ethnic groups. However, there have been no studies on external ear morphometry correlating soft biometrics of the same individual.
Siow Jia Cheng   +4 more
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