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Assessment of middle ear risk index in predicting the outcome of treatment of CSOM

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2020
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) accounts for highly prevalent and serious health problems especially in developing countries. Even though there are good numbers of studies demonstrating the success rate of the procedures to treat CSOM, there is lack of uniformity in assessing ...
Anil S. Harugop, Somashekhar Abhilasha, Pratibha S. Desai   +2 more
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The hidden star: mastoiditis as a late sequela of retained foreign body in the nose

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background Acute mastoiditis is an intratemporal complication due to acute otitis media (AOM). Common risk factors include young age (often 
Nur Faqihah Jaafar, Yong Enci, Irise Hoi Khin Chen   +2 more
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BMI, waist to height ratio and waist circumference as a screening tool for hypertension in hospital outpatients: a cross-sectional, non-inferiority study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective This non-inferiority study aimed to determine the burden of obesity in a hospital outpatient setting of a developing country, using three commonly employed metrics as predictors of hypertension (HTN).Design A cross-sectional study design was ...
Rajan Shrestha, Sanjib Kumar Upadhyay, Bijay Khatri, Janak Raj Bhattarai, Manish Kayastha, Madan Prasad Upadhyay   +5 more
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The role of middle ear risk index on the outcome of surgery for chronic otitis media

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2022
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic otitis media (COM) is a highly prevalent disease of the middle ear and constitutes a serious health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. This study was done to evaluate the role of the middle ear risk index (MERI) on the outcome of surgeries for COM in the form of successful ...
Jitendra Bothra, Himanshu Swami, Pankaj Kumar Sahu, Lovraj Goyal   +3 more
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Ossiculoplasty with Sculpted Incus: Hearing Results and Risk Factors

Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2015
Background: Incus is the most common damaged ossicle in the ear trauma and chronic infection (COM). Sculpted incus is one of the methods have been used for ossicular reconstruction and transition of sound from tympanic membrane to stapes.
Farhad Mokhtarinejad, Masoud Motasaddi Zarandy, Farzaneh Barzegar, Mehdi Poorqasemiyan   +3 more
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Increased Acquired Cholesteatoma Risk in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Clinically, we found the increased incidence of acquired colesteatoma in the patients with osteoporosis. In this study, we used a retrospective cohort to examine this association and to investigate the possible mechanism.We conducted a population-based ...
Tang-Chuan Wang, Che-Chen Lin, Chia-Der Lin, Hsiung-Kwang Chung, Ching-Yuang Wang, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Chia-Hung Kao   +6 more
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Ossicular chain reconstruction in chronic otitis media: hearing results and analysis of prognostic factors

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
Introduction: The goal of ossiculoplasty is to improve hearing and the success of this procedure depends on several factors. Objective: Analyze the hearing results in patients with chronic otitis media undergoing ossicular chain reconstruction, as well ...
Syriaco Atherino Kotzias, Mariana Manzoni Seerig, Maria Fernanda Piccoli Cardoso de Mello, Leticia Chueiri, Janaina Jacques, Martin Batista Coutinho da Silva, Daniel Buffon Zatt   +6 more
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The Restorative Effects of Three Commonly Used Materials on Hearing Thresholds in Patients with Austin-Kartush Type A Ossicular Defects

The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2022
Objective: This study aims to compare the effect on the hearing results of three different materials used in ossiculoplasty for patients with chronic otitis media (COM) and Austin-Kartush type A defect.
Harun Gür, Kemal Koray Bal, Kemal Görür, Onur İsmi, Yusuf Vayısoğlu, Cengiz Özcan   +5 more
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Middle ear risk index as a prognostic factor in pediatric ossicular reconstruction

Indian Journal of Otology, 2013
Objectives: To study the hearing results in children following ossicular reconstruction and to determine if the middle ear risk index (MERI) is a useful tool for predicting the outcome of surgery. Design: A retrospective case series. Setting: A tertiary academic center.
Mohamed Alshehabi, Khalid Almazrou, Munahi Alqahtani   +2 more
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Middle Ear Risk Index [MERI] as Prognostic Factor in Tympanomastoidectomy with Tympanoplasty

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2020
Aims: To evaluate a group of patients undergoing surgery for chronic otitis media with reference to theprognostic value of middle ear risk index and other factors in predicting the anatomical and functionaloutcome of tympanomastoidectomy with tympanoplasty.Subjects: The study comprised of 90 patients suffering from chronic otitis media with or ...
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