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Global surgery in a postconflict setting - 5-year results of implementation in the Russian North Caucasus [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: Collaborations for global surgery face many challenges to achieve fair and safe patient care and to build sustainable capacity. The 2004 terrorist attack on a school in Beslan in North Ossetia in the Russian North Caucasus left many victims ...
Fatima I. Lunze +6 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2011 The tuberculosis of the ear is rare, and in most cases the clinical picture resembles that of a chronic otitis media. The diagnosis is often delayed, and this can lead to irreversible complications such as hearing loss and/or facial paralysis. In view of
Nicola Quaranta +7 more
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Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2014 A 74-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient department with left-sided epiphora and chronic dacryocystitis, without any history of head trauma or previous nasal or paranasal sinuses surgery. No abnormalities were noted at the time with the use
Athanasios Saratziotis, Enzo Emanuelli
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 ObjectiveThis systematic review aims to describe the impact of otologic surgery as a treatment for chronic otitis media (COM) on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of adult patients.MethodsA literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus ...
Esther M. M. Schouwenaar +4 more
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Ergonomic Analysis of Otologic Surgery: Comparison of Endoscope and Microscope
, 2023 OBJECTIVE: The comparative postural health of surgeons performing endoscopic and microscopic otologic surgeries has been a topic of active debate, with many nascent or anecdotal reports suggesting the latter encourages suboptimal ergonomics.
Annie E. Arrighi-Allisan +25 more
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Isolated Incudostapedial Cholesteatomas: Unique Radiologic and Surgical Features
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021 Objectives: Congenital cholesteatomas originate from epithelial tissue present within the middle ear in patients with an intact tympanic membrane, no history of otologic surgery, otorrhea, or tympanic membrane perforation.
Bridget MacDonald BA +3 more
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Laryngeal mask airway use in otologic surgery
, 2009 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) compared with oral endotracheal tube (ETT) in general anesthesia in patients who underwent otologic surgery. Retrospective review. Military tertiary care
Sanderson, Alicia +4 more
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Spinal Involvement in Charge Syndrome: Implications for Management
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT CHARGE syndrome (OMIM #214800) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the CHD7 gene in most cases. Although originally defined by the CHARGE acronym (coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, growth restriction, genital hypoplasia, and ear anomalies), the recognized phenotype has expanded considerably to include highly ...
Adriana Gomes +5 more
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A review of simulation applications in temporal bone surgery
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2019 Background Temporal bone surgery is a technically challenging and high‐risk procedure in an anatomically complex area. Safe temporal bone surgery emphasizes a consummate anatomic understanding and technique development that requires the guidance of an ...
Tanisha S. Kashikar +3 more
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Three challenges for future research on cochlear implants
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2017 Cochlear implants (CIs) often work very well for many children and adults with profound sensorineural (SNHL) hearing loss. Unfortunately, while many CI patients display substantial benefits in recognizing speech and understanding spoken language ...
David B. Pisoni +3 more
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