The impact of the Italian guidelines on antibiotic prescription practices for acute otitis media in a paediatric emergency setting [PDF]
, 2015 Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood infectious diseases. The recent Italian Pediatric Guidelines for the treatment of AOM constitutes a step forward in the management of children with uncomplicated AOM.
Bertolani, Paolo +7 more
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Mastoid Surgery Does Not Normalize Tympanometric Middle Ear Pressure in Children With Cholesteatoma
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Conflicting mechanism‐based hypotheses have been used to promote selection of different approaches to management of the mastoid in order to optimize middle ear pressure homeostasis after removal of cholesteatoma. For example: (a) conservation of mastoid mucosa and opening of ventilation pathways endoscopically to normalize function, (b) removal of ...
Adrian L. James
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Mesna in Otologic Surgery: Efficacy and Safety—A Scoping Review
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.PRISMA flow diagram indicating the process of systematic inclusion and exclusion of articles. ABSTRACT Objective Mesna (Sodium 2‐mercaptoethanesulfonate) is widely used as a mucolytic agent and uroprotective agent. Recently, its disulfide bond‐breaking property has been applied in otologic surgery to facilitate safer dissection of cholesteatoma and ...
Kevork H. Atamian +4 more
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Robotic‐Assisted Electrode Array Insertion Improves Stability of Acoustic Hearing Thresholds
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study evaluated the impact of robotic‐assisted electrode array insertion on rates of delayed‐onset hearing loss (DOHL). DOHL occurred in 22 of 60 subjects (37%) in the manual cohort compared with 2 of 29 subjects (7%) in the robotic‐assisted cohort, representing a statistically significant reduction (p = 0.002).
Uzair A. Khan +7 more
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Prognostic Factors of Tympanoplasty Type I in Pediatric Population – 4 Years Series of Dona Estefânia Hospital (HDE) of Centro Hospitalar Lisboa CentraL (CHLC –EPE) [PDF]
, 2016 Objetivos: Identificação de fatores de prognóstico em crianças submetidas a timpanoplastia tipo I. Materiais e métodos: Estudo retrospetivo baseado na análise de todos os processos clínicos de crianças atá aos 15 anos de idade, submetidas a ...
Colaço, J, Monteiro, L, Moreira, I
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Learning curve for endoscopic tympanoplasty type I: comparison of endoscopic-native and microscopically-trained surgeons. [PDF]
, 2021 PURPOSE Type I tympanoplasty is one of the first operations to be performed by ear surgeons in training and is increasingly performed using the endoscopic technique.
Anschuetz, Lukas +5 more
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From Expectations to Experience: A Comparison of Program Director Priorities to Resident Case Logs
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.The present study identified 47 essential otolaryngology procedures via program director surveys and evaluated the extent of resident participation in these cases through ACGME case logs. Results revealed significant variability in surgical experience, with nearly half of these essential procedures being logged fewer than 10 times during residency ...
Taylor S. Erickson +7 more
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ENDOSCOPIC TYPMPANOMASTOID EXPLORATION [FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC EAR SURGERY-FEES] [PDF]
, 2012 Tympano mastoidectomy is usually performed using operating microscope. This study reports a case series of tympanomastoidectomy which was performed using an endoscope.Endoscopic Tympanomastoidectomy for atticoantral type of CSOM is an excellent technique
Kumar, Sanjay +2 more
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Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Non‐echo‐planar diffusion‐weighted imaging (non‐EPI DWI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized postoperative cholesteatoma follow‐up, shifting from surgical to radiological evaluation. Yet, the timing for postoperative imaging remains contentious.
Amit Wolfovitz +4 more
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Comparison of Endoscopic Tympanoplasty to Microscopic Tympanoplasty [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2017 Objectives This study aimed to compare the outcome of endoscopic and microscopic tympanoplasty. Methods This was a retrospective comparative study of 73 patients (35 males and 38 females) who underwent type I tympanoplasty at Samsung Medical Center from ...
Nayeon Choi +9 more
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