Long-term Changes of Hearing Thresholds and Eustachian Tube Function After Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube in Patients With Chronic Otitis Media [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Objectives This study aimed to evaluate long-term changes after balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube (BDET) in chronic otitis media (COM) patients with Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction that persisted after tympanomastoidectomy (TM).
Yeonjoo Choi +6 more
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The Effect of the Valsalva Maneuver on the External Jugular Vein [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2015 Background The external jugular vein (EJV) is a useful intravenous (IV) cannulation site for anesthesiologists, although it has a relatively high failure rate.
Ho Sik Moon +4 more
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Relative reliability, standard error of measurement and minimal detected change of transabdominal ultrasound during pelvic floor muscles contraction, Valsalva maneuver, and abdominal curl in healthy women [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020 Introduction: Transabdominal ultrasound (TAU) is a non-invasive and easy method that can directly evaluate the function of pelvic floor muscles (PFM) through observation of the bladder base movement. Although, studies have investigated the reliability of
Maedeh Fani +4 more
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Doppler ultrasonography measurement of hepatic hemodynamics during Valsalva maneuver: healthy volunteer study [PDF]
Ultrasonography, 2015 Purpose: The aim of our study was to assess the hemodynamic change of liver during the Valsalva maneuver using Doppler ultrasonography. Methods: Thirty healthy men volunteers were enrolled (mean age, 25.5±3.64 years).
Dong-Ho Bang +3 more
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Comparison of internal jugular vein dilation between Valsalva maneuver and proximal internal jugular vein compression [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Objective The Valsalva maneuver is recognized as an effective method to dilate the internal jugular vein (IJV). However, this maneuver cannot be performed in many cases, such as children and unconscious patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
Hyeonjoo Seong, Bora Kang, Giwoon Kim
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Anterior Displacement of Lamina Cribrosa during Valsalva Maneuver in Young Healthy Eyes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 To investigate lamina cribrosa (LC) displacement during the Valsalva maneuver in young healthy eyes using enhanced depth imaging (EDI) spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).Forty-eight eyes of 48 young healthy volunteers (age range: 20-34
Yong Woo Kim +3 more
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Ocular rigidity and choroidal thickness changes in response to microgravity: A case study
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To evaluate ocular rigidity and choroidal thickness changes in response to microgravity and the Valsalva maneuver in a private astronaut. Methods: Ophthalmological examination and Optical Coherence Tomography were performed before, during, and ...
Marissé Masís Solano +4 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 ObjectivePulmonary right-to-left shunt (P-RLS) and patent foramen ovale right-to-left shunt (PFO-RLS) often appear in combination, and there are often differences and connections between them. Intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses (IPAVAs), as part of
Anni Chen +11 more
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The role of transperineal ultrasound in the evaluation of stress urinary incontinence cases [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2022 Purpose: To evaluate the use of transperineal ultrasonography while diagnosing stress urinary incontinence (SUI) by comparing the urethral angle (α), posterior urethrovesical angle (β), and bladder neck descent (BND) during rest and Valsalva maneuver in ...
Alper Turkoglu +3 more
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Predictive Model for the Diagnosis of Uterine Prolapse Based on Transperineal Ultrasound
Tomography, 2022 We want to describe a model that allows the use of transperineal ultrasound to define the probability of experiencing uterine prolapse (UP). This was a prospective observational study involving 107 patients with UP or cervical elongation (CE) without UP.
José Antonio García-Mejido +6 more
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