Published in Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie
We could, thus, confirm the existence of the contemporary antero-posterior movements of vocal forcing. The discussion concerns the application perspectives of these experimental knowledge in the clinical field of the dysfunctional dysphonia.
Published in Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie
Chondrosarcomas are cartilaginous tumors that range from low-grade tumors with low metastatic potential to high-grade aggressive tumors with premature and high metastatic rate. Low-grade types have few karyotype abnormalities and are near-diploid, while high-grade chondrosarcomas originate from complex karyotypes and are aneuploid. The most common ...
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A male patient with post lingual hearing loss was implanted at 16 years of age with a Nucleus cochlear implant (Cochlear) in his left ear. Twenty two years later, he developed a cholesteatoma in relation to the mastoid portion of the facial nerve and in contact with the electrodes array. The cholesteatoma was removed and the ear canal reconstructed...
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To present a case of thyroid sarcoidosis revealed by a multinodular goiter and cervical and mediastinal adenopathies. We summarize the clinical presentation of a thyroid sarcoidosis. A review of literature regarding this topic is also presented. A 48-year-old woman presented dysphagia without dyspnea. Clinical and radiological explorations find a m...
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Since ultrasound has been established for diagnosis in ENT several new techniques have been introduced. But also ultrasonography has technically developed and thus has earned even more importance and indications. This was to be shown by this paper as well as the advantages and pitfalls. Ultrasound is quite useful in inflammatory, infectious and tum...
Published in Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie
Published in Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie
Reconstruction of the mandible with microvascularized fibula transplants is actually a well-established procedure, yet the major component is the limited diameter of the diaphysis that can induce oral rehabilitation's failure, especially in dentate patients. In this paper, we report our surgical procedure allowing preservation of the mandibular hei...
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The schwannoma of the glossopharyngeal nerve is a rare etiology among the tumor masses developed in the parapharyngeal space. We report the case of a 33 years old woman in whom a large schwannoma of the left glossopharyngeal nerve was discovered incidentally on a brain MRI. Respiratory evolutionary prognosis imposed trans-oral surgical treatment. W...
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Contrary to osteomas and exostosis of the external ear canal, middle ear osteomas are rare benign tumors that are usually revealed by progressive hearing loss. We here report the case of 56-year-old woman who had a left ear conductive hearing loss. A CT-scan showed a bone-density tumor in the left posterior epitympanum, hanging up to the tegmen tym...
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This new method of nasal tip modification presents the advantage of preserving natural domes, being quick and allowing the achievement of desirable nasal tip projection, rotation, volume and shape. Moreover according to the alar ring concept, the crossover technique preserves the continuity of the inferior cartilaginous arch and gives an excellent ...
