Naina, P. Pokharel, Apar Syed, Kamran Asif John, Mary Varghese, Ajoy Mathew Kurien, Mary
Abstract Introduction The surgical outcome of chronic otitis media (COM) of the mucosal type in the pediatric population with high rates of recurrent tympanic membrane perforation is indeed a concern for the attending surgeon. Objective The present study was done to evaluate the outcome of tympanoplasty in children with chronic otitis media mucosal...
Tzoi, Eleana Garefis, Konstantinos Kupriotou, Anastasia Nikolaidis, Vasileios Markou, Konstantinos
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Clinical case reports
Hydrodissection technique is a safe way to establish a fully functional tympanic membrane in cases of early stages of atelectatic ears. © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Ismi, Onur Gorur, Kemal Gur, Harun Ozcan, Cengiz Vayisoglu, Yusuf
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Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
To compare the graft success rates and hearing results of single-layered (composite island) grafting (SLG) vs double-layered (composite plus second layer of perichondrium) grafting (DLG) for over-under type 1 tympanoplasty techniques. Retrospective chart review. Tertiary center otorhinolaryngology clinic. Medical charts of the patients who underwen...
Koltsidopoulos, Petros Skoulakis, Charalampos
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Ear, nose, & throat journal
The purpose of the present study was to assess the rate of tympanic membrane perforation in patients with otomycosis and to discuss the literature regarding the difficulties in managing this condition. Literature review from 1999 to 2019, Web of Science, PubMed, and Medline. We searched for eligible articles concerning the clinical entity of tympan...
Xing, Caixia Liu, Hong Li, Guodong Li, Jianfeng Li, Xin
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Objective This study aimed to compare the results of different graft materials in type I tympanoplasty for patients with a large perforation of the tympanic membrane. Methods We performed a retrospective study on 180 patients with type I tympanoplasty. The patients were divided into three groups according to the repair materials used. Age, sex, pre...
Kim, Yee-Hyuk
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The Journal of International Advanced Otology
OBJECTIVES Some patients complain of apparent auricle protrusion after chronic otitis media (COM) surgery with the postauricular approach. This study investigates whether auricular protrusion could be restored to the preoperative state after COM surgery; if so, the time needed after surgery and whether the degree of auricular of protrusion differed...
Li, Hong-Xia Zhou, Peng Tong, Min Zheng, Yan
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Branchial cleft abnormality is a common congenital neck malformation in children, which is caused by the abnormal development of the gill sac or gill groove. It is mainly manifested as a cyst in the sinus tract and fistula in the neck, as well as branchio-oto-renal syndrome (BORS). As a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease, the typical manifesta...
Polanik, Marc D Trakimas, Danielle R Black, Nicole L Cheng, Jeffrey T Kozin, Elliott D Remenschneider, Aaron K
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Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Conventional reporting of posttympanoplasty hearing outcomes use a pure-tone averaged air-bone gap (ABG) largely representing a low-frequency sound conduction. Few studies report high-frequency conductive hearing outcomes. Herein, we evaluate high-frequency ABG in patients following temporalis fascia total drum replacement. Case series with chart r...
Boron, Aleksandra Skladzien, Jacek Wiatr, Maciek
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The Journal of International Advanced Otology
OBJECTIVES The primary function of the human auditory system is to ensure proper speech comprehension. Speech audiometry enables the assessment of the conductive and the sensory aspects of the ears, providing some insight into the central auditory processing function. MATERIALS and METHODS We conducted an analysis of 79 patients with chronic otitis...
Berglund, Malin Olaison, Sara Bonnard, Åsa Fransson, Mattias Hultcrantz, Malou Florentzson, Rut Dahlin, Christer Eriksson, Per Olof Westman, Eva
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Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery
To present hearing results after successful primary myringoplasty surgeries registered in the Swedish Quality Registry for Myringoplasty and to evaluate the chance of hearing improvement and the risk of hearing loss. A retrospective nationwide cohort study based on prospectively collected registry data between 2002 and 2012. Registry data from seco...