Pediatric Intracochlear Schwannoma: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Background: Intracochlear schwannomas (ICSs) are a subtype of intralabyrinthine schwannomas, completely located in the cochlear lumen. ICSs are particularly rare in the pediatric population. Putative diagnosis is made on the basis of magnetic resonance findings with signal characteristics that should remain the same at follow-up imaging.

Early fitting in cochlear implant surgery: preliminary results.

Purpose: Cochlear implants are usually activated 3-5 weeks after surgery; to date, no universal protocol exists regarding switch on and fitting of these devices. The aim of the study was to assess safety and functional results of activation and fitting of cochlear implant within 24 h following surgery.

Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, 15 adult patients who underwent cochlear implant surgery, for a total of 20 cochlear implant procedures were analyzed.

Noonan syndrome: cochlear implantation in the setting of cochlear nerve deficiency.

Background And Aim: Noonan syndrome (NS) is a congenital disorder characterized by a wide heterogeneity in clinical and genetic features. Hearing loss can frequently occur in NS, although not always mentioned in its diagnostic criteria. We are reporting on a child with an established NS who underwent bilateral cochlear implantation (CI) in the setting of cochlear nerve deficiency.

Study on transfer learning capabilities for pneumonia classification in chest-x-rays images.

Background: over the last year, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants have highlighted the importance of screening tools with high diagnostic accuracy for new illnesses such as COVID-19. In that regard, deep learning approaches have proven as effective solutions for pneumonia classification, especially when considering chest-x-rays images. However, this lung infection can also be caused by other viral, bacterial or fungi pathogens.

Subtotal petrosectomy and cochlear implantation.

Objective: The objective of this study is to analyse surgical outcomes in a series of patients who underwent subtotal petrosectomy in combination with cochlear implantation.

Methods: Retrospective chart review. Thirty patients (32 ears) underwent subtotal petrosectomy and cochlear implantation in one stage.