Modified house tympanoplasty for successful closure of near-total tympanic membrane perforations.

Objective: To demonstrate the use of a modified House technique in the successful closure of near-total tympanic membrane perforations.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis over a 25-year span of the senior author's experience with a particular technique of closing large tympanic membrane perforations. The charts of patients were reviewed and the data were analyzed.

Sinusitis. Diagnostic methods.

Sinusitis, which primarily involves the anterior ethmoid air cells, can spread to the larger sinus cavities to cause acute and chronic secondary infection. Endoscopic and computed tomographic techniques enable earlier diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis and permanent cure. Primary care physicians should try to identify the disease before it reaches a stage where endoscopic control becomes difficult.

Endoscopic diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of tumours of the nose and sinuses.

In the last decade, a great deal of attention has been focused on functional endoscopic nasal surgery for chronic sinus disease. There has been less emphasis in regard to the obvious advantages of the endoscope for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of tumours of the nose and paranasal sinuses. This presentation discusses in detail the reasons that the endoscopic technique is useful when applied to diagnosis of benign or malignant lesions in these areas.

Ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of peritonsillar abscesses.

This study was conducted to determine the possibility of using an intracavitary ultrasound probe to differentiate between peritonsillar cellulitis and peritonsillar abscesses. Three volunteers and 11 of 12 patients were successfully scanned. The ultrasound method successfully demonstrated four cases of peritonsillar cellulitis and seven cases of peritonsillar abscesses.