Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii causing malignant otitis externa: a case report.

Malignant otitis externa is an infection of the skin and soft tissue of the ear canal, spreading to the nearby structures. It causes severe otalgia and otorrhea, and can lead to ominous consequences such as cranial nerve damage and meningitis. The main etiologic agent is Pseudomonas aeruginosa and treatment relies on broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics.

Stapedotomy Removing Only the Stapes Head and Not the Entire Stapes Superstructure: Long-term Results.

Objective: To describe a new stapedotomy in which is removed only the stapes head not the entire stapes superstructure and its long-term results.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Patients: The study was started on January 2015 and ended on September 2020.

Partial Ossiculoplasty: Malafronte's Double Cartilage Block Versus Incus.

Objectives: To describe the outcomes of Malafronte's double cartilage block (mDCB) and incus autograft protheses, and to determine which prosthesis gives better and lasting hearing results.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Setting: ENT Department of AORN "S.

Treatment of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a new rehabilitation technique.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new technical variant applied to the Gufoni's manoeuvre, in the treatment of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HSC-BPPV). 87 patients with BPPV of HSC (55 women and 32 men), aged between 21 and 80 years, were randomized either to modified Gufoni's manoeuvre or to the Gufoni's manoeuvre. 93% of patients treated with modified Gufoni's manoeuvre was cured after the first treatment session, of which only 2% had a conversion into PSC-BPPV, while the Gufoni's manoeuvre led to a symptoms resolution in 88% of cases, of which 16% had a conversion into PSC-BPPV.