Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2022
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of acquired pediatric hearing loss. The treatment of persistent OME includes myringotomy with or without tube insertion, with a reported recurrence rate of 19.9-40%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the impact and predictors of tympanostomy tube (TT) extrusion.
Methods: A retrospective study on 258 ears underwent TT insertion during 2016-2018 at King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Patients were followed for 36-48 months postoperatively to detect the recurrence rate.
Bezold's abscess (BA) is a severe and rare extracranial complication of suppurative acute mastoiditis. The diagnosis of BA requires a high index of suspicion due to its rarity. In this study, we present a rare case of BA, in addition to a review of literature over 20 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParanasal sinus osteomas are slow-growing benign tumors. They are generally asymptomatic in most patients and usually diagnosed incidentally with a sinus radiograph or more frequently with a CT scan of the paranasal sinuses. Osteomas can cause various signs and symptoms, depending on the location of the mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConcha bullosa (CB) is defined as pneumatization and the presence of air cells within the nasal turbinates. Inferior concha bullosa (ICB) is a rare anatomical variation of the lateral nasal wall, with only a handful of case reports published in the literature to date. In this article, we present two additional cases of ICB and a review of the literature regarding this rare anatomical variation.
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