Endoscopic endonasal greater palatine artery cauterization at the incisive foramen for control of anterior epistaxis.

Objectives/hypothesis: To describe the anatomy of the incisive foramen and the transnasal endoscopic approach to the greater palatine artery at this foramen, and to evaluate the importance of the greater palatine artery as a cause of recurrent anterior epistaxis.

Study Design: Anatomical dissection, radiographic study, and prospective case series.

Setting: Academic Medical Center.

Predictability of cochlear implant outcome in families.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine if the performance of the first implanted member of a family predicts the performance of subsequently implanted family members.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Methods: Seventy-one cochlear implant recipients, each belonging to a family with two or more implanted members, were the subjects of this study.