Value of Echo-Planar Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detecting Tympanomastoid Cholesteatoma.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of echo-planar diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (EP-DWI) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the detection and localization of cholesteatoma.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-four patients were prospectively included in this study. Patients with suspected primary or residual cholesteatoma were evaluated by EP-DWI and HRCT before tympanomastoid surgery.

Therapeutic efficacy of the combination of intratympanic methylprednisolone and oral steroid for idiopathic sudden deafness.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of systemic steroid alone and combined with intratympanic methylprednisolone in the treatment of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized controlled trial. Settings Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.