Patient satisfaction survey of outpatient-based topical local anesthetic KTP laser inferior turbinectomy: a prospective study.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine patient satisfaction and feasibility of performing KTP laser inferior turbinectomy under topical anesthetic/decongestant spray. A prospective survey study was performed in the Outpatients' Department of a District General Hospital.

Methods: Thirty-nine consecutive patients suffering from allergic or nonallergic vasomotor rhinitis were prospectively entered into the study.

Cerebrospinal fluid leak rate after the use of BioGlue in translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma surgery: a prospective study.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of BioGlue surgical adhesive in dural and middle ear closure after translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma surgery.

Study Design: A prospective study.

Setting: Tertiary neurotological referral center.

Stenosis of the internal auditory meatus masquerading as bilateral vestibular schwannomas: a cautionary tale.

Stenotic malformations of the internal auditory meatus (IAM) are rare. They are known to symptomatically mimic vestibular schwannomas leading to potential diagnostic error. We present a case (along with literature review) where a stenotic IAM was clinically and radiologically misdiagnosed as a vestibular schwannoma.