Lateral semicircular canal fistula in cholesteatoma: diagnosis and management.

The objective of this retrospective study was to present the authors' experience on the management of labyrinthine fistula secondary to cholesteatoma. 695 patients, who underwent tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma, in a University Hospital between 1993 and 2013 were reviewed, to select only those with labyrinthine fistulas. 42 patients (6%) had cholesteatoma complicated by fistula of the lateral semicircular canal (LSCC).

"Bleeding polyp" of the nasal septum: an uncommon lesion in adults.

Inflammatory hemangioma of the nasal septum, known as "bleeding polyp," is an uncommon lesion in adults. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman who presented with left nasal hemangioma revealed by unilateral epistaxis and obstruction. The patient had a medical history of septoplasty performed 5 years earlier.

[Wegener's granulomatosis involving head and neck: retrospective analysis of 16 patients].

Based on a retrospective analysis of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), the aim of our study was to compare our finding with those previously reported in the literature. We also reviewed the characteristic features of WG, particularly otorhinolaryngology features. Sixteen consecutive patients were followed over a period of 23 years.