Radio-clinical assessment of crista fenestra during pediatric cochlear implantation.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the ability of preoperative computed tomography (CT) to predict the crista fenestra (CF) type during cochlear implantation and correlate these types with intraoperative findings. This may allow for precise preoperative planning with better surgical outcomes.

Study Design: A prospective observational study.

Esteem® Active Middle Ear Implant versus Conventional Hearing Aids: Long-Term Performance.

Introduction: The totally implantable active middle ear implant Esteem® may be considered an effective alternative to conventional hearing aids (cHAs) to manage moderate-to-severe forms of sensorineural hearing loss. This study aimed to provide long-term comparative data of Esteem performances with those achieved by cHA.

Methods: From a total of 46 subjects who received unilateral application of Esteem®, and were followed up over the years, ten underwent an audiological assessment that compared the outcomes with those achieved in the contralateral ear by a cHA, considering the initially symmetric auditory thresholds in both ears.

Endoscopic Fat Graft Myringoplasty Augmented With Hyaluronic Acid for Managing Large-Sized Eardrum Perforations; A Prospective Comparative Randomised Study.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the outcomes of fat graft myringoplasty augmented with hyaluronic acid in closing large-sized eardrum perforations compared to the traditional underlay cartilage-perichondrium composite myringoplasty (CPCM).

Study Design: It was a prospective randomised comparative study.

Settings: It was held in tertiary referral institutions between May 2020 and April 2022.

Does the scutum of the external auditory canal have a role in the stapedotomy operation? A radio-clinical evaluation.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the impact of the scutum on oval window accessibility during stapedotomy surgery. Radio-clinical correlation was applied to determine the impact.

Methods: This was a prospective observational case-series study that included 127 candidates for stapedotomy surgery.

Minimally-invasive conservative techniques in management of thyroid carcinoma: a narrative review.

Increased diagnostic surveillance and technological innovation have considerably increased the number of thyroidectomies for carcinoma in the last decades. While thyroidectomy remains the first line of treatment, other minimally-invasive and conservative options to be applied in very selected cases have been proposed. The objective of this review is to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques.

Cognitive Functions and Subjective Hearing in Cochlear Implant Users.

Background And Objectives: A cochlear implant (CI) is an effective prosthetic device used to treat severe-to-profound hearing loss. The present study examined cognitive function in CI users by employing a web-based cognitive testing platform, i.e.

Localization of the Vertical Part of the Facial Nerve in the High-Resolution Computed Tomography During Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.

Background: This study proposed a classification of the vertical portion of the facial nerve (VPFN) location, incorporating the previous classifications regarding the posterior-to-anterior and medial-to-lateral dimensions. We also evaluated the implication of this proposed classification on the round window visibility during pediatric cochlear implantation (CI).

Methods: It was a retrospective multicenter observational cohort study.

Radioclinical Assessment of Posterior Tympanotomy Difficulties during Ordinary Cochlear Implantation: A Prospective Case-Series Study.

Objectives: This study proposes a preoperative radiologic scoring system for predicting posterior tympanotomy (PT) and mastoidectomy-associated difficulties during cochlear implantation (CI).

Study Design: It was a prospective case-series study.

Settings: The included CI surgeries were performed at tertiary referral institutions from October 2022 to April 2023.

Implantable hearing devices in clinical practice. Systematic review and consensus statements.

Objective: Implantable hearing devices represent a modern and innovative solution for hearing restoration. Over the years, these high-tech devices have increasingly evolved but their use in clinical practice is not universally agreed in the scientific literature. Congresses, meetings, conferences, and consensus statements to achieve international agreement have been made.

Which Factors Are Associated with Distal Pancreatectomy Outcomes' Optimization with the Application of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program?

Distal pancreatectomy (DP) represents the best therapeutic option for patients with body-tail pancreatic neoplasms (PNs). The enhanced recovery after surgery protocol is widely used for treating patients with PN to speed up postoperative recovery. This study aims to describe our institute's experience in the application of fast recovery protocol in a cohort of patients treated with DP, identifying predictors facilitating a decrease in the length of hospital stay.

Current trends on subtotal petrosectomy with cochlear implantation in recalcitrant chronic middle ear disorders.

Objective: To establish the safety and effectiveness of subtotal petrosectomy with cochlear implantation in patients affected by chronic middle ear disorders to refractory to previous surgical treatments.

Methods: A multicentre, retrospective study was conducted on patients affected by recalcitrant chronic middle ear disorders who underwent cochlear implantation in combination with subtotal petrosectomy. Patients' details were collected from databases of 11 Italian tertiary referral centres.

The role of cochlear implantation in alleviating Tumarkin drop attacks of Meniere's disease; a case report.

Ménière's disease (MD) patients may suffer episodes of sudden falls, named Tumarkin drop attacks (DAs). This fall occurs abruptly and without warning or loss of consciousness. DAs usually aggravate the clinical picture of MD and are challenging to manage.

The impact of labyrinthine magnetic resonance signal alterations on the treatment of sudden sensory-neural hearing loss.

Background: Sudden sensory-neural hearing loss SSNHL), with positive findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), possibly related to labyrinthine hemorrhage, is a rare condition and difficult to be diagnosed.

Objectives: We evaluated the role of MRI in detecting labyrinthine signal changes and the impact of these changes on the prognosis of SSNHL after the intratympanic corticosteroid injection.

Methods: A prospective study was held between January and June 2022.

Assessment of the ability of the radiological incudo-stapedial angle to predict the stapedotomy technique type: a prospective case-series study.

Purpose: This study aimed to propose a radiological classification of the incudo-stapedial angle by preoperative high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) images and to highlight its importance for predicting the use of reversal-steps stapedotomy (RSS) rather than the traditional non-reversal technique.

Methods: We included 83 candidates for stapedotomy operation. Two physicians measured the radiological incudo-stapedial joint angle in the preoperative HRCT.

Augmented Virtual Reality in Vestibular Assessment: A Dynamic Gait Application.

Introduction: Dizziness is a common complaint affecting up to 23% of the world population. Diagnosis is of utmost importance and routinely involves several tests to be performed in specialized centers. The advent of a new generation of technical devices would make envision their use for a valid objective vestibular assessment.

Electrochemotherapy with bleomycin as an effective local treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma: a case report.

An elderly female patient with a long-standing history of Kaposi's sarcoma of the lower limbs was referred to the Surgical Department after the subsequential failure of multiple lines of systemic chemotherapy. The patient was also complaining of increasing symptoms including intractable pruritus, which negatively impacted her quality of life. She underwent palliative electrochemotherapy with bleomycin (15 g/m 2 ) on the sarcomatous lesions of the left foot and ankle, which lead to complete clinical response and resolution of symptoms; no adverse events were reported.

The impact of fusion imaging technique on middle ear cholesteatoma surgery: a prospective comparative study.

Background: The fusion of computed tomography images with non-echo planner diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images may overcome the limitations of each individual modality.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the ability of the 'fusion' technique to predict the location of middle ear cholesteatoma by evaluating Its impact on preoperative surgical planning and postoperative results.

Methodology: Eighty-three adults with cholesteatoma underwent preoperative CT scans and non-EPI-DW-MRI with or without the 'fusion' technique.

Alzheimer's Disease-Biochemical and Psychological Background for Diagnosis and Treatment.

There is a paucity of empirical research on the use of non-pharmacological interventions to both treat and curb the spread of Alzheimer's disease (AD) across the globe. This paper examines the biochemical and clinical outlook and the social implications of the condition in relation to psychological aspects that may indicate a direction for further interventions. There is a scarcity of research on the effectiveness of using various psychological aspects of AD, a disease characterized by a process of transition from health and independence to a dependent state with a progressive loss of memory and functional skills.

On the battery life of a totally implantable active middle ear device: a retrospective study in a single implanting center.

Background: Totally-implantable active middle ear devices (AMED) rely on a non-rechargeable battery encased with the implantable sound processor that needs to be replaced with a minor surgical procedure after its depletion.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the most significant factors affecting the implant's battery life.

Materials And Methods: The implanted subjects (29 patients) were divided into three groups; group A with 17 patients who underwent one battery change surgery; group B with ten patients who underwent two battery changes; and group C with two patients and three surgeries.

The impact of adding platelet-rich plasma during fat graft myringoplasty for managing medium-sized tympanic membrane perforations: A prospective randomized case-control study.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding platelet-rich plasma (PRP) during FGM to close medium-sized TM perforations.

Methods: This prospective randomized case-control study was conducted from February 2017 to March 2022. We included 320 patients with a medium-sized TM perforation with inactive mucosal otitis media.

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis associated with COVID-19: Course changes and prognosis predictors.

Background: This study aimed to analyze the behavior of acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) associated with COVID-19 infection as there has been an increase in the rate of AIFRS cases in the last two years, and many reports connected this rising with the COVID-19 infection. We studied most factors that may impact the prognosis as a trial to find the most affecting factors to improve the outcomes.

Methods: It was a retrospective observational study that included cases from four tertiary referral institutions between November 2020 to February 2022.