Publications by authors named "Bob Lerut"
Background: This study aimed to evaluate patient satisfaction and usage patterns of bone conduction devices (BCDs) for hearing rehabilitation, focusing on both users and non-users. Specific objectives included assessing reasons for non-use, exploring patient perceptions of BCD efficacy, and examining complications associated with BCD implantation.
Methods: A monocentric investigation was conducted at the Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Head and Neck Surgery at General Hospital Sint-Jan, Bruges.
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers have identified changes in the HRAS gene that are involved in skin and bone issues associated with conditions like nevus sebaceous and cutaneous-skeletal-hypophosphatasia syndrome.
- * This study presents two new findings: the connection between HRAS-related ENS and a rare ear defect (auricular atresia) and the simultaneous occurrence of different types of skin nevi, highlighting the varied effects of HRAS gene variations on development.
Objectives: With the introduction of more flexible and thinner electrodes, such as Cochlear's Slim Modiolar Electrode, there is a higher risk of electrode insertion problems, in particular the tip foldover. Timely intraoperative detection of the problem would allow for direct intraoperative correction. This paper describes a non-radiological method for intraoperative tip foldover detection that is applicable in all surgical centers and can quickly deliver accurate results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeasurement of the complex electrical impedance of the electrode contacts can provide new insights into the factors playing a role in the preservation of residual hearing with cochlear implants (CIs). However, unraveling the contributions related to the different phenomena from impedance data necessitates more advanced measurement and analysis techniques. The present study explores a new impedance measurement option recently included into the cochlear-implant programming software and aims to contribute to a more solid basis for the clinical use of impedance measures as a biomarker for fibrous tissue formation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur aim was to evaluate the long-term objective and subjective results of a modified expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty (ESP) technique in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Single center prospective study of 35 patients underwent an ESP as a primary surgical treatment between June 2012 and September 2015 at the hospital AZ Sint-Jan Bruges-Ostend. Patients were divided into non-OSAS and OSAS (AHI >5).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The correlation between tympanic membrane perforations and hearing loss was studied.
Study Design: Prospective data from 220 patients, who underwent primary surgery for simple chronic otitis media with a perforated eardrum, were analyzed.
Setting: Tertiary referral center.