Chronic invasive fungal sinusitis with orbital and olfactory cleft involvement secondary to indolent mucormycosis.

Purpose: Chronic invasive fungal sinusitis secondary to indolent mucormycosis is a rare clinical entity, and the ideal management is controversial. A case of indolent mucormycosis successfully managed with conservative debridement and retrobulbar amphotericin B is herein reported.

Observations: A 42-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and kidney transplant presented with chronic invasive fungal sinusitis with left orbital involvement from indolent mucormycosis.

Imaging Anatomy and Pathology of the Intracranial and Intratemporal Facial Nerve.

The facial nerve is one of the most complex cranial nerves, with motor, sensory, and parasympathetic fibers. A large spectrum of congenital, inflammatory, vascular, and neoplastic processes may affect one or more segments of the nerve. Customized use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging combined with good understanding of the nerve anatomy and relevant clinical/surgical key points is crucial for appropriate assessment of facial neuropathy.

Diagnostic Protocol for Detecting Otosclerosis on High-Resolution Temporal Bone CT.

Objectives: To present a systematic checklist to improve diagnosing otosclerosis (OS) on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the temporal bones and review this protocol's efficacy in diagnosing OS on HRCT.

Methods: A retrospective case series was performed at a University Referral Hospital in urban Chicago, Illinois. High-resolution computed tomographies of the temporal bone were reviewed including 17 ears in the test group with surgically confirmed OS and 21 ears in the control group surgically confirmed to not have OS.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma.

Purpose: To evaluate treatment results of stereotactic radiosurgery or fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (SRS/FSRT) for uveal melanoma.

Methods And Materials: We retrospectively evaluated 181 patients with 182 uveal melanomas receiving SRS/FSRT between 2007 and 2013. Treatment was administered with CyberKnife.

Long-term Results of ABI in Children With Severe Inner Ear Malformations.

Objective: To report the long-term outcomes of children who received auditory brainstem implant (ABI) because of severe inner ear malformations.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary referral otolaryngology clinic.

Oval window atresia: a novel surgical approach and pathognomonic radiological finding.

Objectives: The facial nerve usually occupies the oval window area in patients with oval window atresia. During exploration, if the facial nerve is discovered to lie in the oval window area, this is usually regarded as a contraindication for further surgical intervention. The aim of the present paper is to demonstrate the preoperative pathognomonic radiological sign and describe a new surgical approach for this difficult situation.

Early computed tomography findings of the inner ear after stapes surgery and its clinical correlations.

Objective: Pneumolabyrinth resulting from temporal bone trauma and stapes luxation has been associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The principal purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and volume of pneumolabyrinth after stapedotomy in which iatrogenic perilymphatic fistula is created and to also correlate this with possible hearing loss and vertigo.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Arterial tortuosity and aneurysm in a case of Loeys-Dietz syndrome type IB with a mutation p.R537P in the TGFBR2 gene.

We report a 13-year-old girl with Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) caused by a known transforming growth factor beta receptor II (TGFBR2) gene mutation, who developed aortic root dilatation and saccular aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. LDS is a rare, autosomal dominant aortic aneurysm syndrome with multisystem involvement. The disease is typically characterized by the triad of arterial tortuosity and aneurysms, hypertelorism, and bifid uvula/cleft palate.

Suppurative cervical adenopathy and pharyngeal mass due to tularemia unresponsive to medical treatment.

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. Tularemia presents with various clinical forms, such as ulceroglandular, glandular, oculoglandular, oropharyngeal, pneumonic, and typhoidal tularemia forms. As an intracellular pathogen, F.

Comparative evaluation of three nickel-titanium instrumentation systems in human teeth using computed tomography.

This study investigated several parameters of root canal preparation with three different rotary NiTi systems: Hero Shaper, ProTaper, and RaCe. The parameters evaluated were: changes in root canal volume and cross-sectional area, canal transportation, and working time. Curved, mesial molar roots were scanned in a computed tomography (CT) unit before and after instrumentation.