Publications by authors named "C De Minteguiaga"

Hemangiomas and superficial vascular anomalies of the head and neck form what usually calls the angiomas. Many terms exist in the literature for that reason the classification of the ISSVA, admitted by most of the doctors, helps us in naming the different anomalies. The processing of this pathology needs a multidisciplinary collaboration with doctors of different specialties.

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This report describes a patient with Von Hippel-Lindau disease revealed by an endolymphatic sac tumor. Endolymphatic sac tumor (EST) was only recently recognized as a manifestation of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. EST are vascular lesions that destroy and expand bone.

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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension should be considered as a possible cause of cochlear hydrops. We report a case of unilateral hearing loss attributed to spontaneous intracranial hypotension on the basis of characteristic abnormalities seen on magnetic resonance imaging. The diagnostic gold standards for intracranial hypotension are lumbar measurement of cerebrospinal fluid pressure and magnetic resonance imaging.

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Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss is one of the most controversial issues in otology. A prospective cohort study including 136 sudden hearing losses seen at the ENT emergency referral center of Lariboisiere Hospital during an 18-month period was conducted. Patients were hospitalized and a corticotherapy course was administered, eventually associated with an antiviral treatment, low molecular weight dextran or sedative.

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