Canal-wall up cholesteatoma surgery with mastoid obliteration leads to lower rates of disease recurrence without affecting hearing outcomes.

Objectives: The primary objective was to determine whether obliteration of the epitympanic area and mastoid cavity during canal wall up (CWU) cholesteatoma surgery reduces the rate of recurrent and residual cholesteatoma compared to not obliterating the same area. The secondary objective was to compare postoperative hearing outcomes between both techniques.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary referral center.

[Ulcers on a hairy scalp].

A 74-year-old woman presented herself at the outpatient clinic for dermatology with three temporoparietal ulcers on her scalp which are diagnosed as complications of temporal arteritis. The core symptoms of temporal arteritis are often non-specific, causing diagnostic delay. This dermatological complication can be an important clinical clue urging the physician to start treatment.

Deep Learning for Identification of Acute Illness and Facial Cues of Illness.

The inclusion of facial and bodily cues (clinical gestalt) in machine learning (ML) models improves the assessment of patients' health status, as shown in genetic syndromes and acute coronary syndrome. It is unknown if the inclusion of clinical gestalt improves ML-based classification of acutely ill patients. As in previous research in ML analysis of medical images, simulated or augmented data may be used to assess the usability of clinical gestalt.

Using simulation mannequins and actors in training for external post-mortem examinations -experiences from use in medical students and police officers.

In the daily practice of external post-mortem examinations and dealing with surviving dependents, striking failures can be observed regularly, pointing to an increased demand for training of the various professional groups involved. In this study, the experience gained from using simulation mannequins and actors for post-mortem examination training in medical students and police officers are presented. Since 2017, a training station has been offered at the Medical Faculty of the Technical University of Dresden (Germany) for practicing examinations in death scene and establishing communication with grieving relatives.