[The practice of stapes surgury in Russia].

The aim of this study - to investigate the practice of stapes surgery in Russia using a special questionnaire (Appendix 1). Thirty-three questionnaires were sent to specialists dealing with stapes surgery in various Russian medical institutions. Responses were received from all ENT specialists, of whom 75.

[Combination of CT and MRT in the diagnostic of middle ear cholesteatoma. Fusion technology is precise localization tool].

Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods of the middle ear cholesteatoma diagnostic have its advantages and disadvantages. Fusion technology is a post-processing process of CT and MRI images. Its main advantage is the localization of MR-hyperintensive cholesteatoma within the bony anatomical structures obtained on CT, which provides the surgeon with important information both before planning the primary surgical intervention and during a second revision for recurrent cholesteatoma.

[Proteus syndrome in the practice of an otorhinolaryngologist: a clinical case].

Described a rare clinical observation of a patient aged 18 years with chronic left-sided otitis media against Proteus syndrome. By this age, the patient underwent a large number of operations regarding the removal of lymphangiomas, hemlimfangiomas, angiokeratitis of the body, as well as several sanitizing surgery on the left ear. A review of domestic and foreign literature showed that this case can be considered unique.

[Complications caused by hearing aid mold impression material - clinical case and literature review].

The procedure of taking an impression of the external auditory canal for the manufacture of individual earplugs in the ear canals can be associated with complications in some cases. The article describes the clinical case of ingestion of the impression mass during taking the impression of the external auditory canal in the patient with chronic otitis media. The presence of pronounced hearing loss has become the basis for the selection of a hearing aid.

[The results of surgical ablation of parathympanic spaces in the patients presenting with cholesteatoma].

Introduction: On the one hand, open-type surgical modalities have the advantage of the low frequency of relapses; on the other hand, they lead to the undesirable changes in the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the ear that in the long run create serious problems for both the doctor and the patient. In contrast, the closed-type surgical interventions are associated with a more favourable hygienic status and functional outcome but create a high risk of development of recurrent and residual cholesteatomas. The disadvantages of both types of cholesteatoma surgery motivated the surgeons for the development of the 'hybrid' approaches combining the advantages of open and closed strategies.