CSF or middle ear effusion? Diagnostical dilemmas in a patient with temporal bone meningioma: A case report.

Introduction: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas are a rare phenomenon, that can lead to life-threatening complications if left untreated. Presenting as rhinorrhea or otorrhea, they can be difficult to diagnose due to admixture of other bodily fluids. Typically, CSF fistulas develop after trauma, but in rare instances, they can be diagnosed in patients with a neoplastic lesion.

Surgical Treatment for Troublesome Mastoid Cavities: Canal Wall Reconstruction With Bony Obliteration Versus Subtotal Petrosectomy.

Introduction: A chronically discharging modified radical mastoid cavity may require surgical intervention. We aim to explore two techniques.

Objective: To compare outcomes of subtotal petrosectomy (STP) and canal wall reconstruction with bony obliteration technique (CWR-BOT).

Affective symptoms and swallow-specific quality of life in total laryngectomy patients.

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of clinically relevant affective symptoms and level of swallow-specific quality of life (QoL) in dysphagic patients with total laryngectomy (TL) and to explore the relationship between affective symptoms and swallow-specific QoL.

Methods: Thirty-five TL patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI). Student's t test and linear regression were used.

Contrast pooling in videofluoroscopic swallowing study as a risk factor for pneumonia in children with dysphagia.

Objective: To determine if laryngeal contrast pooling on a videofluoroscopic swallowing study increases the risk for pneumonia in the following 6 months in children with dysphagia. Secondarily, to determine in the same population, if laryngeal abnormalities or syndromic disorders increase the risk for pneumonia in the same timeframe.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.