Distinct audiometric patterns in congenital round window atresia: A comparative study with common congenital middle ear anomalies.

Objective: Little is known about the hearing characteristics in patients with congenital round window atresia (CRWA). This study aimed to investigate hearing characteristics in patients with CRWA by comparing them with two relatively common congenital middle ear anomalies: congenital stapedial fixation (CSF) and congenital ossicular discontinuity (COD).

Methods: Literature searches yielded five patients with surgically confirmed CRWA (seven ears), who were included in the CRWA group, along with one of our patients.

Endoscopic malleostapedotomy versus incudostapedotomy for stapes fixation with or without lateral chain fixation: A comparative outcomes study.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate and compare the surgical outcomes of endoscopic malleostapedotomy (EMS) and endoscopic incudostapedotomy (EIS).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 36 consecutive ears in 33 patients who underwent stapes surgery using either EMS (EMS group) or EIS (EIS group). Operational practicability across surgical steps, postoperative hearing, operation time, switch of approach, and complications were compared between the two groups.

Optimal Extent of Neck Dissection for a Head and Neck Lymph Node Metastasis from a Remote Primary Site.

Background: Despite its rarity and limited documentation, therapeutic neck dissection (ND) for cervical lymph node (LN) metastases from distant primary sites is increasingly practiced, potentially enhancing survival rates. However, the optimal ND extent remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the safety of excluding upper neck levels from ND.

Delayed Tracheal Perforation After Thyroidectomy: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Thyroidectomy is a safe procedure that is frequently performed for benign or malignant thyroid disease. Complications after thyroidectomy occur in approximately 3%-5% of patients. Tracheal perforation is a very rare post-thyroidectomy complication, and delayed tracheal perforation without intraoperative tracheal injury is even rarer; only 25 case reports have been published globally, with varied management.

Transcanal Endoscopic Stapedial and Tensor Tympani Tenotomy for Middle Ear Myoclonus: A Retrospective Case Series of Surgical Outcomes.

Objective: To describe and analyze the surgical outcomes of transcanal endoscopic resection of the stapedial tendon (ST) and tensor tympani tendon (TT) in the management of middle ear myoclonus (MEM).

Study Design: A retrospective case series.

Setting: Tertiary academic center.

Bilateral Congenital Ossicular Anomalies: Are the Anomalies Symmetric for Both Ears?

Objective: To evaluate whether bilateral congenital ossicular anomalies (COAs) differ regarding ossicular anomalies and hearing loss severities between the ears of the individual.

Study Design: Retrospective case review.

Setting: Tertiary referral academic center.