Smartphone-enabled otoscopy: method evaluation in clinical practice.

Objective: To assess the diagnostic agreement between smartphone-enabled otoscopy and rigid otoendoscopy in tympanic membrane and middle ear diseases.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out to analyze otoscopies in patients seen at a general otorhinolaryngology (ORL) outpatient clinic, from June to December 2019. Eighty-three images of patients obtained from otoscopies performed through a smartphone device and a rigid endoscope were included, recorded, and stored for further analysis.

The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the postoperative management of cholesteatomas.

Unlabelled: Conventional CT and MRI scans have low specificity when it comes to differentiating granulation tissue from relapsing cholesteatoma.

Aim: this paper aims to analyze the use of DWI and delayed post-contrast T1-weighed imaging in the detection of recurring cholesteatomas.

Materials And Method: this is a cross-sectional prospective study that looked at 17 cholesteatoma patients postoperatively.

A brief history of otorhinolaryngolgy: otology, laryngology and rhinology.

Unlabelled: Ears, nose and throat have intrigued humanity since immemorial times. Treatments for the larynx, the nose and the ear and also surgeries were practiced by Greek, Hindu and Byzantine doctors. In the 20th century clinical and surgical innovations were incorporated, thanks to new anesthesia techniques, antibiotics, radiology and new technologies.