[Management of the surgical pathology of the parotid gland: A review of 54 cases].

Introduction And Aim Of The Study: The management of the surgical pathology of the parotid gland and its results are relatively uniform. However, both in the diagnostic and the therapeutic aspects, there are some controversial issues which we discuss from the point of view of recent experience at our department.

Methods: A descriptive and retrospective study was conducted on patients who underwent parotidectomy for any indication between July 2004 and June 2009 (5 years).

[Is universal newborn hearing screening more efficient with auditory evoked potentials compared to otoacoustic emissions?].

Introduction And Objectives: Cost-effectivity of universal newborn hearing screening programmes is under constant review. In this context, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the performance of brainstem response audiometry (BERA) compared to otoacoustic emissions (OAE) as screening tools.

Methods: Observational and retrospective study on a universal screening programme started in 1998.