Exclusive endoscopic tympanoplasty efficacy in the treatment of cholesteatoma without mastoid involvement.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the recurrence rate of cholesteatoma in patients who have undergone exclusive endoscopic tympanoplasty at our tertiary referral institution. A secondary objective is to analyze different clinical aspects that could be considered risk factors for recurrence to establish if it is possible to determine when a second-look procedure is indicated instead of a clinical follow-up.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients who had undergone exclusive endoscopic tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma in the last eight years and who were followed up for at least one year.

Personal experience with the remote check telehealth in cochlear implant users: from COVID-19 emergency to routine service.

Purpose: To critically illustrate the personal experience with using the "Remote Check" application which remotely monitors the hearing rehabilitation level of cochlear implant users at home and further allows clinicians to schedule in-clinic sessions according to the patients' needs.

Methods: 12-month prospective study. Eighty adult cochlear implant users (females n = 37, males n = 43; age range 20-77 years) with ≥ 36 months of cochlear implant experience and ≥ 12 months of stable auditory and speech recognition level volunteered for this 12-month long prospective study.

Endoscopic Assisted Lateral Skull Base Surgery.

Pathology of the lateral skull base poses a unique challenge for the surgeon. An intimate knowledge of the anatomy and the various approaches used for accessing pathology of the lateral skull base is critical. Three novel, minimally invasive, transcanal approaches for the management of lateral skull base pathology are described herein along with their respective indications, advantages, and disadvantages.

Facial Nerve Neurophysiologic Assessment in Vestibular Schwannoma Removal with Transcanal Approach: A Pilot Clinical Study.

Background: The transcanal transpromontorial approach has been introduced to remove vestibular schwannomas. As with other techniques, preservation of the facial nerve (FN) is challenging. This pilot study described FN outcomes of patients preoperatively and postoperatively assessed with electromyography (EMG) and blink reflex (BR).