False-Positive Cholesteatomas on Non-Echoplanar Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Objectives: To investigate false-positive findings on non-echoplanar (non-EPI) diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) in patients under surveillance post-cholesteatoma surgery.

Study Design, Setting, Subjects, And Methods: A retrospective review was performed on patients diagnosed with cholesteatoma who underwent surgical resection and were then followed by serial non-EPI DWI using half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) sequence. All patients had at least two annual follow-up imaging studies.

Laser-Assisted Control of Epistaxis in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Systematic Review.

Background And Objectives: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, causes recurrent mucous membrane hemorrhage, especially epistaxis. In this systematic review, we discuss the efficacies of the three most common laser photocoagulation treatments for HHT-related epistaxis.

Study Design/materials And Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and MEDLINE from database inception to March 2019.

Risk Recall of Complications Associated with Vestibular Schwannoma Treatment.

Objective: To assess the risk recall of complications among patients who underwent different vestibular schwannoma (VS) treatments.

Study Design: Patients with VS completed a voluntary and anonymous survey.

Setting: Survey links were distributed via the Acoustic Neuroma Association (ANA) website, Facebook, and email list.

Tympanic Membrane and Ossicular-Sparing Modified Lateral Temporal Bone Resection.

A modified lateral temporal bone resection (mLTBR) is a unique technique that spares the tympanic membrane (TM) and ossicles in select patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCCa). The records of 5 patients with SCCa of the temporal bone with negative frozen-section biopsy at the tympanic annulus were reviewed. The mean follow-up time for the patients was 29.

Postoperative Complications and Readmission Rates Following Surgery for Cerebellopontine Angle Schwannomas.

Objective: To investigate the 30-day postoperative complication, readmission, and reoperation rates following surgery for cerebellopontine angle (CPA) schwannomas.

Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting: National surgical quality improvement program dataset (NSQIP) 2009 through 2013.

Visual consequences of electronic reader use: a pilot study.

Background: With the increasing prevalence of electronic readers (e-readers) for vocational and professional uses, it is important to discover if there are visual consequences in the use of these products. There are no studies in the literature quantifying the incidence or severity of eyestrain, nor are there clinical characteristics that may predispose to these symptoms with e-reader use.

Purpose: The primary objective of this pilot study was to assess the degree of eyestrain associated with e-reader use compared to traditional paper format.

Estimation of Nasal Tip Support Using Computer-Aided Design and 3-Dimensional Printed Models.

Importance: Palpation of the nasal tip is an essential component of the preoperative rhinoplasty examination. Measuring tip support is challenging, and the forces that correspond to ideal tip support are unknown.

Objective: To identify the integrated reaction force and the minimum and ideal mechanical properties associated with nasal tip support.

Transcanal Micro-Osteotome Only Technique for Excision of Exostoses.

Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes and complications of transcanal excision of exostoses using micro-osteotomes, without a postauricular incision or the use of the drill.

Study Design: A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing exostoses excision.

Setting: Tertiary Care Medical Center.

Congenital anomalies of the incudostapedial joint.

Objective: To describe congenital anomalies of the incudostapedial joint (ISJ) and to discuss the possible unique embryogenesis of the ISJ based on the two anomalies that were encountered.

Setting: Tertiary care medical center.

Subjects And Methods: Retrospective review of the medical records of all patients with ISJ anomalies.

Loudness and acoustic parameters of popular children's toys.

Objective: This project was conducted to evaluate the loudness and acoustic parameters of toys designed for children. In addition, we investigated whether occluding the toys' speaker with tape would result in a significant loudness reduction; thereby potentially reducing the risk of noise induced hearing loss.

Methods: Twenty-six toys were selected after an initial screening at two national retailers.

Evaluation of Reported Malignant Transformation of Vestibular Schwannoma: De Novo and After Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Surgery.

Objective: To critically analyze each reported case of malignant transformation of vestibular schwannoma (VS) after either stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or microsurgery (MS).

Data Sources: We searched the Pubmed/Medline database using the relevant key words vestibular schwannoma, acoustic neuroma, malignant, transformation, radiation, induced, stereotactic, radiosurgery, malignancy, GammaKnife, and CyberKnife and combinations thereof.

Study Selection: Inclusion criteria for malignant transformation of VS after SRS included histopathology of initially benign VS, subsequent histopathology confirming malignant VS, reasonable latency period between malignancy and benign diagnoses.

Migraine features in patients with Meniere's disease.

Objectives/hypothesis: To better understand the features of migraine in Meniere's disease (MD).

Study Design: Retrospective review of prospectively obtained surveys in an outpatient clinic of a tertiary medical center.

Methods: Detailed questionnaires on headaches and dizziness were given to consecutive patients presenting with dizziness.

Vestibular Schwannoma Excision in Sporadic versus Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Populations.

Objective: To understand the differences in characteristics of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and sporadic patients with surgically excised vestibular schwannomas in the state of California.

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting, Subjects, And Methods: The records of all patients who underwent vestibular schwannoma excision between 1997 and 2011 were extracted from the California Hospital Inpatient Discharge Databases (CHIDD).

Curved adjustable fiberoptic laser for endoscopic cholesteatoma surgery.

Objective: To determine whether endoscopic cholesteatoma removal can be performed efficiently and safely using a curved fiberoptic-based laser.

Background: Angled instruments are required in endoscopic ear surgery to access recesses of the middle ear without extra drilling. Lasers are effective at ablating visible and microscopic cholesteatoma matrix and removing granulation tissue.