Publications by authors named "Nawaf Fatani"
: Cochlear implant (CI) surgery is conventionally done under general anesthesia (GA). However, many patients are unable to undergo GA due to various reasons, raising the need for an alternative safe option. CI under local anesthesia is feasible and safely done in patients who can't tolerate GA.
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- The study investigates how cochlear morphology affects electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds in cochlear implant (CI) patients.
- The research involved 45 patients with normal inner ear structures, examining anatomical measurements and their relationship with intraoperative ECAP data.
- Results show that certain cochlear dimensions, particularly the B value, are significantly correlated with ECAP thresholds, especially in the middle and basal regions, highlighting potential implications for optimizing cochlear implant electrode selection.
The objective of this study is to review our experience with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation (BiCI) in adults, and assess its feasibility. This could shorten the time required to regain binaural hearing, prevent social isolation, and potentially eliminate the need for hearing aids, as seen with sequential BiCI. A retrospective study was conducted involving adult patients who received simultaneous BiCI at our center between 2010 and 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with suspected recurrent cholesteatoma who underwent non-echo planar imaging (non-EPI) using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with surgery as the reference standard. We searched Medline, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane database for diagnostic test accuracy studies. The following prespecified subgroup analyses were performed: patient age, number of radiologists interpreting MRI, study design, and risk of bias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a case of spontaneous cervical, retropharyngeal, and mediastinal emphysema occurring in a previously healthy young male, which is the first described case in Saudi Arabia. The patient was admitted to the ward for observation, monitoring of vital signs, analgesia, and prophylactic antibiotics. The patient was kept under observation for 8 days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Invasion of the thyroid gland is not a general feature of advanced laryngeal carcinoma. There is no need for performing thyroidectomy in all total laryngectomy cases.
Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of the thyroid gland invasion in patients with advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma submitted to total laryngectomy and thyroidectomy and to determine whether clinical and pathological characteristics of laryngeal carcinoma can predict glandular involvement.