Adult-onset congenital cholesteatoma in the hypotympanum initially presenting as Bell's palsy: A case report.

Introduction: Cholesteatoma is a rare disease characterized by the accumulation of keratinized squamous epithelial cells in the middle ear or mastoid cavity. Vertigo and facial palsy, which are rare complications, may indicate erosion into the semicircular canals or the fallopian canal.

Patient Concerns: A 40-year-old woman presented to our clinic with progressive right-sided hearing loss over 5 years (primary concern).

Incidence of Hip Fractures among Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: The Real-World Data.

Chronic otitis media (COM) has been considered as a localized disease, and its systemic impact is poorly understood. Whether COM-induced inflammation could be associated with systemic bone loss and hip fracture is unknown at present. Our study tried to determine the risk of hip fracture among COM patients.

The Changes in the Severity of Deep Neck Infection Post-UPPP and Tonsillectomy in Patients with OSAS.

The main aim of this study is to compare the incidence rate and severity of deep neck infection (DNI) in patients post-UPPP+ T (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty plus tonsillectomy) and without UPPP+ T. We utilized the data derived from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (LHID) of the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2012. Patients who had undergone combined UPPP and tonsillectomy were selected using National Health Insurance (NHI) surgical order.

A novel diagnostic tool for hyaline vascular Castleman disease versus lymphoma based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography in neck mass.

Background: Castleman disease and lymphoma each have a distinct treatment plan; however, they share the same features on contrast-enhanced computed tomography.

Methods: To assess the quantitative outcomes of Castleman disease versus lymphoma using contrast-enhanced computed tomography based on Hounsfield units (HU). We retrospectively reviewed eight patients with unicentric Castleman disease and 30 patients with lymphoma based on pathological diagnosis at China Medical University Hospital between 2015 and 2020.

The Incidence and Risk Factors of Hip Fracture after Liver Transplantation (LT): A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Background: Osteoporosis and fragility fracture are the major complications after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of the study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of hip fracture after LT.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study, enrolling the patients receiving LT between January 1999 and December 2010.

Intestinal FXYD12 and sodium-potassium ATPase: A comparative study on two euryhaline medakas in response to salinity changes.

FXYD proteins are the regulators of sodium-potassium ATPase (Na+/K+-ATPase, NKA). In teleosts, NKA is a primary driving force for the operation of many ion transport systems in the osmoregulatory organs (e.g.