Long-Term, Multicenter Results With the First Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Implant.

Objective: Investigation of long-term safety and performance of an active, transcutaneous bone conduction implant in adults and children up to 36 months post-implantation.

Study Design: Prospective, single-subject repeated-measures design.

Setting: Otolaryngology departments of eight German and Austrian hospitals.

Secondary Hyperthyroidism due to an Ectopic Thyrotropin-Secreting Neuroendocrine Pituitary Tumor: A Case Report.

Introduction: The main differential diagnoses of secondary hyperthyroidism include thyrotropin-secreting neuroendocrine pituitary tumors (TSH-PitNETs) and resistance to thyroid hormone. As a rare cause of secondary hyperthyroidism, ectopic thyrotropin-producing neuroendocrine pituitary tumors must also be considered.

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female patient with overt hyperthyroidism and elevated thyrotropin was admitted to the endocrine outpatient clinic of a secondary care hospital in March 2018.

A New Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Hearing Implant: Short-term Safety and Efficacy in Children.

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of a new bone conduction hearing implant in children, during a 3-month follow-up period.

Study Design: Prospective, single-subject repeated-measures design in which each subject serves as his/her own control.

Setting: Otolaryngology departments of four Austrian hospitals.