Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
August 2016
The objective of this retrospective study was to present the authors' experience on the management of labyrinthine fistula secondary to cholesteatoma. 695 patients, who underwent tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma, in a University Hospital between 1993 and 2013 were reviewed, to select only those with labyrinthine fistulas. 42 patients (6%) had cholesteatoma complicated by fistula of the lateral semicircular canal (LSCC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to compare the hearing results after total ossicular replacement with a titanium prosthesis or autologous incus in the absence of stapes suprastructure and presence of mobile footplate as a retrospective medical record review in a tertiary referral center setting. There were 49 patients who had total ossicular reconstruction (titanium prosthesis, 40 patients; autologous incus, 9 patients). Medical records were reviewed after total ossicular replacement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: A stapes gusher is a very rare event in ear surgery, but the consequences for hearing can be dramatic. It can usually be predicted by characteristic radiologic abnormalities. We report 2 cases of gusher without any abnormalities seen on the preoperative computed tomography scans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: By extracting cases of intralabyrinthine schwannomas (ILS) from the sum of all vestibular schwannomas, we aim to identify and analyze unique features of its presentation. This allows us to refine the management protocol of this rare condition.
Design: This is a retrospective study of all patients seen in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, with either ILS or ILS with intracanalicular extension (ILS-IAC) between 2001 and 2011.
Objectives/hypothesis: To assess the possibilities of restoring laryngeal sensation in an animal model by way of the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (ibSLN) bilateral section and anastomosis to itself or to transposition nerves (i.e., lingual, glossopharyngeal, and great auricular nerves).
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