[Assessment of degree of psychological health involvement in pre-laryngectomized patients].

Introduction And Objective: Several authors have found increased anxiety in patients the day before an intervention and its correlation with anxiety levels the post-operative period. In this study, we determined a number of problems to which patients who underwent total laryngectomy often objected: the tracheostomy, being left without a voice and it being an aggressive, major surgery. Our objective was to assess the degree of anxiety and fears of the patient prior to total laryngectomy.

[Utility of bone replacement material in cochlear implant, skull base and sinus surgery: our experience].

Introduction: To solve certain problems that arise in cochlear implant, sinus and skull base surgery, the use of bone cement (PolyBone®) has been introduced in our department. With the goal of making use of surgical bone cements, combining bone growth factors and polyphosphates has allowed the study of these biological materials.

Materials And Results: We present a total of 28 patients aged between 2 and 69 years (mean age of 29.