Publications by authors named "S Macario"
Objective: To investigate the impact of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) masses on subjective and measured taste function.
Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.
Setting: Tertiary referral center.
Background: Chemosensory dysfunction (olfaction, taste, and trigeminal) affects quality of life, potentially impacting eating behaviors. We investigated which factors are associated with weight loss in patients with smell and taste disorders.
Methods: Retrospective study of consecutive adult patients seen in the smell and taste clinic during a 10-year period.
Article Synopsis
- The Covid-19 pandemic raised awareness about olfactory disorders, which can affect people's sense of smell in different ways.
- There are two main types of olfactory dysfunction: quantitative (like anosmia and hyposmia) which are well understood, and qualitative (like parosmia and phantosmia) which need more research.
- This article provides the latest insights and clinical information on the assessment and understanding of parosmia and phantosmia.
Purpose Of The Review: This study aims to summarize the current state of the art of how taste disorders are clinically best managed.
Recent Findings: Taste disorders are distressing for the concerned patients since eating and drinking become bothersome or impossible. Apart from nutritional problems, quality of life is impaired.
Objective: The objective of our study was to define relevant MRI signs allowing preoperative diagnosis of posterior cul-de-sac obliteration in patients with deep pelvic endometriosis.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent pelvic MRI completed by a laparoscopic examination. Three radiologists performed the MRI review blinded and recorded the following signs: sign 1, retroflexed uterus; sign 2, retrouterine mass; sign 3, displacement of intraperitoneal fluid; sign 4, elevation of the fornix; and sign 5, adherence of bowel loops.