Publications by authors named "Shin-Ichiro Kita"
Objective: To evaluate tympanic membrane regeneration therapy (TMRT) for pediatric tympanic membrane perforations (TMPs).
Study Design: Intervention study.
Setting: Research institute hospital.
Background: Hearing loss caused by middle ear malformations is treated by tympanoplasty to reconstruct the acoustic conduction system. The mobility of the ossicles plays a crucial role in postoperative success. However, identifying the location of ossicular malformation based solely on preoperative audiograms is challenging due to the complex relationship between fixation location, deformity levels, and ossicular mobility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate outcomes of a regenerative treatment (RT) for over 200 patients with tympanic membrane perforation (TMP). The RT-TMP method involves a gelatin sponge, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and fibrin glue.
Methods: The study population included 216 patients and 234 ears (male: female =100:116; age 1-93 years).
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- The study aimed to identify predictive factors for acute sensorineural hearing loss to aid primary care doctors in diagnosis.
- Researchers analyzed data from 365 patients, looking at demographics, medical history, lifestyle factors, and conducting pure tone audiometry tests.
- Significant predictive factors for different types of hearing loss were found, including age, sex, stress levels, and body mass index, which can help differentiate between various conditions affecting hearing.
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- The study aimed to see if AI, combined with new digital imaging systems, can accurately identify cholesteatoma structures during ear surgery.
- A convolutional neural network (CNN) was trained using images from patients who had cholesteatoma surgery, testing its diagnostic accuracy on 58 images.
- While the CNN showed some potential in identifying cholesteatoma lesions, its diagnostic performance isn't ready for regular clinical use yet, but it could eventually ease the workload for surgeons and improve healthcare access in underserved areas.