A Comparative Study of Surgical Outcomes in Children with Cochlear Implantation Using Posterior Tympanotomy & Modified Veria Technique.

Unlabelled: Purpose: To compare the two common approaches of cochlear implantations i.e., mastoidectomy with posterior tympanotomy approach (MPTA) and modified veria technique and to know whether veria technique and its later modifications are as efficacious as the classic approach in terms of duration of procedure, gain in hearing and acquisition and incidence of complications if any.

Kimura Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Kimura disease is a rare benign chronic inflammatory disorder characterised by multiple subcutaneous nodules and lymphadenopathy most commonly in head and neck region. It is seen in Asian men in their 2nd and 3rd decade. Kimura disease is usually confused for Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and associated with eosinophilia and increased serum IgE.

Vertical Strut Ossiculoplasty: A Versatile Alternate to Conventional Techniques-A Randomized study.

Introduction: Various ossicular reconstruction materials and techniques have been described in literature using autologous ossicle, cortical bone, autologous cartilage, synthetic materials and implants like total/partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP/PORP) etc., but it has always been a topic of controversy in terms of the efficacy, longevity and complications of the material or method used.

Material And Methods: This is a prospective, interventional, comparative, double-blind randomized control study which was done at a tertiary care center to compare outcomes of conventional and carved conchal cartilage (vertical strut) type III Tympanoplasty in terms of graft uptake and hearing gain.

Molecular modeling on streptolysin-O of multidrug resistant Streptococcus pyogenes and computer aided screening and in vitro assay for novel herbal inhibitors.

Streptococcus pyogenes is a notorious pathogenic bacterium which causes various human diseases ranging from localized infections to life threatening invasive diseases. Streptolysin-O (SLO), pore-forming thiol-activated cytolysin, is the major virulent factor for streptococcal infections. Present therapies against streptococcal infections are limited as most of the strains have developed multi-drug resistance to present generation of drugs.