Endoscope-Assisted Cochlear Implantation in Atretic Round Window.

Different techniques have been proposed for cochlear implant (CI) from its conventional transmastoid posterior tympanotomy approach. Endoscopy role in the otologic field is still relatively new, but it provides a better surgical view with improved image clarity, especially in the challenging anatomical visualization of the critical structures in CI surgery. A 3-year-old girl with bilateral progressive profound hearing loss was scheduled for left cochlear implant surgery.

A Rare Case Report of Unilateral Maxillary Mass from Adrenal Neuroblastoma.

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial neoplasm among paediatric patients, which arises from ectodermal neural crest cells. The most frequent primary site of neuroblastoma arises from retroperitoneum, specifically in the adrenal medulla. We present a rare case of adrenal neuroblastoma metastasis to maxillary sinus in a 20 month-old boy presenting with right maxillary swelling for the past 2 months.

A Review of Delayed Facial Nerve Paresis as Complication Following Total Endoscopic Ear Surgery.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of delayed facial nerve paresis after total endoscopic ear surgery. This review also aims to describe the possible contributing factors and its management. This is a retrospective review of all patients who had undergone total endoscopic ear surgery for all otologic cases that required endoscopic intervention in a single otologic center from 2014 up to 2020.

Infratemporal Fossa Synovial Sarcoma In A 3-Month-Old Infant: An Extremely Rare Tumour In Infancy.

Soft tissue sarcoma, especially synovial sarcoma is extremely rare in infancy. Only few cases were reported, and challenges lies in disease eradication and subsequent adjuvant therapy. Due to particularly small size of head and neck region with important structures are in intimate location with each other, surgical resection is very challenging, in order to ensure total disease resection as well as maintaining function and cosmetic outcome post-operatively.

Self-reported symptom study of COVID-19 chemosensory dysfunction in Malaysia.

Alterations in the three chemosensory modalities-smell, taste, and chemesthesis-have been implicated in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), yet emerging data suggest a wide geographic and ethnic variation in the prevalence of these symptoms. Studies on chemosensory disorders in COVID-19 have predominantly focused on Caucasian populations whereas Asians remain understudied. We conducted a nationwide, multicentre cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire on a cohort of RT-PCR-confirmed adult COVID-19 patients in Malaysia between 6 June and 30 November 2020.

A 10-year review of malignant otitis externa: a new insight.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the clinical trends of malignant otitis externa (MOE) and classify MOE based on the findings related to high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the temporal bone and 3-Phase Bone Scintigraphy (TPBS). We also reconstruct a treatment algorithm for MOE in our institution.

Methodology: A 10-year retrospective review was carried out on MOE in a single otology institution from January 2011 to December 2020.

Endoscopic intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma excision via middle ear corridors a surgical options.

Background: With more intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma (ICVS) diagnosed, treatment options are limited either to wait-and-see or surgery. The transpromontorial and infrapromontorial approaches allow direct route to the fundus of internal auditory canal with certain advantages in preserving facial nerve and even cochlear nerve.

Objectives: To describe the middle ear corridor approach for ICVS excision.

Long-term maintenance costs incurred by the families of pediatric cochlear implant recipients in Malaysia.

Introduction: Cochlear implant (CI) requires lifelong financial commitments to ensure that the devices always operate optimally.

Objective: We estimated the long-term maintenance costs of CI including repair of speech processors, replacement of damaged parts, and battery requirements.

Results: Forty-one parents of children who received CIs in Malaysian government hospitals were enrolled.

Recurrent Submandibular Sialolithiasis in a Child.

Sialolithiasis is a commonly encountered disease of the salivary glands, reported to represent up to 30% of all salivary gland diseases. However, the condition is rarely encountered in the pediatric population. The formation of a salivary stone is believed to be secondary to the deposition of calcium salts around a nidus.

Temporal Bone Chondroblastoma: a Rare Entity.

Introduction: Chondroblastoma is an uncommon benign, locally destructive tumor that usually arises from epiphyses of the long bones. Temporal bone chondroblastoma is an extremely rare occurrence. Chondroblastoma arise from immature cartilage cells and it may display certain malignant features by invading surrounding structures and metastasizing to adjacent sites.

Synchronous Occurrence of Bilateral Malignant Otitis Externa: Report of a Rare Case.

Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease of the ear and temporal bone. Bilateral simultaneous MOE is extremely rare. Due to bilaterally symmetrical facial nerve palsy, it can easily be missed at the initial presentation, causing delay in management.