Wideband Absorbance Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation: A Comparative Clinical Study.

Objectives: Wideband tympanometry (WBT) measurements show sensitivity to trends in external ear canal/middle ear maturation and changes in middle ear status as a result of different types of dysfunction. This study aims to determine the effects of cochlear implantation (CI) on middle ear status.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective comparative clinical study that has been done in a tertiary referral center.

Investigation of DFNB4 SLC26A4 mutation in patients with enlarged vestibular aquaduct.

Objectives: Mutations of the SLC26A4 gene causing enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA) syndrome have not yet been fully elucidated. The study aimed to investigate SLC26A4 mutations in patients with EVA syndrome in the Turkish population. Identifying these mutations may play an essential role in determining the prognosis, follow-up, and management options of these patients.

Endoscope-Assisted Surgery for Petrous Bone Cholesteatoma with Hearing Preservation.

Objectives: Petrous bone cholesteatoma is a rare pathologic entity and may be a difficult surgical challenge because of potential involvement of the facial nerve, carotid artery, dura mater, otic capsule and superior petrosal or lateral sinus. The objective of this article is to present the endoscope-assisted surgery for petrous bone cholesteatoma.

Materials And Methods: Eight patients (nine ears) who underwent endoscope-assisted petrous bone surgery for cholesteatoma.

Turkish Translation and Validation of Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12.

Objective: The aim of this study was to translate the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) into Turkish, evaluate the internal consistency of the test and test-retest reliability, and validate the adaptation for further use in Turkish studies.

Methods: A total of 50 healthy subjects and 50 patients with chronic otitis media (COM) have completed a translated Turkish version of the COMQ-12. Healthy subjects were asked to complete the test twice.

Impact of Routine Plain X-ray on Postoperative Management in Cochlear Implantation.

Objectives: To determine the benefit of a routine plain radiography (X-ray) for confirming the optimal electrode position in cochlear implant surgery.

Materials And Methods: In total, 245 patients (135 males and 111 females) who underwent cochlear implantation in a single tertiary referral center were included in this study. Postoperative plain X-ray findings and electrophysiological tests were retrospectively analyzed.

Endoscopic evaluation of middle ear anatomic variations in autopsy series: analyses of 204 ears.

Introduction: Microsurgery of the ear requires complete evaluation of middle ear surgical anatomy, especially the posterior tympanic cavity anatomy. Preoperative assessment of the middle ear cavity is limited by the permeability of eardrum and temporal bone density. Therefore, middle ear exploration is an extremely useful method to identify structural abnormalities and anatomical variations.

Breast Cancer Metastasis on the Neck Mimicking a Glomus Tumor.

Cervical metastases from breast carcinoma are extremely rare after several years of disease-free survival. In this article, a metastatic tumor of the neck originating from a breast carcinoma, which has been treated 14 years ago, is discussed. A case is presented of a 48-year-old female patient with a history of breast carcinoma, which was surgically treated approximately 14 years ago.

A Rare Complication of Cochlear Implantation After Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Reversion of the Magnet.

Cochlear implants are mechanical devices used for patients with severe sensory-neural hearing loss, which has an inner magnet. It is proven that 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners are safe to use in patients with cochlear implant.

Endoscopic-Assisted Cochlear Implantation: A Case Series.

The aim of the present study was to describe the use of the endoscopic-assisted cochlear implantation in cases with an unsuccessful standard surgical technique because of not achieving adequate exposure to the round window (RW). Three patients with a bilateral profound hearing loss were operated using an endoscopic-assisted cochlear implant procedure at our tertiary university referral center between 2012 and 2014. In all of the patients, a retroauricular "c" shaped incision was performed and a subperiosteal pocket was created.

Safety and Efficacy of Chitosan-Dextran Hydrogel in the Middle Ear in an Animal Model.

Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of chitosan-dextran hydrogel (CDH) in preventing postoperative adhesions between the tympanic membrane (TM) and intratympanic structures, and to evaluate its ototoxicity in an animal study.

Methods: In the first step, ototoxicity was evaluated with 7 male albino guinea pigs (GPs) via auditory brainstem responses (ABR) before and 4 weeks after unilateral intratympanic injection of CDH and saline solution contralaterally. In the second step, 12 GPs underwent bilateral ear surgery.

Two Different Percutaneous Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Abutment Systems: Comparative Clinical Study.

Objective: To compare two different percutaneous bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) abutment systems regarding operation time, scar healing, quality of life, implant stability, audiologic results, and complications.

Materials And Methods: The study involves a prospective multi-center clinical evaluation. Thirty-two consecutive patients who had undergone BAHA surgery from January 2011 to January 2013 in two tertiary centers were included in the study.

Transcutaneous Bone-anchored Hearing Aids Versus Percutaneous Ones: Multicenter Comparative Clinical Study.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the clinical audiological outcomes as well as patient satisfaction of bone-anchored, hearing aid surgery between the percutaneous Dermalock and the transcutaneous Attract systems.

Study Design And Methods: This is a multicenter, retrospective clinical study. The patients who underwent Baha Dermalock and Baha Attract surgery were analyzed for hearing results, surgical complications, and postoperative follow-up specifications for both systems.

Spontaneous bone bed formation in cochlear implantation using the subperiosteal pocket technique.

Objective: To show evidence of spontaneous bone pocket formation using the subperiosteal pocket technique for cochlear implantation surgery.

Study Design: Clinical capsule report.

Setting: University hospital.

Persistent cough associated with osteophyte formation and vagus nerve impingement following cervical spinal surgery: case report.

Persistent cough due to irritation of the vagus nerve by osteophytes resulting from cervical spinal surgery is a very rare condition. The authors report the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with a persistent cough subsequent to cervical spinal surgery. One year after the initial operation, the patient underwent surgery to free the larynx from the prevertebral fascia and cut the pharyngeal plexus, but her symptoms persisted.

[Revision surgery in cochlear implantation].

Objectives: In this study, we evaluated the reasons and management approaches for revision cochlear implant surgery.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-two patients (20 males, 12 females; mean age 7.4 years; range 15 month to 54 years) who underwent revision cochlear implantation in our clinic were divided into two group, including reimplantation or non-reimplantation group.

Autologous fascia lata graft for contour restoration and camouflage in tertiary rhinoplasty.

Tertiary rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure to correct nasal deformities that have been developed after prior unsuccessful surgeries. Such surgery requires complicated manipulations and tissue grafting for proper restoration. In the current study, we report the use of fascia lata graft combined with cartilage grafts for contour restoring and camouflage.

Subperiosteal temporal pocket versus standard technique in cochlear implantation: a comparative clinical study.

Objective: In the standard technique of cochlear implantation, the internal receiver-stimulator (IRS) is fixed into a socket drilled on the calvarial bone. In the subperiosteal technique, the IRS is fixed under the subperiosteal plane, and drilling is not necessary. The purpose of this study was to compare the subperiosteal and the standard techniques.

Assessment of shoulder impairment after functional neck dissection: long term results.

Objective: In this prospective study, we attempted to use objective techniques to measure shoulder disability and evaluate patients who underwent functional neck dissection (FND) procedure. Patients were compared on the basis of preoperative and postoperative range of motion (ROM) measurements, pain and stiffness domains. At the final visit, a Neck Dissection Impairment Index (NDII) questionnaire was applied to all patients.

[The effect of neck metastasis on survival following surgery for laryngeal cancer].

Objectives: We evaluated the effect of neck metastasis on the survival rate of patients who underwent surgery for laryngeal cancer.

Patients And Methods: A total of 256 patients who had undergone surgery between 1995 and 1999 were retrospectively reviewed. Of these, 186 patients (72%; 185 males, 1 female; mean age 57.

Evaluation of factors concerning the patency of the internal jugular vein after functional neck dissection.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of several factors on the patency of the internal jugular vein (IJV) after functional neck dissection (FND). A prospective clinical study was undertaken in 21 patients (36 neck dissections) before and after FND at the 1st and 3rd postoperative months by using duplex Doppler ultrasonography. The patients who had radiation therapy (RT) were evaluated again in the 6th postoperative month in order to assess possible late effects of radiation therapy.

Giant hemangiopericytoma of the neck: a case report.

Hemangiopericytomas are rare vascular tumors and one-thirds occurs in the head and neck. These tumors grow slowly and may easily be mistaken for a benign lesion. A twenty-nine-year-old man presented with a large mass on the left side of his neck.

[Comparison of hearing levels and tympanic membrane healing obtained by cartilage palisade and temporal fascia tympanoplasty techniques: preliminary results].

Objectives: We compared the levels of hearing and tympanic membrane healing obtained by cartilage palisade and temporal fascia tympanoplasty techniques.

Patients And Methods: Tympanoplasty procedures with the use of cartilage palisade (30 patients; 14 males, 16 females; mean age 28 years; range 10-62 years) and temporal fascia (30 patients; 17 males, 13 females; mean age 30 years; range 12-58 years) were compared with respect to tympanic membrane healing and hearing levels. The size of perforations in the cartilage tympanoplasty group was greater than that of the temporal fascia group.

Plexiform neurofibroma of the larynx in a child.

A case of a female child of six years of age with a plexiform neurofibroma of the larynx caused by von Recklinghausen's disease is presented. Laryngeal involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is rare and only 19 paediatric cases have been reported. The tumour was biopsied and lateral pharyngotomy with supraglottic hemilaryngectomy was performed in order to relieve obstructive symptoms.