Ashok K Gupta,Sudesh Kumar,Ajay Jain
Ashok K Gupta
Branchial cleft anomalies--which include branchial cysts, sinuses, and fistulas--are uncommon developmental defects of the neck. Approximately 2 to 3% of cases are bilateral; bilateral presentations appear to have a familial component. Only...
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):291-3. DOI: 2008
Michael J Rodriguez,Giovana R Thomas,Uzma Farooq
Michael J Rodriguez
Primary pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea is rare, as only 33 cases have been previously reported worldwide since 1922. We describe a new case of primary tracheal pleomorphic adenoma that was discovered incidentally in a 78-year-old man. T...
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):288-90. DOI: 2008
Jayant Sastri Goda,Karuppiah Saravanan,R K Vashistha et al.
Jayant Sastri Goda et al.
Leiomyosarcoma of the larynx is an extremely rare entity. This tumor is aggressive and is associated with dismal treatment results. We present a case of leiomyosarcoma of the larynx treated with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. In th...
Dulani Mendis,Nasser Malik
Dulani Mendis
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is rare. We report a case of probable sinonasal NEC in a 73-year-old man who had presented with a history of right nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, and recurrent epistaxis. On examination, a red, friable, g...
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):280-2, 293. DOI: 2008
Michelle Soltan,Ashutosh Kacker
Michelle Soltan
We describe the case of a 76-year-old man who presented with symptoms of chronic nasal obstruction and recurrent sinusitis of many years' duration. The patient's history and radiographic findings established a diagnosis of a complex odontom...
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):277-9. DOI: 2008
How to eliminate air-bone gaps audiometrically: use too much masking [0.03%]
如何通过听力测试消除气骨导差距：加大掩蔽声强度
Maurice H Miller
Maurice H Miller
The excessive, indiscriminate use of masking during measurements of pure-tone bone-conduction thresholds can reduce or eliminate air-bone gaps. This may result in an abnormal, audiometrically induced bone-conduction threshold shift and sugg...
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):273-6. DOI: 2008
Multiple simultaneous complications of acute otitis media in a child diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease: a case report [0.03%]
一名患有慢性肉芽肿性疾病的儿童患急性中耳炎并发多种并发症的病例报告
Robert Wilson,Tarika Bhuta,Richard Haydon
Robert Wilson
While the prevalence of acute otitis media complications in pediatric patients has decreased over the past 30 years because of effective antibiotic therapy, the incidence has begun to rise again recently, possibly because of increased antib...
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):271-2, 279. DOI: 2008
An estimate of the number of mastoidectomy procedures performed annually in the United States [0.03%]
美国每年施行乳突根治术数量的估计值
Lesley C French,Mary S Dietrich,Robert F Labadie
Lesley C French
We conducted a study to estimate the number of mastoidectomy procedures performed annually in the United States. Our results are based on state-specific healthcare utilization data and Medicare-funded procedural data from 2002. The utilizat...
Marc Cohen,Vishad Nabili,Dinesh K Chhetri
Marc Cohen
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):262. DOI: 2008
Kenneth H Brookler
Kenneth H Brookler
Case Reports
Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2008 May;87(5):258, 260-1. DOI: 2008