Tasha S Nasrollahi,Edward C Kuan
Tasha S Nasrollahi
Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are a complex clinical challenge with variable causes and management. Conservative therapy focuses on lowering intracranial pressure through bed rest, sinus precautions, antiemetics, bowel regimens, and lumbar drai...
Renee M Banakis Hartl
Renee M Banakis Hartl
While the motivation to pursue middle ear surgery is frequently related to establishing a safe, dry ear due to the presence of chronic otitis media or cholesteatoma, a highly prioritized secondary outcome is improvement in hearing. Compound...
Emily C Wong,Brandon Isaacson,Timothy N Booth
Emily C Wong
Computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone can identify causes of hearing loss that can be addressed with ossiculoplasty. Careful investigation with CT and MRI can ensure the correct diagnosis and management of various temporal bone path...
Abel P David,Alicia M Quesnel
Abel P David
The surgical approach for ossiculoplasty, also known as ossicular chain reconstruction, is chosen based on the extent of concomitant middle ear or mastoid disease, such as chronic otitis media or cholesteatoma. The primary objective of the ...
Armita Norouzi,Xiying Guan,Yew Song Cheng
Armita Norouzi
The middle ear amplifies sound waves transmitted through air, allowing for sufficient sound pressure to be received in the cochlea through a few interesting mechanisms of the tympanic membrane and ossicular chain, which is composed of the m...
Vijayendra Honnurappa,Michael Sitima,Vinay Kumar Vijayendra
Vijayendra Honnurappa
Ossicular chain defects are commonly encountered in otologic practice. The search for the ideal ossicular psosthesis is an ongoing debate. In this article, we describe our experience with the use of autologous cartilage tympanoplasty. Septa...
Alexander Tu,Karl W Doerfer
Alexander Tu
Most traumatic ossicular chain injury results from blunt head trauma associated with temporal bone fracture, though penetrating, barotraumatic, and iatrogenic causes are also encountered. Dislocation of the IS joint is the most common lesio...
J Dixon Johns,Zachary G Schwam,Maura K Cosetti
J Dixon Johns
Erosive middle ear disease (EMED) involves a spectrum of otologic conditions that involve chronic inflammatory processes, including chronic otitis media with or without cholesteatoma, that contribute to osseous erosion of the middle ear and...
Jessica W Grayson,J Ari Saravia,Bradford A Woodworth
Jessica W Grayson
Endoscopic endonasal approaches have revolutionized anterior skull base surgery, with multilayer vascularized reconstruction emerging as the gold standard for preventing postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Compared with free graft or s...
Bradley W Kesser
Bradley W Kesser
The need for ossiculoplasty in the repair of congenital aural atresia (CAA) is rare, occurring approximately 5% to 8% of patients. Predicting the need for ossiculoplasty in CAA repair based on high resolution computed tomography imaging is ...