Sridhayan Mahalingam,Patrick Spielmann
Sridhayan Mahalingam
Quality of life (QoL) is an important consideration in the management of individuals with head and neck cancer. The poor prognosis and significant impact of treatment modalities on function of the salivary glands, larynx and pharynx combine...
Swallowing and Voice Outcomes following Treatment of Hypopharyngeal Cancer: The Need for Supervised Rehabilitation [0.03%]
咽喉癌治疗后的吞咽和发声预后：需要监督康复
Simone E J Eerenstein,Irma M Verdonck-de Leeuw,C René Leemans
Simone E J Eerenstein
Advances in and intensification of treatment in hypopharyngeal cancer have led to an increase in organ preservation and in overall survival. Treatment intensification comes at the cost of more pronounced acute and long-term side effects cau...
Sequelae and Complications of Treatment for Hypopharyngeal Cancer: Minimising the Risks [0.03%]
下咽癌治疗的远期副反应及并发症的防治措施
Aniel Sewnaik,Robert J Baatenburg de Jong
Aniel Sewnaik
Treatment of hypopharyngeal cancer depends on the extent and location of the tumour, patient-specific or by factors (age, performance status, co-morbidity) and the presence of psychosocial support. Options available for the treatment of hyp...
Remco de Bree
Remco de Bree
The management of hypopharyngeal cancer is challenging because of poor patient survival and the potential effects of treatment on breathing, voice and swallowing. In general, early stage hypopharyngeal cancer can be primarily treated by rad...
Iain A Bruce,Ingo Todt
Iain A Bruce
Cochlear implantation (CI), with attempted preservation of residual natural low-frequency hearing, is an increasingly accepted application of this technology, with potential benefits to the patient when listening in noise and in music appre...
Hannah J D North,Simon K W Lloyd
Hannah J D North
Bilateral vestibular schwannomas are almost pathognomonic of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). As a result of these tumors, hearing loss is the presenting symptom in 60% of adults and 30% of children with NF2. It is often bilateral. The best ...
Simon R Freeman,Levent Sennaroglu
Simon R Freeman
Approximately 2% of congenital profound deafness cases are due to cochlear nerve (CN) deficiency. MRI is essential to confirm if the nerve is deficient, but because of limitations with resolution, especially when the internal auditory canal...
Philip A Bird,Michael J Bergin
Philip A Bird
Surgery aimed at hearing rehabilitation risks damaging residual inner ear function, especially cochlear implant surgery. Pharmacological intervention to reduce this risk has shown great promise in animal models. The challenge is to deliver ...
Arnaud Deveze,Han Matsuda,Maya Elziere et al.
Arnaud Deveze et al.
Perilymphatic fistula (PLF) is defined as an abnormal communication between the fluid (perilymph)-filled space of the inner ear and the air-filled space of the middle ear and mastoid, or cranial spaces. PLF is located in the round or oval w...
James R Tysome,Holger Sudhoff
James R Tysome
The Eustachian tube is a complex structure connecting the middle ear to the nasopharynx that contributes to the normal function of the middle ear. Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is thought to contribute to the majority of middle ear path...