Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type-1 is frequently associated with otorhinolaryngological manifestations,most notably a high prevalence of otitis media.Although multiple case reports have documented an increased preva...
Mastoiditis is a common complication of acute otitis media. It is common in younger age compared to adulthood. Mastoiditis occurs when an otitis media infection spread directly to involve the bone of mastoid air cell ...
Introduction: Acute mastoiditis is the most common complication of Acute Otitis Media (AOM) and it’s the cause of serious morbidity. There is no standard universally agreed-upon management approach to acute mastoidit...
Objective To review the published literature related to the different obliteration and reconstruction techniques in the management of the canal wall down mastoidectomy.Methods A PubMed(Medline)and LILACS databases as ...
Background: Myringoplasty is a technique for the closure of the simple perforation of the tympanic membrane. For the better outcome, myringoplasty combined with cortical mastoidectomy has been tried i...
Objective:Self-directed training represents a challenge in simulation-based training as low cognitive effort can occur when learners overrate their own level of performance.This study aims to explore the mechanisms un...
Endoscopes are increasingly being used in cholesteatoma surgeries either as an adjunct to microscopes or sometimes exclusively.Their role at present is more as adjunct to microscope which still remains the work-horse ...
Objective:To review guidelines for otologic procedures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and to present a protocol for emergent or urgent mastoidectomy at our institution.Data sources:Guidelines regarding emergent and ur...