Ear, Nose and Throat Journal back issues from March 2008:
Disruptive physicians: sound more familiar than you thought?(EDITORIAL)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Over the course of a career, many otolaryngologists serve in leadership positions, such as chair of a department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in a hospital or clinical service chief. In such roles, we are called upon routinely to address a variety of problems with important ...
Auricular injury with deformity following delivery by cesarean section.(OTOSCOPIC CLINIC)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [FIGURE OMITTED] A 31-month-old girl presented to the otolaryngology clinic with a history of a narrow left external meatus since birth. She had been born via a cesarean section, and her left auricle had been lacerated during the incision to enter the uterus. The injury was ...
Sudden onset of sensorineural hearing loss secondary to intralabyrinthine hemorrhage: MRI findings.(IMAGING CLINIC)(Magnetic resonance imaging)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [FIGURE OMITTED] Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) secondary to intralabyrinthine hemorrhage is rare. When it does occur, it may be caused by blood dyscrasias, sickle-cell disease, anticoagulation therapy, local trauma, leukemia, radiation therapy, or drug abuse; also, ...
Gout.(PATHOLOGY CLINIC)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Gout is caused by disordered purine metabolism resulting in hyperuricemia. Symptoms are related to the precipitation of monosodium urate (uric acid) crystals, typically in joint spaces or soft tissue. Primary gout is caused by an increase in uric acid ...
Granular cell tumor of the esophagus presenting as a duplication cyst.(DYSPHAGIA CLINIC)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dysphagia related to cervical pathology can have multiple etiologies, including cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction, stricture, primary neoplasms, and extrinsic compression (e.g., by goiter, osteophytes, etc.). Unusual causes include cervical esophageal duplication cysts and submucosal ...
The "pancake flip": management of extreme internal curvature of the lower lateral cartilage.(FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY CLINIC)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] A less commonly observed and diagnosed cause of nasal obstruction is extreme internal curvature of the lower lateral cartilage (LLC), in which the natural horseshoe-shaped curvature of the LLC is so acute that the LLC itself curves into the nasal airway and ...
Effect of cochlear implantation on nasality in children.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract Hypernasality is a commonly perceived characteristic of speech in deaf adults and children, but the mechanism of this abnormal nasal resonance is poorly understood. The impact of cochlear implantation on nasalance measures in children with severe auditory deprivation ...
Hearing loss and cerebrospinal fluid pressure: case report and review of the literature.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract A decrease in cerebrospinal fluid pressure may result in an endolymphatic hydrops through a patent cochlear aqueduct or through the fundus of the internal auditory canal. This hydrops typically leads to low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss. We describe the case of a ...
Auricular ossification resulting in external auditory canal stenosis.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract We report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with left aural fullness, hearing loss, and a stenotic left external auditory meatus. Physical examination and computed tomography revealed the presence of an idiopathic ossification of the cartilaginous auricle and ...
Rhinolithiasis with a nasal polyp: a case report.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract Rhinoliths are uncommon mineralized masses that form as a result of calcification of an endogenous or exogenous nidus. The most common manifestations of rhinolithiasis are unilateral nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, and facial pain. The diagnosis is made by nasal ...
An atypical case of fatal zygomycosis: simultaneous cutaneous and laryngeal infection in a patient with a non-neutropenic solid prostatic tumor.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract We describe what we believe is the first reported case of simultaneous highly invasive cutaneous and laryngopharyngeal zygomycosis in a non-neutropenic, nondiabetic but immunosuppressed patient with prostate cancer. An invasive fungal process was not suspected until ...
Retropharyngeal hematoma as a complication of anticoagulation therapy.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract Reports in the literature of retropharyngeal hematoma as a complication ofanticoagulation therapy are rare. When this complication does occur, it can become life-threatening if the airway is compromised. However, no consensus exists as to which approach--intubation, ...
Dentigerous cyst of the maxilla with impacted tooth displaced into orbital rim and floor.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract We report a case of dentigerous cyst of the maxilla and maxillary sinus that caused the ectopic displacement of an unerupted tooth into the orbital rim and floor. After an incisional biopsy, marsupialization of the lesion promoted its involution and stimulated ...
Lingual hematoma and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a case report.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract Lingual hematoma is a rare but potentially fatal cause of upper airway obstruction. Patients receiving anticoagulants such as heparin can suffer from significant complications of these medications. Not only does heparin exert effects directly on the coagulation cascade, ...
Congenital midline cervical cleft: a report of two cases.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract Congenital midline cervical cleft is an uncommon malformation of the anterior neck. We report the cases of two patients with such an anomaly who had been born within 10 days of each other at a regional hospital in upstate New York. Fewer than 1 O0 cases of congenital ...
Formation of an airway foreign body during removal of a metal tracheostomy tube: a case report.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Abstract Tracheostomy tube changes are often performed in the clinic or at the bedside without complication. We report a case in which the removal of a long-term metal tube in a clinic setting was complicated by the presence of fibrinous debris on the tube. The debris had ...