Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, vol 25

Cochlear Implants and Hearing Preservation Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Hearing preservation after cochlear implantation and combined electric acoustic stimulation (EAS) in the same ear has reduced the gap between prosthetic hearing rehabilitation with hearing aids and cochlear implants. This has increased the possibility of successful hearing rehabilitation for patients. This paper describes the history of hearing preservation after cochlear implantation. Indicati...

Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

The article gives an overview of the historical development of stapedectomy beginning with Kessel in 1876. Then, from the beginning to the middle of the 20th century, surgery on the oval window became obsolete, opening the way for an era of fenestration operations until Shea in 1956 performed the first modern stapedectomy using a Teflon stapes replacement prosthesis. Since then, numerous surgeo...

Pediatric radiology in oto-rhino-laryngology

Head and neck diseases in children and adolescents present special diagnostic and differential diagnostic challenges to ENT surgeons as well as to radiologists. Both disciplines have to adapt the latest radiological and interventional technologies to the needs of the pediatric patient in order to enable a minimally invasive but successful diagnostic procedure. High quality sonography by an expe...

Recent advances in oto-laryngology.

Oto-Rhino-Laryngology for the Student and Practitioner

This small volume, running to about 320 pages, is the English translation, by Dr. H. Clayton Fox, of the second French edition of Dr. Georges Laurens' work. We have read the book with great pleasure and much profit, and have nothing but praise for it. From beginning to end it is crammed full of sound practical instruction and explains with great preciseness and clearness innumerable little poin...