Background: During last decades, many otologists attempted to make a long standing dry ear, resulting in better hearing after cholesteatoma surgery. This study evaluated the prognosis of two common methods of cholesteatoma ear surgery considering ten years follow-up. Methods: This retrospective analysis was done using medical records of 108 adult patients with cholesteatoma. After ten years of ...

A utogenous ear reconstruction remains one of the formidable procedures in plastic surgery. Precise 3-dimensional (3D) sculpting of the auricular construct is central to an operation, which requires countless patient experiences to hone one's surgical skill. Current methods to autogenous ear construction entail tracing the contra-lateral (unaffected) ear, if available, and using this 2D outline...

objectives: microtia is the most commonly seen congenital ear defect, and involves an auricular deformity either unilaterally or bilaterally. the aim of this study was to fabricate silicone prostheses for a child with bilateral microtia using an innovative technique. methods: this method involved the construction of bilateral ear prostheses using clips, which were located within the layers of t...

The investigation entitled “Evaluation of rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) on the basis physiological and morphological traits” was conducted during Kharif season, 2019-2020 at field Student’s Instruction Farm, Acharya Narendra Deva University Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya. Nine elite genotypes were shown in RBD with three replications, data recorded. i.e., Plant height (cm),...

OBJECTIVE Myringoplasty is successfully performed in children since many years. However still considerable controversy surrounds the subject of proper timing of surgery and other factors influencing the success rate. The aim of this study was to assess the results of myringoplasty in children and to determine which factors influence the postoperative results. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospectiv...

The skin irritant, xylol, when applied to the ears of sensitized and reinjected rabbits often causes a severe inflammation with the formation of crusts and destruction of tissue. Dry gangrene of the entire ear tip may result (Figs. 1, 2, and 3). The same agent, applied in the same dosage and in the same way, to the ears of (1) normal rabbits, (2) normal rabbits injected once with horse serum (s...

Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear cleft without reference to etiology or pathogenesis. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a destructive disease with irreversible sequelae and can proceed to serious intra and or extra cranial complications. The study of bacteriology and anti-biotic sensitivity is necessary in management of CSOM and is essential for the ENT surgeon to make...