-It has been claimed that quantified features are inappropriate for phylogenetic analysis. We consider that claim to be true under most conditions for characters discovered by commonly used morphometric methods, including outline-based and conventional multivariate methods. The most important reason these characters are unsuitable is that one of the tests of homology, the test of similarity, ma...

Background and Objectives: The diagnosis of cholesteatoma is usually clinic, the only efficient treatment surgical. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) not considered absolutely necessary for management an uncomplicated cholesteatoma, but unsuspected situations from a clinical point view can be discovered using scans, warning surgeon. Our objective to compare HRCT scan information with i...

INTRODUCTION Hearing preservation has not yet been reported in patients undergoing resection of intracochlear schwannomas. This study describes a minimally invasive procedure for intracochlear schwannoma resection with simultaneous cochlear implantation that resulted in good hearing. OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe a minimally invasive procedure for intracochlear schwannoma resection wi...

IMAJ 2016; 18: 701–702 for evaluation. The parents reported worsening of the paralysis in the months prior to presentation. Her medical and surgical history was otherwise unremarkable. Physical examination revealed left peripheral facial nerve palsy, HouseBrackmann (HB) grade 5. The rest of the physical examination was normal. An audiogram recorded normal hearing. Magnetic resonance imaging (MR...