OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of a small dose of propofol with other commonly used antiemetics, droperidol and metoclopramide, for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing middle ear surgery. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. SETTING University-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENTS Ninety patients (48 females, 42 males) s...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term outcome of atticotomy (AT) surgery for cholesteatoma in children. STUDY DESIGN Case series, retrospective chart review. SETTING General otology practice in a teaching hospital. PATIENTS Fifty-three children aged 5 to 16 years old with cholesteatoma limited to the attic and middle ear who underwent AT between the years 1979 to 1994. INTERVENTIONS AT co...

BACKGROUND This prospective, randomized study was designed to compare remifentanil and magnesium sulphate during middle ear surgery in terms of postoperative pain and other complications. METHODS Eighty patients undergoing middle ear surgery were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomized into two groups of 40 to receive remifentanil (Group R) or magnesium sulphate (Group M) infusion. Pr...

OBJECTIVES The Eustachian tube (ET) plays an important role in maintaining a normally aerated middle ear. Inflammation in middle ear disease is related to ET dysfunction, and postoperative restoration of middle ear integrity and hearing are closely related to ET function in chronic ear disease patients. After successful tympanoplasty, restoration of a well-aerated middle ear with good ET functi...

Asbtract: Myringoplasty is the operation specifically designed to close tympanic membrane defects the main aim of surgery of chronic ear disease is to eliminate disease process and reconstruct middle ear to give the patient a dry safe and functioning ear. In this study a clinical study of myringoplasty underlay technique in the management of central perforations done. Main emphasis is laid on e...

In 1791 , Mondini described a membranous and bony dysplasia of the inner ear in a congenitally deaf child (1]. Classically, the Mondini deformity consists of a cochlea containing a normal basal turn and a total of 1.5 rather than 2.5 turns; the middle and apical turns are incorporated into a single sac. Because dysplasia of the labyrinth may be associated with dural dehiscence and a bony defect...

The advantages of using endoscopes in ear surgery are well described and relate mainly to its ability provide high quality images, visualization the retrotympanum, sinus tympani corners middle cleft, which often a challenge microscopic approach. Health-related life (QoL) is very important understand impact medical or surgical interventions on patient.

In the first of a two-part series, we review issues pertinent to the anatomy, embryology, and criteria for comprehensive management of children with microtia. The salient aspects of external ear anatomy, including the nerve and blood supply, lymphatic drainage, and aesthetic anatomic relationships, are described. An overview of the embryologic development of the external and middle ear and its ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Although the theoretical risk of elevated temperatures during endoscopic ear surgery has been reported previously, neither temperature change nor heat distribution associated with the endoscope has been quantified. In this study, we measure temperature changes during rigid middle ear endoscopy in a human temporal bone model and investigate whether suction can act as a sign...