Berling Holm, K. 2017. The Chorda Tympani Nerve. Role in Taste Impairment in Middle Ear Disease and after Ear Surgery. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1306. 54 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9837-5. The chorda tympani nerve, also known as the taste nerve, runs uncovered through the middle ear cavity, a localizat...

introduction: meatoplasty is the final and essential step in performing effective canal wall down surgery for chronic otitis media. in this article we review some previous techniques and discuss our preferred method. materials and methods: in this observational case series study, we used this technique in 53 patients (28 male and 25 female) between january 2005 and january 2008. our survey was ...

Surgery on the temporal bone is technically challenging due to its complex anatomy. Precise anatomical dissection of the human temporal bone is essential and is fundamental for middle ear surgery. We assessed the possible application of a virtual reality temporal bone surgery simulator to the education of ear surgeons. Seventeen ENT physicians with different levels of surgical training and 20 m...

in middle ear surgery. Concurrent improvements in the operating microscope made it possible to visualize middle ear structures in amazingly clear detail, and revealed to the ear surgeon the possibilities of preserving or restoring hearing in the surgical treatment of chronic middle ear infections. Since 1952 many articles have appeared describing various techniques of reconstructive surgery of ...

An instrument has been designed to combine a suction and an elevator for use in ear surgery.

Eustachian tube maintains middle ear pressure equal to that of atmospheric pressure and its functions is deranged due to various nasal, nasopharyngeal and palatal causes. Nasal polypi cause post nasal drip which is considered to cause Eustachian tube dysfunction. The present cross sectional study comprises of a total of 39 patients of Antrochoanal polyp with the aim to see the effect of antroch...

The advantages and limitations of the microscope have defined postauricular access as the surgical intervention of choice for the treatment of diseases of the middle ear. The wide-angle view provided by the endoscope enables transcanal access to the tympanic cavity, and its otherwise difficult-to-reach extensions: The attic, sinus tympani, facial recess, and hypotympanum. These areas are the pr...

Introduction: The endoscope is an equipment used successfully in several procedures of several medical specialties. However, in the otology area, even with incorporation of endoscopes in joint procedures with microscope, the procedures purely assisted by endoscopy are still very limited. Objective: Our work is aimed at carrying out transcanal and modified transcanal endoscopic dissection of the...