7 Situations That Arise at Surgery: Hearing Issues This chapter and the previous one address the unique situations that arise during cholesteatoma surgery. The prior chapter dealt with anatomical factors…
12 Complications of the Surgery The complications of cholesteatoma surgery relate to recurrence, residual, or recidivism of the disease, infection, cavity management, and loss of the specialized functions of the…
Figure 9-1 A, Complete cryptophthalmos, both eyes. B, Incomplete cryptophthalmos of the right eye, with eyelid fused to cornea superonasally. Cryptophthalmos occurs in both an isolated and a recessive syndromic…
The corneal epithelium is a highly differentiated cell type that is entirely regenerated approximately every 7 days. In the mechanically abraded cornea (eg, total epithelial debridement during vitrectomy surgery or…
Effective immune responses to foreign antigens require cells to “traffic” through tissues. Chemokines (chemotactic cytokines) are critical mediators that provide the trafficking signals to immune cells. These are low-molecular-weight proteins,…
FIGURE 11.1 Nasopalatine Duct Cyst, 200×. The cyst is lined by a ciliated pseudostratified cuboidal to the low columnar epithelium (inset lower left, 400×) with underlying fibroconnective tissue and a prominent…
FIGURE 12.1 Mondini Malformation. (A) Axial CT demonstrates incomplete partitioning of the mid and apical turn of the right cochlea with deficient modiolus (arrow). (B) Axial CT one slice superior demonstrates…
FIGURE 10.1 Placement of the Needle in Greater Palatine Foramen for a Greater Palatine Nerve Lock. GP, Greater palatine. (The Anatomical Basis of Dentistry; 2011. Applied Anatomy, fig. 11.7, pii: B978-0-323-06807-9.00011-9.) •…
FIGURE 8.1 The Development of the Immune Cells. BFU, Burst-forming unit; BM, basophil mast cell; CFU, colony-forming unit; E, erythroid; Eo, eosinophil; GM, granulocyte-macrophage; Ig, immunoglobulin; MEG, megakaryocyte; NK, natural killer;…
FIGURE 9.1 Oral Appliance. Mandibular advancement appliance for mild to moderate sleep apnea. (From Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund VJ, et al. Cummings Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2015,…
