Abstract Purpose Temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma (TBSCC) is an uncommon, aggressive malignancy with a significant recurrence rate. We reviewed our experience with recurrent TBSCCs. Materials and methods Clinicopathological and…
Abstract Objective High jugular bulb (HJB) can erode inner ear structures creating a jugular bulb related inner ear dehiscence (JBID). The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship…
Objective To report stripping surgery in intratemporal facial nerve schwannomas (FNS) with poor facial nerve function. Methods We attempted stripping surgery to completely remove intratemporal FNS with nerve intact in…
Abstract Objective To study the role of total facial nerve decompression in preventing further recurrence of facial palsy in Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome (MRS). Methods Total facial nerve decompression was performed…
Abstract Purpose Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy (CDCR) with the insertion of a Jones tube is a surgical procedure used to relieve epiphora caused by upper lacrimal system dysfunction from extensive proximal canalicular obstruction,…
Abstract Objective Determine the outcome of hearing in Meniere’s Disease (MD) after antiviral treatment. Study design Prospective study. Setting University Hospital. Methods Thirty one new patients with a diagnosis of…
Abstract Objectives To determine the feasibility of a rapid method of processing mandible bone margins for intraoperative histopathologic examination and to assess the relative value of fine, coarse, and core…
Abstract Importance Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), a rare bilateral panuveitis following penetrating ocular trauma or ocular surgery to one eye, shares a strikingly similar ocular pathology to that of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease…
We thank Professor John D. Harrison for his expert comments regarding our recent case report “Giant submandibular gland mucocele as a complication of previous sialolith removal”. We agree with most…
I read with disappointment and alarm the article by Markou et al. entitled “Giant submandibular gland mucocele as a complication of previous sialolith removal”. The disappointment arises because there have…
