Otitis Media with Effusion
Otitis Media with Effusion Michael J. Cunningham Roland D. Eavey Otitis media is the most common diagnosis made by physicians who care for children. Eighty percent of children have experienced…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Malignant External Otitis
Malignant External Otitis Marlene L. Durand Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is an invasive bacterial infection of the external auditory canal and skull base. It involves the soft tissues adjacent to…
Osteoradionecrosis of the Temporal Bone
Osteoradionecrosis of the Temporal Bone Joseph B. Nadol, Jr. Although the effects of radiation on bone have been known for many years (1), its effects on the temporal bone and…
Complications of Chronic Otitis Media
Complications of Chronic Otitis Media Jeffrey P. Harris David W. Kim David H. Darrow A mastoid abscess was first opened. A sinus persisted; bony sequestra were then removed to expose…
Chronic Otitis Media
Chronic Otitis Media Joseph B. Nadol, Jr. The management and selection of an appropriate surgical procedure for a patient with chronic otitis media requires that the clinician identify the proper…
Acute Mastoiditis
Acute Mastoiditis Michael J. McKenna Roland D. Eavey Acute mastoiditis remains a contemporary disease with significant morbidity and even mortality. The clinical diagnosis of this disorder is so entrenched within…
Granular Myringitis and Tympanic Retraction Pockets
Granular Myringitis and Tympanic Retraction Pockets Richard M. Levinson GRANULAR MYRINGITIS Granular myringitis is a chronic vascular fibroproliferative and ulcerative dermatitis involving focal or diffuse areas of the tympanic membrane…
Perforations of the Tympanic Membrane
Perforations of the Tympanic Membrane Dennis S. Poe Perforations of the tympanic membrane are caused by a number of etiologies, most commonly suppurative otitis media. Perforations cause hearing loss and…
Management of Soft Tissue and Osseous Stenosis of the Ear Canal and Canalplasty
Management of Soft Tissue and Osseous Stenosis of the Ear Canal and Canalplasty Steven D. Rauch The functional characteristics of the ear canal are usually assessed by the practicing otologist…
Transtemporal and Transpetrous Approaches to the Cranial Base
Transtemporal and Transpetrous Approaches to the Cranial Base Michael J. McKenna Advances in surgical technology and technique, intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring, anesthesia, intraoperative stereotactic guidance systems, and stereotactic radiation therapy…
