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Presentamos una técnica simple de extracción de cuerpos extraños atascados en conducto auditivo externo mediante el uso de cianoacrilato, adhesivo potente de secado rápido
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Humans , Ear Canal/injuries , Foreign Bodies/therapy , Cyanoacrylates/therapeutic use , Foreign Bodies/diagnosisABSTRACT
Here we present two clinical cases of solitary naso-sinusal fibrous tumour. This tumour has a mesenchymal origin and has an evident pleural location, with well defined immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characteristics. The clinical manifestation is an apparent benign tumour with an inclination to local aggressiveness. The most effective treatment seems to be surgical removal, but given the low number of cases mentioned (there are only eight cases reported in international literature), and the tendency to eventual recurrence, called for cobalt therapy after surgery. The evolution of clinical cases is irregular.
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Leiomyosarcoma/diagnosis , Leiomyosarcoma/surgery , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/diagnosis , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/surgery , Paranasal Sinuses/surgery , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Leiomyosarcoma/ultrastructure , Neoplasm Staging , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/ultrastructure , Paranasal Sinuses/ultrastructureABSTRACT
Over the last decade, the hemangioma of the temporal bone has become clinically recognized as the benign tumor most commonly involving the facial nerve in its intratemporal portion. Its locally aggressive nature affects the VIIth cranial nerve at a very early stage, usually before the tumor reaches a 10 mm diameter. We present a case of ossifying hemangioma of the temporal bone which, in spite of being located in the region of the geniculate ganglion and of measuring over 20 mm, only caused hearing conductive loss. The atypical clinical course of this case contrasts with those described in the literature.
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Calcinosis/pathology , Calcinosis/surgery , Hemangioma/pathology , Temporal Bone/pathology , Adult , Audiometry , Calcinosis/complications , Ear Ossicles/pathology , Facial Nerve/pathology , Geniculate Ganglion/pathology , Geniculate Ganglion/surgery , Hearing Loss, Conductive/diagnosis , Hearing Loss, Conductive/etiology , Hemangioma/complications , Hemangioma/surgery , Humans , Male , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Temporal Bone/surgeryABSTRACT
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a severe, often fulminant, infection. However, there is evidence of more benign mucormycosis limited to paranasal sinuses and the orbit. We report a case of paranasal mucormycosis treated successfully with endoscopic nasosinusal surgery and amphotericin B.
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Aspergillus niger/isolation & purification , Candida/isolation & purification , Mucorales/isolation & purification , Mucormycosis/microbiology , Paranasal Sinuses/microbiology , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Endoscopy , Female , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Middle Aged , Mucormycosis/drug therapy , Mucormycosis/surgery , Paranasal Sinuses/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
In some conditions, insertion of a transtympanic T-tube is not easy. We report a practical insertion method.
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Ear, Middle/physiopathology , Middle Ear Ventilation , Otitis Media/rehabilitation , Humans , Otitis Media/complications , Otitis Media/physiopathology , Pulmonary Atelectasis/complicationsABSTRACT
A case of laryngopharyngoesophageal foreing body is presented. The management, general diagnosis and therapy of these disorders are commented.
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Dental Prosthesis , Foreign Bodies/diagnosis , Hypopharynx/surgery , Foreign Bodies/diagnostic imaging , Foreign Bodies/surgery , Humans , Hypopharynx/diagnostic imaging , Laryngoscopy , Male , Middle Aged , Neck/diagnostic imaging , Neck/surgery , Radiography , TracheotomySubject(s)
Sweating, Gustatory/diagnosis , Adenoma/complications , Adenoma/pathology , Adenoma/surgery , Administration, Topical , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Parasympatholytics/administration & dosage , Parasympatholytics/therapeutic use , Parotid Gland/pathology , Parotid Gland/surgery , Parotid Neoplasms/complications , Parotid Neoplasms/pathology , Parotid Neoplasms/surgery , Sweating, Gustatory/drug therapy , Sweating, Gustatory/etiologyABSTRACT
We present the clinical record of a positive HIV woman that presented with bilateral sudden hearing loss as a sign of neurosyphilis. We discuss the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic implications of positive HIV in syphilis.
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Deafness/diagnosis , HIV Seropositivity/complications , Syphilis/physiopathology , Adult , Audiometry , Blood Chemical Analysis , Brain/physiopathology , Brain Diseases/complications , Brain Diseases/diagnosis , Brain Diseases/physiopathology , Deafness/etiology , Deafness/physiopathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , HIV Seropositivity/blood , Humans , Syphilis/complications , Syphilis/diagnosisABSTRACT
It has been made a review of 238 myringoplasties done in the last three years (1988-90) at the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital. In this work are only contemplated the plain myringoplasties. Tympanoplasties because cholesteatoma and ossiculoplasties are excluded. Some characteristics are studied: age, sex, ear state, kind of perforation, ossicular chain state and others. Anatomical and functional results are analyzed as also the relationship between the type of perforation with the audiometric loose and anatomic success.
