Operative Surgery: The Ear, Air Passages and Neck

Total Endoscopic Approach in Glomus Tympanicum Surgery

Introduction: Glomus tympanicum (GT) is a benign primary tumor of the middle ear. The evolution of endoscopic ear surgery has allowed for an alternative approach to managing this vascular tumor. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an endoscopic approach in GT surgery, and also to investigate its applicability and feasibility.   Materials and Methods: Prospectively, 13 class I and II patie...

Middle ear ventilation status postoperatively after translabyrinthine resection of vestibular schwannoma with mastoid obliteration and Eustachian tube occlusion: is the Eustachian tube enough to ventilate the middle ear without the mastoid air cell system?

BACKGROUND Gas pressure balance is essential for maintaining normal middle ear function. The mucosal surfaces of the middle ear, the mastoid air cell system (MACS), and the Eustachian tube (ET) play a critical role in this process; however, the extent that each of these factors contributes to overall middle ear ventilation is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine if the ET alone...

Operative Surgery

In our notice of the first two volumes of this work we commented on its general plan and scope, which limits it entirely to a description of operative technique and disarms criticism of omissions by the statement that only the common operations are dealt with. In our opinion the author would have done better to have given us the benefit of his own personal experience, instead of compiling an en...

Neuroendocrine Adenoma of Middle Ear Causing Acute Onset Facial Palsy- A Rare Case Report

Introduction: Acute facial nerve palsy secondary to neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) is a rare disorder. There is only one case report in the literature describing similar findings.   Case Report: A 50-year-old man initially presented to ENT clinic with a right-sided middle ear mass and normal facial nerve function. Over the next six days,...

A Penetrating Pellet Jeopardizing Internal Carotid Artery