Background: During last decades, many otologists attempted to make a long standing dry ear, resulting in better hearing after cholesteatoma surgery. This study evaluated the prognosis of two common methods of cholesteatoma ear surgery considering ten years follow-up. Methods: This retrospective analysis was done using medical records of 108 adult patients with cholesteatoma. After ten years of ...

Dear Editor, I was greatly interested in the article "Surgery in cholesteatoma: Ten years Follow-up" by Dr. M. Ajalloueyan published in your journal in March 2006; Vol 31, No 1: 37-40.I think there are grave misconceptions and many doubts about this article. That article has some misleading data that should be clarified by the author. The descriptions of table 1, "Statistical characteristics of...

Abstract Introduction Endoscopic biliary stenting is a common procedure, with indications from malignant obstruction to benign stone disease. We discuss patient who re-presented after endoscopic having been lost follow up, large ‘stentolith’ requiring open CBD exploration. Case Presentation A 56-year-old female presented in 2013 obstructive jaundice and 2-week history of abdominal pain. She was...

Latar Belakang: Tuberculosis merupakan masalah kesehatan global, ditandai dengan meningkatkan angka kesakitan dan resistensi terhadap OAT. Makin tinggi resisten TB searah kenaikan loss to follow-up (putus berobat), karena makin banyak yang putus berobat maka pengobatan tidak tuntas. Dampaknya semakin memperluas penularan di masyarakat.
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