We wish to thank Dr Hetzler for his favorable comments regarding our manuscript promoting ergonomic posturing during otologic procedures and for the additional insights that he provided for time spent in the operating room. We enjoyed reading his recommendations for a periodic “seventh-inning stretch” and encouraging all personnel to partake in such activities. There are other factors that infl...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The petrous and cavernous segments of the extradural internal carotid artery take a complex course through the skull base before entering the subarachnoid space distal to the cavernous sinus. Despite the protection from trauma afforded by the anatomy, the petrous and carotid internal carotid artery (ICA) segments of the vessel remains subject to disease, the most importan...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Postirradiation otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common adverse otologic effect in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated by radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term incidence of postirradiation OME in NPC patients following intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and to evaluate the potential factors associated with the developm...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The use of myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion after maxillary swing nasopharyngectomy was originally described to prevent the occurrence of otitis media with effusion. The outcome of this otologic procedure has never been reviewed and discussed. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of myringotomy with ventilation tube insertion in this group of patient...

Objective The aim of this study is to identify the otologic injuries due to handmade explosive-welded blast travma in the law enforcement officers during the combat operations in the curfew security region and to specify the disorders that Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery (OHNS) physicians can face during such operations. Methods Medical records of patients in law enforcement who were ini...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION The manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) are legion in both local and systemic variants. About 15–61% patients with LCH have otologic involvement; this manifestation is more frequent in children with multisystem disease and a primary manifestation in 5–25% of patients. Among otologic lesions, solitary external ear LCH, as the only site of clinically non-progr...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To establish the current outpatient workload for otologic conditions in the elderly and to estimate its potential increase based on an anticipated aging population. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of a national database. METHODS All outpatient clinic visits for patients aged ≥ 65 years receiving one of six common otologic diagnoses from 2005 to 2007 in the United...

Some patients with autoimmune disease will experience otologic symptoms, such as pain and hearing loss. We present a patient ANCA-associated vasculitis who required surgery for suspicious mastoid lesion associated her disease.