Objective Surgical precision would be better achieved with the development of an anatomical monitoring and controlling robot system than by traditional surgery techniques alone. We evaluated the feasibility of robot-assisted mastoidectomy in terms of duration, precision, and safety. Study Design Human cadaveric study. Materials and Methods We developed a multi-degree-of-freedom robot system...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Antimicrobial prophylaxis is still a matter of debate in ear surgeries. Previous studies have focused on prophylaxis in middle ear surgery alone without inclusion of mastoidectomy. We therefore investigated efficacy of two regimes of antimicrobial prophylaxis in tympanoplasty with cortical mastoidectomy done for mild middle ear disease in chronic otitis media. STUDY DESI...

Background Cognitive overload can inhibit learning, and cognitive load theory-based instructional design principles can be used to optimize learning situations. This study aims to investigate the effect of implementing cognitive load theory-based design principles in virtual reality simulation training of mastoidectomy. Methods Eighteen novice medical students received 1 h of self-directed vi...

Objective. The aim of this report is to provide a review of the current literature for assessment of performance for mastoidectomy, to identify the current assessment tools available in the literature, and to summarize the evidence for their validity. Data Sources. The MEDLINE database was accessed via PubMed. Review Methods. Inclusion criteria consisted of Englishlanguage published articles th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of ear endoscopy in the postoperative management of open mastoidectomy cavities, and to test whether ear endoscopy improves inspection and cleaning compared with ear microscopy. METHODS Prospective study. Thirty-two ears were divided into two groups: group 1, examination and cleaning of mastoid cavities under endoscopic visualization after microscopic standard ea...

We propose and demonstrate a bidirectional Vanilla recurrent neural network (Vanilla-RNN) based equalization scheme for O-band coarse wavelength division multiplexed (CWDM) transmission. Based on 4 × 50-Gb/s intensity modulation direct detection (IM/DD) system, we the significantly better bit error rate (BER) performance of Vanilla-RNN over conventional decision feedback equalizer (DFE) both Ny...

A rare case of mastoid infection caused by actinomyces israelii is presented. This patient underwent exploratory mastoidectomy followed by long term oral pencillin. She responded well to the treatment and has been asymptomatic on follow up to date.

Aims and objectives: Tympanic membrane retraction occurs due to inadequate ventilation of middle ear cavity. The aim is evaluate the surgical management TM retractionits effectiveness analyse hearing improvement after surgery. Materials methods: A retrospective study with 100 patients came ENT OPD vmkvmch Salem in last 2 years symptoms hard hearing, ache, block sensation. These underwent necess...