Introduction A patient who had no symptoms suggestive of bilateral loss of vestibular function presented no responses in rotational and caloric tests. Objectives To demonstrate the importance of the video head impulse test in neuro-otologic diagnosis. Resumed Report This patient had a neuro-otologic evaluation and presented no responses in torsion swing tests, caloric tests, and rotational test...

OBJECTIVE Describe the use of the scalp as a donor site for split thickness skin grafts in otologic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Review of the literature with detailed description of surgical technique and authors' experience. RESULTS One hundred and forty- four scalp split thickness skin grafts were obtained between 2007 and 2011. No significant complications were observed with optimal c...

HYPOTHESIS Image-guided surgery will permit accurate access to the middle ear via the facial recess using a single drill hole from the lateral aspect of the mastoid cortex. BACKGROUND The widespread use of image-guided methods in otologic surgery has been limited by the need for a system that achieves the necessary level of accuracy with an easy-to-use, noninvasive fiducial marker system. We ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the range and prevalence of otologic disorders in patients with ectodermal dysplasia (ED) and provide a general review of its multiple otolaryngological manifestations. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Ectodermal dysplasia family conference. PATIENTS Sixty-nine individuals with ED were evaluated. The average age was 11 years (range, 1-56 years). Most were male patients ...

conclusions our study shows in terms of figures that measurements of features of the temporal bone made from spiral ct scan images and those directly obtained during surgery are similar to an adequate extent. results twenty cases were included. in the three measurements performed in this study, only the first parameter (distance between the canal and the sigmoid sinus) was significantly differe...