INTRODUCTION Superior semicircular canal dehiscence represents a manageable cause of sound and pressure induced vertigo. This case highlights its presentation and investigation, including a review of the literature, and the authors' surgical technique used in its successful treatment. CASE PRESENTATION A 45-year-old Caucasian man presented with vertigo induced by sound or pressure. Subsequent...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate anatomic/audiologic outcomes of cartilage tympanoplasty with island technique and compare the results with the results of temporalis fascia tympanoplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS The charts of 40 patients who underwent surgery for primary type 1 tympanoplasty either with perichondrium-cartilage (12 males, 11 females; mean age 29.7 years; range 12 ...

BACKGROUND Temporalis muscle transfer produces prompt surgical results with a one-stage operation in facial palsy patients. The orthodromic method is surgically simple, and the vector of muscle action is similar to the temporalis muscle action direction. This article describes transferring temporalis muscle insertion to reconstruct incomplete facial nerve palsy patients. METHODS Between Augus...

The aim of this study was to describe the course of the buccal nerve and its relationships with the temporalis muscle during the prenatal period. Serial sections of 90 human fetal specimens ranging from 9 to 17 wk development were studied by light microscopy. Each fetal specimen was studied on both right and left sides, making a total of 180 cases for study. A 3-D reconstruction of the region a...

UNLABELLED Oral incompetence following composite reconstruction of total and subtotal lower lip defects without any functioning lower lip muscle is a difficult problem for reconstructive surgeons. The authors retrospectively reviewed the use of a novel bilateral temporalis suspension technique for oral incompetence following lower lip reconstruction over a 10-year period. The timing of the reco...

LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Identify the fascial layers of the temporalis region. 2. Understand the three-dimensional nature of the orbit and upper maxillectomy defects. 3. Understand the surgical harvest of temporalis flaps and temporoparietal flaps with vascularized bone. 4. Appreciate preoperative risk factors and postoperative compl...