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Current understanding and management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a kind of rare head and neck cancer in Japan. However, NPC has some unique features. It is one of the most popular cancers in southern China, Southeast Asia...
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Tomokazu Yoshizaki,
Makoto Ito,
Shigekyuki Murono,
Naohiro Wakisaka,
Satoru Kondo,
Kazuhira Endo
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137-144
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Evaluation of the effect of methylprednisolone and N-acetylcystein on anastomotic degeneration and regeneraton of the facial nerve
Abstract: Objectives: This study was aimed to determine the effects of methylprednisolone and N-acetylcystein on nerve healing in facial nerve anastomosis. Methods: Thirty rabbits were randomly divide...
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Turgut Karlidag,
Mucahit Yildiz,
Sinasi Yalcin,
Neriman Colakoglu,
Irfan Kaygusuz,
Emrah Sapmaz
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145-150
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Patterns of intracranial hemorrhage in petrous temporal bone fracture
Abstract: Objective: To study the relationship pattern of intracranial hemorrhage in cases of traumatic petrous temporal bone fracture. Methods: All head injury cases admitted to the Emergency Departm...
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Zamzil Amin Asha’ari,
Raja Ahmad,
Jamalludin Rahman,
Rosnida Azura Yusof,
Norie Kamarudin
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151-155
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Hearing aids reduce overestimation in pre-fitting self-assessment
Abstract: Objective: When asking about hearing disability, the self-reported answers are not always equivalent to those of their family and neighbors. It is often experienced that family and neighbors...
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Tadashi Nishimura,
Yuka Uratani,
Fumi Fukuda,
Osamu Saito,
Hiroshi Hosoi
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156-162
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A cupulolith repositioning maneuver in the treatment of horizontal canal cupulolithiasis
Abstract: Objective: We evaluated outcomes and their significance of a new treatment method for horizontal canal cupulolithiasis that could be applied regardless of the side of the cupula where otolit...
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Sung Huhn Kim,
Sung-Woo Jo,
Woon-Kyo Chung,
Hyung Kwon Byeon,
Won-Sang Lee
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163-168
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Bacterial biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis and their relationship with inflammation severity
Abstract: Aims: To identify the presence of bacterial biofilms on mucosal specimens from chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients, and evaluate their relationship with severity of CRS. Methods: A prospec...
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Hai-Hong Chen,
Xiang Liu,
Chao Ni,
Yin-Ping Lu,
Gao-Yun Xiong,
Yu-Yu Lu,
Shen-Qing Wang
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169-174
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Maxillary sinus hypoplasia with a patent ostiomeatal complex: A therapeutic dilemma
Abstract: Objective: Maxillary sinus hypoplasia (MSH) is a radiologically detectable abnormality of the maxillary sinus that can be associated with sinusitis. Symptomatic MSH patients with a patent os...
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Yong Ju Jang,
Ho Chan Kim,
Ji Hyang Lee,
Ji Heui Kim
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175-179
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Effect of nasal mometasone furoate on the nasal and nasopharyngeal flora
Abstract: Objective: Mometasone furoate (MF) is one of the commonly used topical steroids, particularly for patients with allergic rhinitis. However, its effect on the colonization of bacteria that ma...
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Fadlullah Aksoy,
Hasan Demirhan,
Gülüm İvgin Bayraktar,
Yavuz Selim Yıldırım,
Orhan Özturan,
Nevriye Gönüllü,
Burcu Sapmaz
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180-185
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Reduced E-cadherin expression is associated with lymph node metastases in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the expression of E-cadherin and its relationship with clinicopathological parameters in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). Methods: Sixty-four patients who ...
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Jing-jia Li,
Ge-hua Zhang,
Xin-ming Yang,
Shi-sheng Li,
Xian Liu,
Qin-tai Yang,
Yuan Li,
Jin Ye
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186-192
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Clinical impact of iodine staining for diagnosis of carcinoma in situ in the floor of mouth, and decision of adequate surgical margin
Abstract: Objective: The use of iodine staining has been recommended for the early detection of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the upper aerodigestive tract. The purpose was to verify the effectiven...
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Akihito Watanabe,
Masanobu Taniguchi,
Hitoshi Tsujie,
Masao Hosokawa,
Masahiro Fujita,
Shigeyuki Sasaki
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193-197
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BRAFV600E mutation does not serve as a prognostic factor in Korean patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma
Abstract: Objectives: In recent years, BRAFV600E mutation has emerged as a promising prognostic marker for risk stratification of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, routine use ...
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Dongbin Ahn,
June Sik Park,
Jin Ho Sohn,
Jae Hyug Kim,
Sun-Kyun Park,
An Na Seo,
Ji Young Park
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198-203
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Acute supraglottitis in adults: What's the optimal airway intervention?
Abstract: Objectives: To validate the Friedman stage and define the proper timing for airway intervention in adult cases of acute supraglottitis, we evaluated the clinical courses and management of ad...
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Hyun Ho Park,
Jong Cheol Lee,
Tae Hoon Lee,
Joong Keun Kwon,
Jung Kwon Nam
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204-207
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A new device for delivering drugs into the inner ear: Otoendoscope with microcatheter
Abstract: Objectives: Intratympanic injection (ITI) of drugs into the inner ear is an attractive way to deliver therapy. However, if the round window membrane (RWM) cannot be visualized, adhesions nee...
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Sho Kanzaki,
Hideyuki Saito,
Yasuhiro Inoue,
Kaoru Ogawa
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Spontaneous regression of lung lesions after excision of the submandibular gland in a patient with chronic sclerosing sialadenitis
Abstract: Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis, which clinically resembles a salivary gland tumor, is considered a salivary gland lesion of the IgG4-related inflammatory disease. Corticosteroids are effect...
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Nobuhiko Seki,
Norikazu Yamazaki,
Atsushi Kondo,
Kazuaki Nomura,
Tetsuo Himi
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212-215
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3D analysis of spontaneous upbeat nystagmus in a patient with astrocytoma in cerebellum
Abstract: Aims: We report the case of a 58-year-old female patient who consulted our Department complaining of positional vertigo and showing spontaneous upbeat nystagmus (UBN) in darkness. Method: We...
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Kayoko Higashi-Shingai,
Takao Imai,
Noriaki Takeda,
Atsuhiko Uno,
Suetaka Nishiike,
Arata Horii,
Tadashi Kitahara,
Yuka Fuse,
Misako Hashimoto,
Osamu Senba,
Tsuyoshi Suzuki,
Toshiaki Fujita,
Hideo Otsuki,
Hidenori Inohara
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216-219
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Endolaryngeal extension of thyroglossal duct cyst
Abstract: Thyroglossal duct cysts are the most common congenital neck masses that develop during childhood, The masses develop from remnants of thyroglossal ducts, and typically appear as midline neck...
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Hideki Bando,
Masaya Uchida,
Sachie Matsumoto,
Chihisa Ushijima,
Kenji Dejima
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220-223
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Successful treatment of rhino-orbital mucormycosis by a new combination therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin
Abstract: Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive fungal infection that usually occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus or in immunocompromised patients. Sinus involvement is the most common clinical ...
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Takao Ogawa,
Kumiko Takezawa,
Ichiro Tojima,
Masayuki Shibayama,
Hideaki Kouzaki,
Mitsuaki Ishida,
Hidetoshi Okabe,
Takeshi Shimizu
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224-228
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Autoimmune recurrent facial palsy and bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss following Ramsay Hunt-like syndrome
Abstract: Objective: To describe the first published case of recurrent facial nerve palsy associated with bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss of autoimmune origin. Case report: A 33-year-old m...
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George Psillas,
Marianthi Arnaoutoglou,
Trifonas Gatsios,
Dimitris Rizos,
Efrosini Koutsouraki,
Victor Vital
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229-232
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Lacrimal dacryostenosis with severe facial pain misdiagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia
Abstract: A 47-year-old woman developed intermittent shooting pain around the right side of the nose and eyes. A neurologist initially diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia, but carbamazepine did not improve...
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Tohru Tanigawa,
Hirokazu Sasaki,
Masahiro Kaneda,
Tessei Kuruma,
Hiromi Ueda
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233-235
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Reversible cochlear disorders with normal vestibular functions in three cases with Wegener's granulomatosis
Abstract: Patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) often suffer from hearing loss, but its precise mechanisms have not been well understood. We experienced 3 WG cases whose initial symptoms were bi...
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Hiroshi Yamazaki,
Keizo Fujiwara,
Shogo Shinohara,
Masahiro Kikuchi,
Yuji Kanazawa,
Risa Kurihara,
Ippei Kishimoto,
Yasushi Naito
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236-240
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Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
Abstract: Actinomycosis of the parotid gland is a rare chronic infection and can present with a slow-growing mass mimicking a tumor. The authors report five cases of parotid actinomycosis. All patient...
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Pichit Sittitrai,
Chonticha Srivanitchapoom,
Thienchai Pattarasakulchai,
Suree Lekawanavijit
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241-243
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AICA syndrome with facial palsy following vertigo and acute sensorineural hearing loss
Abstract: We report a case of infarction of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) with peripheral facial palsy following vertigo and acute sensorineural hearing loss. A 39-year-old female pre...
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Tomoko Ikegami-Takada,
Masahiko Izumikawa,
Tadashi Doi,
Yohei Takada,
Koichi Tomoda
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244-248
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Surgical treatment for congenital absence of the oval window with facial nerve anomalies
Abstract: Three patients with a middle ear malformation characterized by the absence of the oval window and complicated by facial nerve anomalies were treated by surgery. Hearing ability of all the pa...
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Jun Hasegawa,
Tetsuaki Kawase,
Hiroshi Hidaka,
Takeshi Oshima,
Toshimitsu Kobayashi
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249-255
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