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Giuseppe De Donato

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Otoneurological management of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma

2009

Objective: The aim of the study is to review the management of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma. The surgical approaches for drainage or total removal and the wait and see policy were analyzed, and outcomes were evaluated. Methods: Retrospective charts of 27 patients managed for petrous apex cholesterol granuloma with a minimum follow-up of 12 months were analyzed in a quartenary skull base center. Presenting symptoms and signs were recorded, and radiologic imaging was evaluated. Management options included wait and see policy and surgery by several approaches. Results: The mean age of patients affected by the lesion was 38.8 years. The mean follow-up was 56.7 months. Patients complained …

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentEpidermal CystDiagnosis DifferentialYoung AdultTrigeminal neuralgiaVertigomedicine.arterymedicineHumansChildpetrous apexRetrospective StudiesDiplopiabiologyPetrous Apexbusiness.industryGranuloma Foreign-Bodycholesterol granulomaInfratemporal fossaskull baseMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationMagnetic Resonance ImagingSurgeryArachnoid Cystsmedicine.anatomical_structureCholesterolTreatment OutcomeOtorhinolaryngologyDrainageFemaletemporal bonemedicine.symptomInternal carotid arteryBone DiseasesbusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedTinnitusHemifacial spasmFollow-Up StudiesPetrous Bone
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Chronic otitis caused by heterotopic brain tissue in pterygopalatine fossa

2007

Summary Heterotopic brain tissue is a rare is congenital anomaly, it may present at any age but it is frequently in infancy. This anomaly can occur most frequently in nasal region, although rests elsewhere in the digestive tract, in facial tissue or in lungs have been reported. Heterotopic brain tissue has been defined as a mass composed of mature brain tissue, outside the cranial cavity or spinal canal. We present a 9 years old girl with history of left chronic otitis and nasal obstruction caused by heterotopic brain tissue in pterygopalatine fossa.

Heterotopic brain tissuebusiness.industryChronic otitisChronic otitisBrain tissueAnatomymedicine.diseaseConductive hearing lossConductive hearing lossParapharyngeal spacemedicine.anatomical_structureOtorhinolaryngologyNasal regionPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthParapharyngeal spacemedicineCranial cavitySpinal canalbusinessGlue earPterygopalatine fossaInternational Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
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Intratympanic gentamicin: a 1-day protocol treatment for unilateral Meniere's disease

2006

Abstract Purpose The objective of this study was to assess the usefulness of low-dose intratympanic gentamicin administration in patients with Meniere's disease (MD). Materials and Methods We carried out a retrospective review of the charts of 55 patients with definite MD in accordance with the AAO-HNS (American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery) Diagnostic Scale who were treated at Gruppo Otologico (Piacenza, Rome, Italy). The treatment protocol consisted of 3 intratympanic injections of gentamicin at a 12-hour interval between each administration. Results Results were resumed in accordance with AAO-HNS criteria and showed complete control of vertigo spells in 60% (class A), …

inner earAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyTympanic MembranegentamicinInjectionsIntratympanic gentamicinvertigoAudiometryQuality of lifeVertigomedicineHumansMeniere DiseaseAgedRetrospective StudiesAntibacterial agentbiologybusiness.industryAminoglycosideMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationAnti-Bacterial AgentsSurgeryTreatment OutcomeOtorhinolaryngologyPoor controlFemaleGentamicinGentamicinsbusinessMeniere's diseasemedicine.drugAmerican Journal of Otolaryngology
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