Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
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To investigate the association of serum bilirubin level with hearing outcomes in bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss (BSSHL) patients. ⋯ Higher TBIL levels, within the normal or mildly elevated ranges, were independently and significantly associated with better hearing outcome in BSSHL patients with severe to profound hearing loss. Given bilirubin elevation treatments exist, our finding suggests a novel pharmacological strategy for this specific subpopulation.
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The purpose of the present study was to detect structural changes in the brains of patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) by combining voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS). ⋯ Patients with SNHL showed smaller GM volume and WM integrity changes in several regions.
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Case Reports
Non-microscopic Middle Ear Cholesteatoma Surgery: A Case Report of a Novel Head-Up Approach.
To assess the feasibility of a postauricular transcortical mastoidectomy utilizing an exoscope, which offers 3D stereoscopic visualization. ⋯ During endoscope-based surgery, in patients with cholesteatoma mastoid involvement, we can continue to perform the surgical procedure in a heads-up position utilizing a surgical 3D exoscope. The combination of transcanal endoscopic ear surgery and the postauricular transcortical mastoidectomy utilizing a surgical 3D exoscope is a very novel treatment strategy for cholesteatoma, and it gives us a comfortable and consistent working environment in endoscope-based ear surgery.