BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders reviewer acknowledgement 2014
Contributing reviewersThe editors of BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 14 (2014). (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - February 10, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Magdalena Morawska Source Type: research
Incidental findings in MRI of the paranasal sinuses in adults: a population-based study (HUNT MRI)
Background:
Diagnostic imaging of the head is used with increasing frequency, and often includes the paranasal sinuses, where incidental opacifications are found. To determine the clinical relevance of such findings can be challenging, and for the patient such incidental findings can give rise to concern if they are over-reported. Studies of incidental findings in the paranasal sinuses have been conducted mostly in patients referred for diagnostic imaging, hence the prevalence in the general population is not known. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and size of incidental opacification in the parana...
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - November 25, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Aleksander HansenAnne-Sofie HelvikStåle NordgårdVegard BugtenLars StovnerAsta HåbergMari GårsethHeidi Eggesbø Source Type: research
Reappraisal of the glycerol test in patients with suspected Menière¿s disease
Conclusions:
Owing to their ability to reveal functional aspects without an obvious morphological correlate, traditional test for Menière’s disease could be decisive for defining the stage of the disease. A distinctive feature of the glycerol test is that it is capable of determining, with high accuracy, whether the pathophysiologic condition of the inner ear is partially reversible. Prospectively, this could help to estimate the chances of specific therapies. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - November 24, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Bernd LütkenhönerTürker Basel Source Type: research
Reappraisal of the glycerol test in patients with suspected Meniere's disease
Conclusions:
Owing to their ability to reveal functional aspects without an obvious morphological correlate, traditional test for Meniere's disease could be decisive for defining the stage of the disease. A distinctive feature of the glycerol test is that it is capable of determining, with high accuracy, whether the pathophysiologic condition of the inner ear is partially reversible. Prospectively, this could help to estimate the chances of specific therapies. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - November 24, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Bernd LütkenhönerTürker Basel Source Type: research
An observational cohort study of the effects of septoplasty with or without inferior turbinate reduction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
The objective of this observational study was to evaluate the outcomes of intranasal surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a single institution in Norway.
Methods:
Fifty-nine patients with OSA and clinically significant nasal obstruction underwent either septoplasty alone or septoplasty with concomitant volume reduction of the turbinates from August 2008 until the end of December 2010. Subjects were scheduled for sleep polygraphy before and 3 months after treatment.In this observational single-centre cohort study we evaluated and compared the effect of these two specific surgical procedures on sleep rel...
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - October 21, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mads MoxnessStåle Nordgård Source Type: research
A global patient outcomes registry: Cochlear paediatric implanted recipient observational study (CochlearTM P-IROS)
DiscussionThe use of a registry such as Cochlear P-IROS will generate valuable data to support research interests of academics and clinicians around the globe. The data generated will be relevant for a wide range of stakeholders including regulators, payers, providers, policy makers, patients and their families, each with a different perspective for the acceptance and adoption of implantable hearing devices for the treatment of hearing loss. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - October 6, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Georgina SandersonThathya AriyaratneJosephine WyssValerie Looi Source Type: research
Combined examination of sequence and copy number variations in human deafness genes improves diagnosis for cases of genetic deafness
Conclusions:
We studied how CNVs in known deafness genes may result in deafness. Data provided here served as a basis to explain how CNVs disrupt normal functions of deafness genes. These results may significantly expand our understanding about how various types of genetic mutations cause deafness in humans. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - September 10, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Haiting JiJingqiao LuJianjun WangHuawei LiXi Lin Source Type: research
Acute cervical lymphadenitis and infections of the retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal spaces in children
Conclusion:
Our data suggest that presentation with cervical lymphadenitis associated with fever and torticollis requires evaluation by contrast-enhanced CT scan. Furthermore, abscess drainage should be restricted to the most severely affected patients who do not respond to antibiotic therapy. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - September 5, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Emilie GeorgetAnne GauthierLydia BrugelSuzanne VerlhacNatacha RemusRalph EpaudFouad Madhi Source Type: research
Comparison of the benefits of cochlear implantation versus contra-lateral routing of signal hearing aids in adult patients with single-sided deafness: study protocol for a prospective within-subject longitudinal trial
DiscussionThis multi-centre trial was designed to provide evidence for the efficacy of cochlear implantationcompared to the contra-lateral routing of signals. A purpose-built sound presentation system andestablished measurement techniques will provide reliable and precise measures of binaural hearing.Trial RegistrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN33301739 http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN33301739 (07/JUL/2013) (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - August 11, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Pádraig KitterickGerard O'DonoghueMark Edmondson-JonesAndrew MarshallEllen JeffsLouise CraddockAlison RileyKevin GreenMartin O'DriscollDan JiangTerry NunnShakeel SaeedWanda AleksyBernhard Seeber Source Type: research
Prognostic impact of standard laboratory values on outcome in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Conclusion:
Better hearing gain in patients with hyperfibrinogenemia might be explained by the rheological properties of the applied therapy and supports the hypothesis that SSNHL is caused in part by vascular factors. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - July 9, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Julia WittigClaus WittekindtMichael KiehntopfOrlando Guntinas-Lichius Source Type: research
Nasopharyngeal leiomyomatous hamartoma: case report
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, this is the first report of a leiomyomatous hamartoma in the nasopharynx. Although leiomyomatous hamartoma in the nasopharynx is extremely rare, it should be kept in mind during differential diagnosis. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - April 29, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Takanori NishiyamaYasumasa KatoYuh Baba Source Type: research
3D-Ultrasonography for evaluation of facial muscles in patients with chronic facial palsy or defective healing: a pilot study
Conclusion:
3D ultrasonography seems to be a promising tool for regional and quantitative evaluation of facial muscles in patients with facial palsy receiving a facial reconstructive surgery or conservative treatment. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - April 25, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Gerd VolkMartin PohlmannMira FinkensieperHeather ChalmersOrlando Guntinas-Lichius Source Type: research
Use of the `patient journey¿ model in the internet-based pre-fitting counseling of a person with hearing disability: lessons from a failed clinical trial
Conclusions:
Due to the limited sample size, no concrete conclusions can be drawn about the hypotheses from the current study. Furthermore, possible reasons for failure of this trial and directions for future research are discussed. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - April 7, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Vinaya ManchaiahJerker RönnbergGerhard AnderssonThomas Lunner Source Type: research
Use of the 'patient journey' model in the internet-based pre-fitting counseling of a person with hearing disability: lessons from a failed clinical trial
Conclusions:
Due to the limited sample size, no concrete conclusions can be drawn about the hypotheses from the current study. Furthermore, possible reasons for failure of this trial and directions for future research are discussed. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - April 7, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Vinaya C. ManchaiahJerker RönnbergGerhard AnderssonThomas Lunner Source Type: research
Can general practitioners do the follow-ups after surgery with ventilation tubes in the tympanic membrane? Two years audiological data
Conclusions:
Implementation of new clinical guidelines for follow-ups after insertion of VTs did not negatively affect audiological outcomes or subjective hearing complaints two years after surgery. (Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders)
Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - April 5, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Bjarne AustadIrene HetlevikVegard BugtenSiri WennbergAnita OlsenAnne-Sofie Helvik Source Type: research
