{"title":"Cervical resection of Zenker's diverticulum","authors":"C.-A. Righini , C. Fabre , M. Makeieff","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Treatment for symptomatic Zenker's diverticulum is surgical. This has greatly progressed in recent years and two surgical approaches are possible: the external or cervical approach, and the other, more recent, endoscopic approach. Both are based on sectioning the cricopharyngeal muscle. The majority of authors recommend an endoscopic approach in first line, reserving open surgery for cases in which exposure of the diverticular collar is impossible or endoscopic surgery has failed. There are therefore still indications for open surgery, and this technique must be perfectly mastered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"142 4","pages":"Pages 213-216"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IgG4-related disease of the middle ear in a pediatric patient","authors":"L. Kusevic , M. Ulamec , T. Greguric , J. Ajduk","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"142 4","pages":"Pages 219-220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143796671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Al Hakim , P. Beyssen , X. Dufour , F. Carsuzaa
{"title":"A case of recalcitrant epistaxis","authors":"E. Al Hakim , P. Beyssen , X. Dufour , F. Carsuzaa","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"142 4","pages":"Pages 217-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Marx, S Taoui, I Mosnier, F Venail, M Mondain, A Uziel, D Bakhos, E Lescanne, Y NGuyen, D Bernardeschi, O Sterkers, B Godey, G Creff, S Schmerber, N-X Bonne, C Vincent, B Fraysse, O Deguine, B Lepage
{"title":"Binaural performance in 155 adults with single-sided or asymmetric profound hearing loss: A STROBE analysis.","authors":"M Marx, S Taoui, I Mosnier, F Venail, M Mondain, A Uziel, D Bakhos, E Lescanne, Y NGuyen, D Bernardeschi, O Sterkers, B Godey, G Creff, S Schmerber, N-X Bonne, C Vincent, B Fraysse, O Deguine, B Lepage","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To estimate the proportion of subjects with single-sided or asymmetric profound hearing loss who achieve normal binaural performance, and to identify their specific demographic and audiological characteristics.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A French nationwide multicenter cross-sectional study included 155 subjects with single-sided or asymmetric profound hearing loss between 2014 and 2018. Speech-in-noise reception was assessed on the FraMatrix test in diotic, dichotic and reverse dichotic conditions to determine the signal-to-noise ratio allowing 50% correct reception. Sound localization was evaluated using a 180° 7-speaker horizontal array around the subject, to measure the root mean square error. The article was written following STROBE guidelines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nineteen of the 155 subjects with single-sided (n=104) or asymmetric profound hearing loss (n=51) achieved normal scores for diotic speech reception in noise (i.e., critical signal-to-noise ratio better than -4.8dB), and 9 subjects (7.1%) had normal sound localization (i.e.,<30° error). In the 44 subjects (28.4%) with normal or near-normal diotic signal-to-noise ratio (better than -3dB), had significantly better hearing thresholds in the better ear, and notably for high frequencies between 2 and 4kHz.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 7.1% to almost 30% of subjects with single-sided or asymmetric profound hearing loss showed normal or near-normal binaural performance. Their main distinguishing audiological feature was better hearing thresholds in the better ear, which suggests compensatory strategies based on monaural spectral cues.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144340516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What happened to the capsule?","authors":"K Al Tabaa, L Morin, B Faucon","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144318419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F Boubaker, U Puel, S Imbs, A Blum, C Parietti-Winkler, R Gillet
{"title":"Round window measurements for cochlear implantation with UHR-CT: Importance of the Stenvers plane and membrane size.","authors":"F Boubaker, U Puel, S Imbs, A Blum, C Parietti-Winkler, R Gillet","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.04.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2025.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To determine which anatomical parameters of the round window (RW) influence the surgical approach for cochlear implantation and in which plane they should be measured.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Sixty-six patients (40 females and 26 males; mean age: 60.4±17.7 [26-84] years) who underwent preoperative ultra-high resolution CT underwent cochlear implantation between February 2020 and March 2024. Two radiologists reviewed the anatomical parameters of the RW niche (type, minimal width), membrane (size, inclination) and bony overhang (size, inclination) in the axial, parasagittal and Stenvers planes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The RW membrane size in the Stenvers plane was the most reproducible and the only difference between patients requiring a promontory cochleostomy approach and those with an easy RW approach, with an optimal cut-off value of 1.55mm for the need for a cochleostomy. The RW membrane size in the parasagittal and Stenvers planes were highly correlated. The minimum width and type of the RW niche and the size and inclination of the RW bony overhang did not influence the surgical approach and had variable interobserver agreement.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The size of the RW membrane should be measured in the Stenvers plane. Other anatomical parameters of the RW do not influence the surgical approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144295164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronic anterior sinus atelectasis due to middle meatus retraction.","authors":"M Veyrat, M P Tuset, A Tran, M Callet","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chronic sinus atelectasis is a rare but classical etiology in maxillary sinusitis. Advanced forms induce orbital deformities. Here we report a case of chronic maxillary-ethmoidal-frontal sinus atelectasis, and detail treatment.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 59 year-old man was referred for recurrent right periorbital pain with 2 years' progression, resistant to local corticosteroid treatment. Clinically, there was right middle turbinate lateralization and ipsilateral enophthalmos. CT showed filling of the right maxillary, anterior ethmoidal and frontal sinuses, with characteristic anterior chronic sinus atelectasis features: retraction of the thinned sinus walls, and decreased sinus volume, confirmed on 3D MRI. Functional ethmoidectomy resolved the obstruction caused by the atelectasis and relieved the patient's pain.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This was an original case of chronic sinus atelectasis implicating the middle meatus, with equal involvement of all three anterior sinuses. It highlights the importance of surgical treatment of all the involved sinuses, to stop progression and prevent recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144295162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J-B Morvan, J-B Caruhel, C Parietti-Winkler, A Crambert
{"title":"High-intensity conflict: Military and civilian head-and-neck specialists, getting ready to meet the challenge.","authors":"J-B Morvan, J-B Caruhel, C Parietti-Winkler, A Crambert","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2025.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V Masson, P L Nguyen-Thi, P Gallet, R Jankowski, C Rumeau, D T Nguyen
{"title":"Assessment of two olfactory training methods for post-COVID-19 loss of olfaction: Classical and intensive.","authors":"V Masson, P L Nguyen-Thi, P Gallet, R Jankowski, C Rumeau, D T Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.04.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2025.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine whether intensive olfactory training provides better chances of recovery than classic protocols in persistent dysosmia after Covid-19.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In the literature, olfactory training holds pride of place in the management of post-infection olfactory disorder, with a classic 4-odor protocol. On the other hand, few studies have assessed the benefit of more intensive training.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This prospective randomized clinical trial (No. 2020-A01397-32) assessed olfactory training for persistent dysosmia due to COVID-19, with 5 weeks' to 12 months' progression. Patients were divided between 2 groups, receiving a classical 4-odor protocol (n=49) or an intensive 8-odor protocol (n=30). Olfaction was assessed in consultation on the Sniffin' Sticks test, the DyNaChron self-reported olfaction questionnaire and a visual analogue scale (VAS), at inclusion (V1) and at 4 and 8 months (V2 and V3, respectively).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both protocols significantly improved subjective olfactory assessment on VAS, with non-significant trends for improvement on psychophysical tests. There was no significant difference in olfactory recovery between the classic and intensive protocols. Adhesion to the training program decreased markedly beyond 4 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intensive olfactory training did not increase the chances of olfactory recovery compared to the classic protocol in a population with persistent dysosmia following COVID-19 infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144095397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Suicide attempts in patients treated by total laryngectomy or total pharyngolaryngectomy in France.","authors":"T Vermeulin, A Zago, V Merle, A Augustynen","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2025.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2025.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144044140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}