{"title":"Trigeminal cervical complex: A neural network affecting the head and neck.","authors":"F Bou Malhab, J Hosri, G Zaytoun, U Hadi","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To introduce the trigeminal cervical complex (TCC) as a comprehensive framework for understanding the anatomical and functional scope of the afferences and efferences of the trigeminal nerve and explaining common otolaryngologic symptoms, including head and neck myofascial pain syndrome. Additionally, it explores how the bidirectional transmission of neurotransmitters contributes to the sensitization of the TCC and motor nuclei.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted as a narrative review. The authors performed a comprehensive search of multiple databases, including Medline/OVID, Embase, Scopus, and PubMed, covering publications from inception until August 2023. Both keywords and medical subject headings related to the TCC were utilized in the search. Information from 66 studies was extracted based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This review discusses the multiple afferent connections from cranial nerves, specifically VII, IX, X, and XI, to the TCC, and their respective efferent pathways. These connections may explain various clinical manifestations in the head and neck that cannot be attributed to other medical conditions. Additionally, the review highlights the dual sensory and motor nature of cranial nerves, emphasizing the bidirectional transmission of neurotransmitters in head and neck areas, which leads to the sensitization of both the TCC and motor nuclei innervating the cervicofacial muscles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The authors hypothesize that the central and peripheral sensitization and the intricate connections of the TCC can elucidate the pathophysiology of conditions such as otalgia, tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo, headache, cervicogenic dizziness, bruxism, and other symptoms affecting the head and neck.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142478446","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}
N Leboulanger, C Celerier, M Parodi, F Denoyelle, B Thierry
{"title":"The Auxiliary Report Book: A glimpse of surgical activity in a pediatric ENT department in Paris in the 1920s.","authors":"N Leboulanger, C Celerier, M Parodi, F Denoyelle, B Thierry","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A report book unearthed in our archives contained 352 operative reports from the otorhinolaryngology department of the Armand-Trousseau Children's Hospital in Paris, dated from January 1912 to August 1920. These documents provide a snapshot of surgical activity in this field at the time. Mastoidectomy for mastoiditis was by far the most common procedure. This incomplete but original snapshot bears witness to the habits and working conditions of our predecessors, as well as to the progress made in just over a century.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401682","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}
T Banh Chong, O Sagot, M Alexis, C Brehin, K Brochard, Y Gallois
{"title":"Efficacy of partial tonsillectomy in periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis syndrome: a STROBE retrospective observational study.","authors":"T Banh Chong, O Sagot, M Alexis, C Brehin, K Brochard, Y Gallois","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.07.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2024.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis) or Marshall syndrome is the most frequent cause of recurrent auto-inflammatory fever in children. Frequent episodes impair the child's quality of life and family life. Total tonsillectomy demonstrated efficacy in improving symptoms, but few studies assessed partial tonsillectomy in this indication. The aim of the present study was to assess postoperative course after partial tonsillectomy for PFAPA syndrome, with comparison to total tonsillectomy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study adhered to STROBE guidelines. It included children with PFAPA syndrome on EUROFEVER criteria, treated by partial or total tonsillectomy between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2022 in our university hospital center. For comparisons, the significance threshold was set at P<0.005.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-six children were included: 16 with partial and 20 with total tonsillectomy. With partial tonsillectomy, the number of episodes decreased by 10 per year (range, 5-21) (P<0.005) over 6 years' follow-up. The decrease was 50% with partial tonsillectomy and 93% with total tonsillectomy (P=0.056). The decrease in number was statistically suggestive (P=0.028). There were no complications with partial tonsillectomy and 2 patients with complications (10%) with total tonsillectomy. Two of the 16 patients with partial tonsillectomy (12.5%) required totalization, achieving remission in both cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Partial tonsillectomy significantly reduced the frequency, duration and intensity of postoperative episodes in PFAPA syndrome. It may be less effective than total tonsillectomy, but has a lower risk of complications awaiting remission in adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142330502","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, M Chery, V Maso, A Crambert
{"title":"Infraorbital hypoesthesia after diving.","authors":"J-B Morvan, J-B Caruhel, M Chery, V Maso, A Crambert","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142299192","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}
C Maquet, A Willemet, A Francois, F Crampon, S Deneuve
{"title":"Middle-ear osteolytic transthyretin amyloidosis: A CARE case report.","authors":"C Maquet, A Willemet, A Francois, F Crampon, S Deneuve","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) is a rare but serious disease that is underestimated due to asymptomatic progression. Cardiac deposits worsen prognosis, highlighting the importance of early detection for preventive treatment.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>An elderly patient presented with an osteolytic lesion of the middle ear. Pathology diagnosed amyloid transthyretin deposits associated with cholesteatoma.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Identifying reliable markers to screen for risk of cardiac amyloidosis is important, due to poor prognosis. Recent studies found higher prevalence of hearing loss in ATTRwt than in the general population. The present case identified the middle ear as a target of ATTR, which could improve our understanding of the pathophysiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142299193","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 with primary otologic manifestations.","authors":"S Lu, J Peng, L Cui, Y Li","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anorl.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142141526","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":"Systematic MRI in post-COVID-19 anosmia might not be necessary","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"141 5","pages":"Page 312"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139941057","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":"Cervical approach for prestyloid parapharyngeal pleomorphic adenoma resection","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the key points of cervical resection for prestyloid parapharyngeal pleomorphic adenoma and to discuss the role of modern imaging.</div></div><div><h3>Observation</h3><div>Retrospective case series of 10 patients (4 women and 6 men, age 29–63 years) with prestyloid parapharyngeal pleomorphic adenoma with 2 to 8<!--> <!-->cm largest diameter on MRI, consecutively resected via a cervical approach between 2000 and 2020 in a French tertiary university referral care center. Seven patients had a minimum 10 years’ follow-up, and one was lost to follow-up before the fifth postoperative year. Peri- and postoperative complications comprised great auricular nerve transection without subsequent symptomatic neuroma (2 patients), associated transoral approach to free the upper pole of the adenoma (2 patients), capsule effraction (3 patients), and hematoma (1 patient). There were no cases of facial paresis or palsy, other cranial nerve impairment, trismus, auriculotemporal or first-bite syndrome. One of the three patients with capsule effraction showed local recurrence at month 17.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In agreement with previous reports, the present case series confirmed the role of the cervical approach to resect prestyloid parapharyngeal pleomorphic adenoma, and hence the need to continue teaching it.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"141 5","pages":"Pages 292-296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140319594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Systemic therapies for salivary gland cancer: Adenoid cystic carcinoma. REFCOR recommendations by the formal consensus method","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2023.11.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2023.11.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To determine the therapeutic indications for systemic medical treatment in the management of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) according to the clinical situation.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>The French Network of Rare Head and Neck Tumors (REFCOR) formed a steering group, which drafted a narrative review of the literature published on Medline and proposed recommendations. The level of adherence to the recommendations was then assessed by a rating group, according to the formal consensus method.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>ACCs are rare tumors and there is currently insufficient evidence to indicate chemotherapy at the localized stage. At the metastatic stage, progression is often slow. In case of oligometastatic ACC, local treatment should be discussed. The most often indolent nature of polymetastatic ACC can allow management by active surveillance. Molecular screening is recommended, for abnormalities potentially accessible to targeted therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>ACCs are rare tumors for which there are currently few effective medical treatments. It is therefore recommended to include patients in clinical trials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"141 5","pages":"Pages 286-291"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138547429","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":"Sustainable ENT: international collaboration is key","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.02.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anorl.2024.02.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48834,"journal":{"name":"European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Diseases","volume":"141 5","pages":"Pages 262-263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140600628","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}