{"title":"Vertical dorsal rhinotomy in pediatric nasal dermoid surgery","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><p>Nasal dermoids are uncommon midline congenital lesions in the nose, usually diagnosed in the first years of life. Imaging is mandatory to evaluate local and intracranial extension and treatment consists in surgical excision. This study aims to review the experience of the department in managing pediatric nasal dermoids using a dorsal rhinotomy surgical approach.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Retrospective case series of pediatric nasal dermoids treated at a tertiary university teaching hospital over a period of seven years.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Nine children were treated during this period. Clinical presentation was a dermoid sinus-cyst in seven cases and a cystic lesion in two. Pre-operative imaging revealed extension of the lesion to the foramen cecum in three cases. Surgery was performed via vertical dorsal rhinotomy in all patients, and associated endoscopic surgery was used in three patients. Reconstruction with autologous material was performed in three cases. No complications or recurrences were registered during the follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In the presented series, a vertical dorsal rhinotomy incision has provided good functional and aesthetic results. The possibility of nasal dermoid intracranial extension should be accessed with imaging but remains uncommon. In its absence, this approach may be useful and can be paired with other techniques, such as nasal endoscopy, to achieve the best outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 4","pages":"Pages 260-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of NOSE-Perf questionnaire for septal perforations","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><p>Septal perforation (SP) cause heterogeneous symptoms depending on the anatomical location, highlighting scabs, nasal obstruction and/or epistaxis. The use of questionnaires to determine the quality of life in different pathologies is increasing in sinonasal pathologies and in patients with SP the NOSE-Perf questionnaire was constructed, currently validated in English. The aim of this study is the translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the NOSE-Perf questionnaire into Spanish.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Prospective single-centre study of 81 patients (38 with SP and 43 controls), visited in the rhinology section of a tertiary hospital. Adaptation and translation NOSE-Perf into Spanish and validation using the NOSE and NOSE-Perf questionnaire in Spanish.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Significant differences were found in the mean NOSE-Perf score and in the mean NOSE score (IC95% = 21.2–26.9; <em>p</em> < 0.001 and IC95% = 53.8–70.5; <em>p</em> < 0.001) between SP group and control group. Pearson's correlation between the two questionnaires NOSE-Perf and NOSE in the SP group was 0.74 (95% CI = 0.56−0.86; <em>p</em> < 0.001). In the control group it was <em>r</em> = 0.85 (95%CI = 0.73−0.91; <em>p</em> < 0.001). Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the NOSE-Perf was 0.95 (IC 95% = 0.93−0.96) for internal consistency. The reliability evaluation was carried out by test-retest, and a strong Pearson correlation was obtained between the questionnaires <em>r</em> = 0.94 (CI95% = 0.85−0.97; <em>p</em> < 0.001) and <em>r</em> = 0.89 (95%CI = 0.77−0.95; <em>p</em> < 0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The Spanish version of the NOSE-Perf is as reliable and valid as the English version, which makes it possible to assess the impact on quality of life that it causes in patients with perforations in the Spanish-speaking population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 4","pages":"Pages 231-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early hospital discharge through prediction of post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Hypoparathyroidism is the most common postsurgical complication of total thyroidectomy. Furthermore, it is the main cause of prolonged hospitalisation after this procedure.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To predict the probability of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia according to the levels of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), as well as to determine the needs for treatment with exogenous calcium according to the levels of serum calcium (Ca).</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Retrospective study was carried out on patients who underwent total thyroidectomy between January 2017 and January 2020 at Los Arcos del Mar Menor University Hospital (HULAMM). iPTH and Ca levels were measured at 4, 24 and 48 h after the surgery. Follow-up was 6 months.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Ninety-four patients were operated on. Temporary and permanent postoperative hypoparathyroidism percentages were, respectively, 51.06% and 6.38%. iPTH level 24 h after the procedure was the most reliable predictor of post-thyroidectomy temporary hypoparathyroidism (Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) = 0.933, p < .001). iPTH levels ≥29 pg/mL predicted normal parathyroid metabolism.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The combined values of iPTH and Ca levels 24 h after thyroidectomy seems to be a reliable, safe and efficient method to control the post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism. Our protocol could reduce the hospital stay of patients at low risk of hypocalcaemia, allowing them to be discharged from the hospital on the first postoperative morning and identifying patients at high risk of hypocalcaemia early.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 4","pages":"Pages 238-243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The association of bacterial biofilm and middle ear mucosa in patients with mucosal chronic suppurative otitis media","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To evaluate the bacterial biofilm’s role in mucosal chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study involved 123 participating patients with active and inactive mucosal CSOM who underwent tympanomastoid surgery. SEM was used to examine middle ear mucosa biopsies for the development of biofilms. Middle ear discharge or mucosal swabs from patients were cultured to detect any bacterial growth. The biofilm formation was correlated to the culture results.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The biofilm was present in 69.9 % of patients (59% of them were with active mucosal CSOM) and absent in 30.1% of the patients (70% of them were with inactive mucosal CSOM), being more statistically significant in active mucosal CSOM (p-value = 0.003). A correlation that was statistically significant was found between active mucosal CSOM and higher grades (3 and 4) of biofilms (p-value <0.05). The mucosal CSOM type and the results of the culture had a relationship that was statistically significant (p-value <0.001). 60% of patients had positive culture (70% of them were with active mucosal CSOM). There was a statistically significant relation between <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> bacterial growth and active mucosal CSOM (p-value = 0.004) as well as higher grades of biofilms in mucosal CSOM.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Mucosal CSOM, especially the active type, is a biofilm-related disease. There is a significant relation between the state of mucosal CSOM (active or inactive) and culture results with predominance of <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> bacterial growth in active mucosal CSOM and in higher grades of biofilms in mucosal CSOM.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 4","pages":"Pages 244-251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140903780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of the MIPS technique versus linear incision with tissue preservation in osseointegrated implants in the Ponto model®","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.10.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.10.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>The surgery of osseointegrated implants has undergone different modifications over the years with the aim of achieving better results and facilitating the surgical technique. Today the most commonly used technique is the linear incision with tissue preservation and placement of the abutment and implant. The long-term success of this technique has served as the basis for the development of the so-called minimally invasive surgical approach (MIPS). This study compares the short-, medium- and long-term results between the classic linear incision technique and the MIPS technique.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>A prospective study was conducted on patients who had an osseointegrated implant placed between February 2016 and February 2020. A total of 59 surgeries were performed, 32 surgeries according to the linear incision technique with tissue preservation and 27 with MIPS technique. Outcomes were evaluated at one week, one month and one year.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Statistically significant differences were achieved between the 2 groups at one week after surgery. Eighty per cent of the MIPS patients had Holgers grades 0–1 compared to 35% of the linear technique patients (p = 0.001). No statistically significant differences were observed at one month (p = 0.457) and one year (p = 0.228). One case with grade 4 was recorded which resulted in implant extrusion one month after surgery with the MIPS technique. A new osseointegrated implant was placed 2 months after the fall using the same MIPS technique with good results. We were also able to verify that the duration of surgery was much shorter with the MIPS technique and better tolerated in terms of postoperative discomfort by the patient.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In our experience, the MIPS technique is the technique of choice for surgery of osseointegrated Ponto model implants as it is simpler, faster and presents fewer problems in the immediate postoperative period, with similar long-term postoperative results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 4","pages":"Pages 210-216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura López-Viñas , Esmeralda Rocío-Martín , Elena de la Rosa Santiago , Jorge Prada Pendolero , Rybel Wix-Ramos
{"title":"Diagnostic value of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo","authors":"Laura López-Viñas , Esmeralda Rocío-Martín , Elena de la Rosa Santiago , Jorge Prada Pendolero , Rybel Wix-Ramos","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials<span><span> (VEMPs) are useful for studying the disturbances along nerve pathways implicated in the transmission of neurological information from otolithic organs related to vestibular function. This study aims to determine the differences in VEMPs </span>in patients<span> affected with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).</span></span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We recruited 36 patients, 9 diagnosed with recurrent BPPV (rBPPV), 9 with only one episode of vertigo (iBPPV), and 18 as a control group. We performed cervical and ocular VEMPs (cVEMPs and oVEMPs).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We observed differences in asymmetry ratio, which was 41.82% in cVEMPs in iBPPV and 68.27% in oVEMPs in rBPPV, while no asymmetry was found in control cases. Also, there was a lack of both VEMP responses in 22.2% of cases and an absence of cVEMP in 11.1% in iBPPV; in rBPPV, 11.1 % presented no responses in cVEMPs or oVEMPs, 22.2% showed no oVEMP, and 11.1% showed no cVEMP. These values were normal in the control group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p><span>The value of VEMPs in BPPV demonstrates the implication of vestibular damage, mainly utricle damage. For better sensitivity in detecting </span>otolith abnormalities, we should perform oVEMPs and cVEMPs in recurrent BPPV and early stages of BPPV.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 3","pages":"Pages 192-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139467465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Maza-Solano , Carmen Palma-Martínez , Daniel Martín-Jiménez , Serafín Sánchez-Gómez , Ramón Moreno-Luna , Christian Calvo-Henriquez , Hugo Galera-Ruiz
{"title":"Effect of antihypertensive treatment on the quality of life of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps","authors":"Juan Maza-Solano , Carmen Palma-Martínez , Daniel Martín-Jiménez , Serafín Sánchez-Gómez , Ramón Moreno-Luna , Christian Calvo-Henriquez , Hugo Galera-Ruiz","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><p><span><span>Nasal polyposis<span> (CRSwNP) shares type 2 inflammation biomarkers with asthma, allergy or arterial hypertension (AH), including periostin, a </span></span>predictive marker<span> of severity and post-surgical recurrence of polyposis. Antihypertensives have been shown to decrease periostin expression. We set out to evaluate the effect of antihypertensives on the </span></span>quality of life of patients with CRSwNP.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Retrospective study of 43 patients with CRSwNP and ah with at least 1<!--> <span>year of follow-up and antihypertensive treatment prescribed after the diagnosis of CRSwNP. Phenotypes were analyzed (F1: isolated CRSwNP; F2: CRSwNP with asthma and/or NERD) and aspects related to quality of life (SNOT-22), clinical severity (VAS), polypoid size (NPS), exacerbations and surgical needs after the initiation of antihypertensive treatment.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The predominant phenotype was F1 (62.8%). The number of exacerbations was 19.2% for F1, compared to 31.3% for F2. 34.8% underwent surgery after the start of antihypertensive treatment (F1<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->27.9% and F2<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->6.97%). A significant reduction in polypoid size, SNOT22 (16.4<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->19.6 points), and VAS scales (p<!--> <!--><<!--> <!-->.05) was obtained.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>polypoid size, and reduce the risk of postoperative recurrence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 3","pages":"Pages 155-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139467470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan David Gutiérrez Posso, Francisco Javier Santaolalla Sanchez, Jon Sagazola Odriozola, Javier Aitor Zabala Lopez de Maturana
{"title":"Thyroid chondroma, a case report","authors":"Juan David Gutiérrez Posso, Francisco Javier Santaolalla Sanchez, Jon Sagazola Odriozola, Javier Aitor Zabala Lopez de Maturana","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2023.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 3","pages":"Pages 197-199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical experience with the Nurotron™ cochlear implant in a Spanish-speaking postlingual population: Clinical safety and audiological results","authors":"Leonardo Elías Ordóñez Ordóñez , Esther Sofía Angulo Martínez , Silvia Carolina Vanegas , Silvia Raquel Rodríguez Montoya","doi":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>to assess clinical safety and postoperative audiological outcomes in postlingual deafness Spanish speaking patients, who underwent surgery with Nurotron™ cochlear implant.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Retrospective descriptive case series study. We performed follow-up of complications and audiological measurements before and after cochlear implantation. Patients with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss or patients with unilateral deafness with/without tinnitus were included. Repeated-measures within-subjects for assess pure tone thresholds and speech performance (bilingual test) with a detailed monitoring to establish security or adverse effects were performed. Analysis of variance tests, repetitive measures, were used for statistical analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>31 patients were included, 17 (54.8%) men and 14 (45.2%) women. Mean age at the time of surgery was 49.82 ± 18.8 years. The mean follow-up of the group was 31.56 ± 9.57 months (minimum = 19.6 months and maximum = 52.50 months). As major complication one patient (3.23%) had a hard failure that required removal and re-implantation. 25.8% of the patients presented minor complications, the most frequent being vertigo/unsteadiness in 22.6%.</p><p>The mean of language discrimination (free field at 65 dB SPL) was 62.19% ± 16.66; being 69.82% ± 7.35 in the group of severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. A statistically significant reduction was observed in patients with tinnitus, assessed using the visual analogue scale, preoperative = 7.2 ± 1,6 vs postoperative (18months postoperative) = 1.7 ± 1.3 (p < .001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The Nurotron™ cochlear implant shows satisfactory audiological results, in accordance with what has been reported in the literature. Minor complications were similar to previous studies, but the percentage of hard failure should continue to be observed, which was higher than other reports with comparable follow-up.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":93855,"journal":{"name":"Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola","volume":"75 3","pages":"Pages 137-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173573524000048/pdfft?md5=a107a0b0120d649b4a2f608e3fc3d7b1&pid=1-s2.0-S2173573524000048-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139467461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}