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Inferior turbinate lateralization via an endonasal approach is a reliable low-risk procedure to correct inferior turbinate hypertrophy resistant to medical treatment. This well-established technique provides nasal comfort while conserving the mucosal membrane and physiology of the inferior turbinate, minimizing the postoperative complications (empty nose syndrome) besetting turbinoplasty involving mucosal or submucosal reduction.
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Recurrence of epistaxis after ligation or embolization of the sphenopalatine artery may require ligation of the ipsilateral anterior ethmoidal artery, which cannot be embolized because of the risk to the ophthalmic artery. We describe a transconjunctival transcaruncular approach that allows reliable low-risk access to the anterior ethmoidal artery. This technique offers a minimally invasive approach to the surgical site, without unsightly scar.
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Nose , Ophthalmic Artery , Humans , Ophthalmic Artery/surgery , Epistaxis/etiology , Epistaxis/surgery , Ligation/methods , Ethmoid Sinus/surgeryABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients with superior vestibular neuritis (SVN) versus the general French population, and to examine the possibility of vascular etiology in acute superior vestibular deficit. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A single-center retrospective study compared the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, cardiovascular disease and atrial fibrillation between patients with SVN and the French general population. Inclusion criteria comprised: rotatory vertigo lasting several days, without hearing impairment or neurological signs, with anterior and lateral semicircular canal involvement on video-Head-Impulse-Test (vHIT). A senior radiologist analyzed superior vestibular nerve and inner ear structure enhancement on cerebellopontine MRI. RESULTS: One hundred and eighteen cases of SVN were included from May 2016 to February 2020. Statistical analyses concerned 106 cases. The SVN population had significantly less hypercholesterolemia (RR=0.40) than the general French population. There was no significant difference concerning other CVRFs. Superior vestibular nerve enhancement was observed on 84% of MRIs. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of CVRF was not higher in patients with SVN than in the general population. The present study highlighted involvement of the superior vestibular nerve more than of the anterior vestibular artery in SVN.
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Cardiovascular Diseases , Hypercholesterolemia , Vestibular Neuronitis , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Heart Disease Risk Factors , Humans , Prevalence , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Semicircular Canals , Vestibular Neuronitis/diagnosis , Vestibular Neuronitis/epidemiologySubject(s)
Ethmoid Bone/surgery , Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber/complications , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Adult , DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics , Female , Humans , Mutation , Nasal Polyps/surgery , Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber/diagnosis , Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber/genetics , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
Traumatic iatrogenic meningoencephaloceles infants are rare and there is no consensus on management in the literature. This article presents a case of a meningoencephalocele diagnosed 15 months after a traumatic perforation of the cribriform plate due to a difficult intubation of a preterm infant that was treated by an endoscopic endonasal surgery. A close collaboration between pediatricians and ENT surgeons appears essential for early diagnosis and management. Endoscopic endonasal approach for meningoencephalocele management has several advantages and is a safe procedure when performed by an experienced surgeon.