[Zenker's esophageal diverticulum as differential diagnosis of paratracheal cystic lesion]. / Divertículo esofágico de Zenker como diagnóstico diferencial de lesión quística paratraqueal.

We report the case of a 52 years old patient with clinic of food regurgitation and some dysphagia without other added symptoms who was sent to our ENT consulting rooms. It was performed a cervicothoracic CT which informed as a paratracheal cystic lesion with differential diagnosis between esophageal or tracheal diverticulum. The possibility of that last one was discarted by a normal bronchoscopy.

[Sphenoidal sinus polyp-cyst as casual finding in a patient with severe and sudden retrocochlear hearing loss]. / Pólipo-quiste del seno esfenoidal como hallazgo casual en paciente con hipoacusia brusca severa retrococlear.

We present the case of a 56 years old female controlled in our ENT Department because of right sudden hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo. The endoscopic exam was normal. Audiogram showed a severe neurosensorial hypoacusia and PEATC confirmed the so called hypoacusia suggesting a retrocochlear origin of it. As imaging tests an otic-craneal CT and IRM were asked for, which informed of the presence of a cystic lesion versus polyp in sphenoidal sinus of 15 x 10 mm without other alterations or significant pathology.

[Facial and oropharyngeal angioedema in patient with alimentary fish allergy. Diagnosis and treatment]. / Angioedema facial y orofaríngeo en paciente con alergia alimentaria a pescado. Diagnóstico y tratamiento.

Vegetal or animal food can produce hipersensibility reactions IgE mediated of diverse intensity. We report the case of a 54 years old woman without previous allergic antecedents who after eating frozen fish had to go to Emergencies due to angioedema especially in face and oropharynx. The ENT exploration by fibroscopia descarted laryngeal edema but the patient showed initially respiratory symptoms so she was treated with SC adrenalina and then steroids during her admission. The diagnosis of alimentary alergia would be confirmed after by Allergology with cutaneous test prick type.

[Cholesterol cyst-granuloma on petrous apex. Report of a case and differential diagnosis]. / Quiste-granuloma de colesterol de la punta del peñasco. Presentación de un caso y diagnóstico diferencial.

Cholesterol granulomas and cysts located on the petrous apex can course of a silent way during years. We describe one case assisted in our consulting rooms which was discovered after performing CT and MRI (with and without paramagnetic contrast) in a patient with vertigo associated to conscience loss without other symptoms. In the discussion is exposed which must be the differential diagnosis of this pathology.

[Cervical osteophytosis as cause of dysphagia. Forestier-Rotes Querol's disease]. / Osteofitosis cervical como causa de disfagia. Enfermedad de Forestier-Rotes Querol.

The so called Forestier-Rotes Querol's disease or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis can affect the neck caused by osteophytos and ossification-calcification of the vertebral ligaments. The location in that region can produce dysphagia or hoarseness, among other symptoms, so that the patient can assist or be sent to ENT valoration. We are reporting a case of this pathology which was diagnosed in our hospital. Finally a bibliographic review is performed.

[Kartagener sindrome (primary ciliary dyskinesia). Report of a case and literature review]. / Síndrome de Kartagener (disquinesia ciliar primaria). Caso clínico y revisión de la literatura.

Kartagener syndrome (a clinical variant of primary ciliary dyskinesia) is a recessive autossomical disease characterized by the triad of chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus with dextrocardia. We report one case described in a 8 years old boy who besides presented a seromucous otitis and bronchitis of repetition. Finally we performed a short bibliographic review at respect of this uncommon pathology.

[Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome. Report of a case with hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo associated to uveitis]. / Síndrome de Vogt Koyanagi Harada. A propósito de un caso con hipoacusia, acúfenos y vértigo asociados a la uveitis.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada sindrome is an autoimmune sistemic disease characterized by granulomatous bilateral uveitis with involvement of the central nervous system which can compromise the VIII craneal pair function producing tinnitus and neurosensorial hypoacusia. We report a case diagnosed in a young woman who also suffered episodes of vertigo. We review the literature of that pathology.

[Peripheral vertiginous syndrome with osteocervical lytic pathology. Importance of the exploration and its differential diagnosis]. / Síndrome vertiginoso periférico con lesión ósea lítica cervical. Importancia de la exploración y del diagnóstico diferencial.

We are reporting the case of a 52 years old male with a peripheral vertiginous syndrome which could have been diagnosed as a benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. In a craneocervical CT appeared an osteolytical lesion on C3 vertebral body. With this article we pretend to emphasize the importance of a complete exploration and the differential diagnosis in the peripheral vertiginous pathology.