Videolaringoscopio King Vision®, ¿una alternativa en la intubación del paciente despierto? / Videolaryngoscope King Vision™, an alternative in the intubation of the awake patient?

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[The use of implanted devices for the central venous access in ENT. Placement and aftercare]. / Empleo de los sistemas de acceso venoso central implantables en otorrinolaringología. Colocación y cuidados.

Implantable venous access system's utility in ENT is reviewed. The implantation's technique and their management are commented.

[The incorporation of acyclovir into the treatment of peripheral paralysis. A study of 45 cases]. / Incorporación del aciclovir en el tratamiento de la parálisis periférica. Un estudio en 45 casos.

The relation between use of acyclovir and facial nerve palsy prognosis was studied. In a randomised study, steroids or steroids + acyclovir (oral doses for Bell's palsy, and intravenous doses for Ramsay Hunt's syndrome) were given to 45 patients with facial palsy. There was a significant reduction of sequelae in patients treated with acyclovir in the group of Ramsay Hunt's syndrome (n = 15) (p less than 0.05). There were no significant differences in the group of Bell's palsy (n = 30) (p greater than 0.05), treated with acyclovir compared with steroids.

[Surgical treatment of locally advanced cancer of the tongue by total glosso-pharyngo-laryngectomy]. / Tratamiento quirúrgico del cáncer de lengua, localmente avanzado, mediante glosofaringolaringectomía total.

Seven patients with advanced carcinoma of the tongue (T4) were treated with total glossectomy and laryngectomy, neck dissection (radical-functional or radical-traditional) and reconstruction with the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. The AA. comment the surgical technique, the pros and the cons of the indications, the justification, the objectives and the consequences.

[The development of a clinical protocol for the study of peripheral facial paralysis. A computerized database version]. / Desarrollo de un protocolo clínico para el estudio de las parálisis faciales periféricas. Versión de captura de datos informatizada.

We present a protocol for the management and follow up of facial palsies, in which, the clinical, diagnosis and therapeutical informations are obtained in order to evaluate the clinical assessment and pathology of this cranial nerve. We also present a computerized database system in order to develop statistical analysis and further studies on this peripheral nerve lesion.