Introduction: The treatment of chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media (CCOM) is surgical and may require an open technique mastoidectomy. Hearing loss resulting from the disease and/or its surgical removal is traditionally corrected with tympanoplasty or conventional hearing aids, but other options are available, such as the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA). Objective: To evaluate the functional outcomes and im...
Introduction: Subtotal Petrosectomy (SPT) is an effective and definitive solution in cases of recurrent chronic otitis media. The expansion of its indications demonstrates its usefulness and safety in resolving various challenging otologic pathologies. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 25 patients (26 ears) who underwent SPT was conducted. Data regarding the indication, surgical procedures perform...
Introduction and goals: Graves' orbitopathy is the most common extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease and manifests as proptosis, exposure keratitis and compressive optic neuropathy. Its treatment, particularly when refractory to medical therapies, involves surgical decompression of the orbit. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transnasal endoscopic decompression ...
Objectives: To characterize demographics, presentation, histologic types, treatment and survival of patients with sinonasal malignancies diagnosed at a tertiary hospital center in Portugal. Study design: Retrospective study. Material and methods: Review of clinical records from January 2012 to December 2021. Results: Nineteen patients were included, with male predominance (57.9%) and a mean age at diagnosis of ...
Objective: To report the experience of a tertiary center in the diagnostic approach, therapeutic decision and follow-up of patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma. Material and Methods: Retrospective study of patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma followed at Hospital Egas Moniz between 2007 and 2021. Demographic and clinical data, tumor classification, treatment decision and outcomes of 79 patients ...