Objectives: To investigate whether computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with otosclerosis influence the audiometric prognosis after stapedial surgery. Study design: Retrospective. Material and methods: Patients undergoing stapes surgery, who had undergone prior ear CT and pre- and postoperative pure-tone audiometry (PTA), were included. The degree of otosclerosis on CT was classified according to the S...
Objective: Description of the evolution of a paediatric population with surgical indication for Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) during the SARS- CoV-2 lockdown. Study design: Observational retrospective study. Material and Methods: During the pandemic period, in March 2021, we reassessed 21 children proposed for bilateral transtympanic tube placement and adenoidectomy in the last quarters of 2019 and 2020. We ...
Objectives: To assess vocal quality in patients undergoing transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) of the larynx with CO2 laser according to the type of cordectomy. Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Methods: Patients who underwent TLM for glottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were divided into Group A (type III cordectomy) and Group B (types IV-V). The following parameters were assessed: fundamental...
Aims: Assess the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and sudden hearing loss. Study design: Clinical case and literature review Material and Methods : Description of 2 clinical cases of acute hearing loss associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, observed in a medical appointment at Beatriz Ângelo Hospital. The authors made a revision of the already existing cases in literature, through a research made on P...