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D Marcotullio

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PubMed2000

The long styloid process syndrome or Eagle's syndrome.

Eleven cases of Eagle's syndrome or long styloid process syndrome are presented. It is a rare entity, which is not commonly suspected in clinical practice. Symptoms were dull and persistent pharyngeal pain, dysphagia, and facial pain. In addition to careful clinical examination, the use of plain radiographs, orthopantomograms or CT scan has allowed accurate preoperative diagnosis of this syndrome. Surgical treatment has positively resolved the symptoms in these cases. The International literature is discussed regarding anatomy, symptoms and treatment of the long styloid process syndrome.

Adult↗
PubMed1999

Prolonged mivacurium-induced neuromuscular block. Case report.

A 38-year-old white male patient was admitted to the hospital for elective surgery. General anesthesia was performed with propofol, alfentanil, nitrous oxide and mivacurium as neuromuscular blocker. Seven months before he had the same surgery without anesthetic problems (he received: propofol, vecuronium bromide, fentanil, nitrous oxide). Neuromuscular monitoring was carried out because the patient was included in a study assessing the clinical effect of mivacurium in microlaryngoscopy surgery. After mivacurium administration the first signs of recovery from neuromuscular block were observed after 255 min. The tracheal tube was withdrawn after 410 min from mivacurium administration, at this time the T1 was 80% of the control values and 7 min later the T1 reached 98%.

Adult↗
PubMed1998

Giant cell tumor and temporal bone.

Giant cell tumor is a tumor consisting of osteoclastic multinucleated giant cells surrounded by mononuclear round, oval cells. This tumor rarely occur in the skull base, usually originating in the sphenoid bone. This report describes a case of giant cell tumor of temporal bone and lateral skull base with diagnosis and therapeutic options.

Giant Cell Tumors↗
PubMed1996

Facial neuroma and magnetic resonance imaging.

The aim of this paper is to present a new case of facial neuroma. Its clinical appearance was uncommon, displaying symptoms characterized by sudden facial paralysis. Diagnostic armamentarium is discussed emphasizing the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Therapeutical strategy with the techniques of facial rehabilitation are contemplated.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Acoustic neuroma in the pregnant patient.

We report the case history of a 24-year-old woman with an acoustic neuroma diagnosed during the 24th week of pregnancy. Diagnostic steps and surgical management of this uncommon condition, which represents a therapeutic challenge, are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1995

[Comments on organization and activity of ENT day hospital department: three years of experience].

The authors deal with organizational and technical aspects concerning otorhinolaryngological day hospital's management. They explain purposes and reasons leading to the establishment of this sort of service; they analyse related problems and the adopted methodologies for simplifying admission procedures. They report a statistical survey regarding the period from May 1991 to May 1994, concerning surgical and medical operations, and instrumental diagnostic researches performed at the IV ENT Department of "La Sapienza" University of Rome. The statistical analysis concerning the 1526 patients sent to this department, shows the downright prevalence of surgical operations performed in operating room (52%). Ambulatory operations and instrumental diagnostic researches account respectively for 39.6% and for 29.3% of all hospitalizations. Among all surgery operations performed in operating room stand out the notice incidence of therapeutical and diagnostic microlaryngoscopies. The most frequent ambulatory operations were the removal of tracheal cannula (21%), while TC was the most frequent of all instrumental diagnostic researches. A careful selection of patients, on the basis of their general condiction, account for the low incidence of subjects not discharged within 24 hours. After having analyzed the survey's data, the authors underline advantages and finalities of day hospital: a shorter hospital stay, reduction of hospitalization's costs, and a larger related number of patients to be contented. Finally they hope that this sort of service will spread more.

Ambulatory Care↗