Biomedical subjects

F Gorostiaga Aznar

Publications and source records attributed to F Gorostiaga Aznar.

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PubMed2006

[Evaluation of the fine needle aspiration biopsy in the presurgical diagnosis of tumors of the parotid gland].

The treatment ofparotid masses is generally surgery. The presurgical assesment is made by clinical examination, radiology and fine needle aspiration (FNA). FNA has been applied for the last decades and has been the subject of many reviews. It is a safe, rapid and economic procedure that can be made as an ambulatory procedure. In this study we have reviewed the parotidectomies performed in our institution during the years 1998 - 2003 where a preoperative FNA was available. The sensitivity of FNA in our hands is 40% and specifity 96.3%. We have also calculated the utility of clinical examination and radiology in the assessment of parotid masses.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2004

[Stapedectomy as day case surgery].

Day case surgery is increasing and a large proportion of procedures in otolaryngology are already being performed as day cases. There is less experience in otologic surgery and the reports are specially referred to chronic otitis media. A retrospective study of stapedectomy as a day-case procedure is presented in this report. The inclusion criteria: anaesthesic risk: ASA I, II or III; if the patient has a chronic disease it must be well controlled; they must not have postoperative hemorrhagic history; the patient must be accompanied by an adult the first 24 hours postsurgery; must have a vehicle; distance to hospital must not be more than an hour and they must have a telephone. Between October 1998 and December 2002 71 ambulatory stapedectomies were performed in our institution. 91.2% were discharged home the same day of the procedure. Audiological findings obtained six months after surgery that: 87.5% of the patients have an air-bone Uda of 10 dB or less.

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[Aspergillosis of maxillary sinus: a case report].

A case of semi-invasive maxillary aspergillosis that presented with epiphora and responded well to surgical treatment is reported. Sixteen percent of cases of chronic sinusitis are produced by mycosis (particularly aspergillosis). The infection may be limited to the affected sinus (non-invasive forms) or may destroy the sinus wall, without tissue invasion (semi-invasive forms) or with tissue invasion (invasive forms). The diagnosis is mainly histological. Cultures present a high percentage of false positives and negatives. Treatment consists of surgical debridement of the sinus. Systemic amphotericin B is reserved for invasive aspergillosis (particularly fulminant cases).

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