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J Wind

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PubMed1984

Computerized x-ray tomography of fossil hominid skulls.

The newest generation of Computerized Tomography (CT) scanning appears to provide x-ray pictures of the internal structures of a rather heavily mineralized Homo erectus skull, i.e., Pithecanthropus IV, notably of its temporal bones, that reveal more details than traditional x-ray procedures. An analysis of the right temporal bone shows that it is extremely pneumatized, that the oval shape of the external meatus does not result from fractures as previously suggested, and that the middle ear and the internal auditory meatus have probably been damaged during restoration. Labyrinthine structures can be seen, and the facial nerve canal appears to be of a relative small size.

Animals↗
PubMed1984

Tympanic effusions. A retrospective and prospective investigation into their aetiology and treatment.

In 498 patients under the age of 10 who underwent adenoidectomy, and in 423 similarly aged ones who underwent adeno-tonsillectomy, the pre- and postoperative presence of a tympanic effusion was assessed. The presence of effusion was correlated with adenoid size, age, sex, haemoglobin count, hearing loss, and eosinophil count, and the results compared with a similar investigation performed some years ago in which the patients had been treated in the same way except that those suspected of having serous otitis media were myringotomized, in contrast to the present group. Myringotomy did not appear to significantly affect the presence of postoperative effusions which seem to occur quite independently of the above mentioned surgical interventions.

Adenoidectomy↗
PubMed1983

An eye-ear syndrome? A hypothesis.

A ring-like pigment deposit in the perilimbic conjunctiva of dark-skinned subjects was found more frequently among deaf than among non-deaf children in Tanzania and Kenya, and in both more frequently in these countries than in South Africa, Florida, Malawi, India and Ethiopia. It is hypothesized that this is due to differences in the regions' general health conditions, in the individual's case history, in genetically determined pigmentation, and in the individual's age.

Child↗
PubMed1978

[A rupture of the dorsal pharyngeal wall following a blunt neck trauma: 4th case in the world literature? (author's transl)].

A report is given of a 22-year-old woman who suffered from an external non-penetrating injury to the ventral side of the neck resulting in a rupture of the dorsal pharyngeal wall. She was successfully treated with conservative therapy, i.e. intravenous fluids and conservative therapy, i.e. intravenous fluids and antibiotics. It is concluded that not all cases of pharyngeal rupture due to a blunt external trauma of the neck need surgical treatment.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Tympanic effusions in children - some parameters involved.

A retrospective analysis of 1,078 adenoidectomies and 660 adenotonsillectomies in children under the age of 11 is reported, special attention having been paid to the presence of tympanic effusions. Eight parameters involved were recorded and analyzed. Amongst other things, it appeared that in adenoidectomy patients referred to the author transient tympanic effusions were very common (i.e. in 41.8% of the 2,156 ears) and that adenoid size and eosinophilia did not have any relation with these effusions.

Adenoidectomy↗