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Hear Res 2022 Aug 4:108597. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States. Electronic address:

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the effects of cochlear implant (CI) biomaterials on the function of macrophages and fibroblasts, two key mediators of the foreign body response (FBR) and to determine how these materials influence fibrous tissue growth and new bone formation within the cochlea.

Methods: Macrophages and fibroblasts were cultured on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and platinum substrates and human CI electrodes in vitro. Cell count, cell proliferation, cytokine production, and cell adhesion were measured. Read More

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug 4;161:111259. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, 410007, China.

Objectives: To explore the effect of the caregiver's knowledge, behaviour and attitude on the prevention of foreign bodies in children's respiratory tracts to provide a basis for publicity and education on foreign bodies in children's respiratory tracts.

Methods: A case-control method was used to investigate the knowledge, behaviour and attitude of the caregivers of 900 paediatric patients at Hunan Children's Hospital from June 2017 to February 2019. Caregivers of 300 children with foreign bodies removed by rigid bronchoscopy were selected as the case group. Read More

Cureus 2022 Jul 10;14(7):e26710. Epub 2022 Jul 10.

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Ohud Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, SAU.

A tracheal bronchus is an unusual bronchial division anomaly in which an accessory bronchus arises from the trachea or main bronchus and travels to the higher lobe territory. This report discusses a case of incidentally diagnosed tracheal bronchus after foreign body removal via bronchoscopy. A one-year-old boy presented to the hospital with cough and noisy breathing after choking on peanuts. Read More

Front Immunol 2022 26;13:905356. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Fifth Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

Inflammatory arthritis is an inflammatory disease that involves the joints and surrounding tissues. Synovial hyperplasia often presents when joints become inflamed due to immune cell infiltration. Synovial membrane is an important as well as a highly specific component of the joint, and its lesions can lead to degeneration of the joint surface, causing pain and joint disability or affecting the patients' quality of life in severe cases. Read More

J Clin Med 2022 Aug 1;11(15). Epub 2022 Aug 1.

Doctoral School of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8, V. Babeș Str., 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Aim: To evaluate the visual outcome of penetrating ocular injuries with a retained intraocular foreign body (IOFB) managed by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and to describe the risk factors associated with poor visual acuity and retinal detachment (RD) development.

Methods: Medical records of 56 patients with IOFB that were removed by PPV over a period of 11 years (1 January 2010-31 December 2020) were reviewed. We extracted the demographic data, initial and final best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) using standard Snellen chart, IOFB characteristics, complications and surgical details. Read More