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Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S166-S172

Department of Security and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S158-S165

UOC di Otorinolaringoiatria, Dipartimento Scienze dell'Invecchiamento, Neurologiche, Ortopediche e della Testa Collo, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S145-S157

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, "A. Gemelli" Hospital Foundation IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S138-S144

Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University Sapienza of Rome, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S124-S137

Head and Neck Oncology Service, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO, IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S116-S123

Head and Neck Department, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S108-S115

Neuroradiology Department, Nuovo Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Modena, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S102-S107

Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Head and Neck Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S90-S101

Division of Otolaryngology, Azienda Ospedaliera Pia Fondazione di Culto e Religione Cardinale G. Panico, Tricase, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S76-S89

Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S67-S75

ENT Unit, Surgical Department, AUSL Bologna, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S59-S66

Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S51-S58

Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, "A. Gemelli" Hospital Foundation IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S42-S50

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S30-S41

Department of Neurosciences DNS, Neurosurgery Section, Padua University, Padua, Italy.

Introduction: The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach to the sella and parasellar regions is now increasingly used for removal of a variety of lesions localized in the ventral skull base. The advantage of the endoscope is enhanced visualization and improved panoramic view that can result in more complete removal of the tumor. An extensive knowledge of the anatomy is mandatory to approach this region. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S18-S29

Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, "A. Gemelli" Hospital Foundation IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S3-S17

Section of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, "Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova", Padua, Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S1-S2

professor Gaetano Paludetti Chairman Department of Head and Neck Surgery. Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy President of Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery E-mail:

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S1-S172

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):185-191

Otolaryngology Section, Department of Neuroscience - DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy.

Objective: Despite the increasing incidence rate of vestibular schwannomas (VS), controversies in their management are still present.

Methods: A 35-item multiple-choice survey investigating the current practice patterns of VS care was sent to the members of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (SIO) and of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINCH).

Results: Among 66 respondents, 37 (56. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):180-184

Istituto Euro-Mediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia - IEMEST, Palermo, Italy.

Introduction: Migraine vertigo (MV) and Ménière's disease (MD) share several signs and symptoms such as tinnitus, fullness, photophobia, phonophobia, headache and vertigo spells lasting hours.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to prospectively observe patients with MV with a sporadic audiological symptom evaluated with clinical examination, Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMPs), ECochG and v-HIT.

Results: The finding of VEMP asymmetry, according to our cut-off of 33% of difference between sides, resulted in 20 cases, of which 6 had asymmetry of both c-VEMPs and o-VEMPS, all with development of fluctuating hearing during follow-up. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):173-179

Otolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Objectives: The aim of present study is to evaluate the impact of prognostic factors on the outcome in a group of prelingually hearing-impaired patients submitted to cochlear implantation (CI) at an adult age.

Methods: This is a retrospective study on a cohort of prelingually severe-to-profound hearing-impaired patients cochlear implanted in adulthood and followed by a single audiology centre. We correlated post-CI results in term of speech perception with patients' speech perception with hearing aids before implantation, history of progression of hearing loss (HL), and levels of education and cognition. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):168-172

The Liverpool Head and Neck Centre, United Kingdom.

Objective: Smell dysfunctions are common with almost 20% percent of the population affected. There are no interventional solutions for these patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and security of the balloon dilatation technique. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):159-167

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

Introduction: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be classified as eosinophilic (eCRS) or non-eosinophilic (neCRS) based on infiltration type. The SWI/SNF complex may be involved in the pathophysiology of CRS.

Aim: To assess the expression of the SWI/SNF complex in both CRS groups; to correlate blood eosinophil count (BEC), and histopathology eosinophil count (HPEC) with the SWI/SNF expression level in eCRS and neCRS. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):151-158

Department of Bioistatistics and Medical Information, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to objectively and subjectively evaluate the effects of adding rhinophototherapy to intranasal beclomethasone dipropionate to treat nasal congestion in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Method: Seventy-five seasonal allergic rhinitis patients were randomly divided into two groups. Patients in Group 1 received intranasal beclomethasone dipropionate for two weeks and patients in Group 2 had rhinophototherapy added to the same medical therapy as Group 1. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):146-150

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.

Objective: Respiratory papillomatosis involving the trachea is a challenging problem. In this paper, we present our experience in the management of 13 cases of tracheal papillomatosis and the difficulties encountered in the procedure. The surgical technique and results are discussed. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):142-145

Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Department of Pathology, Elazig, Turkey.

Objective: We retrospectively investigated whether there is a relationship between Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and papillary thyroid carcinoma and studied the effect of HT on prognostic factors.

Methods: 1080 patients, who underwent thyroidectomy in our hospital and received a diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma, were included in the study. In histopathological specimens, the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma was reconfirmed and non-neoplastic areas in the same specimen were evaluated in terms of HT. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):131-141

Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of voice intervention in patients who received chemoradiation to the neck for non-laryngeal head and neck malignancies.

Methods: Twenty individuals with non-laryngeal malignancies of the head and neck who received chemoradiation were divided by block randomisation into an intervention group that received voice rehabilitation and a control group without rehabilitation. All patients underwent acoustic analysis, perceptual and subjective analysis of voice before the commencement of chemoradiotherapy and at 1, 3 and 6 months after chemoradiotherapy. Read More

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):120-130

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(2):108-119

Division of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.