Effects of tumour stage, comorb ...
Laryngeal cancer is the second most common cancer of the respiratory tract with a relative 5-year survival over all tumour sites in the USA (61.6%; ...
What role do mucins have in the ...
Mucins are the dominant component in the protective mucus layer on mucosal surfaces including the larynx. Hence, they are part of the Wrst line of d ...
Osteoprotegerin expression and ...
Otosclerosis is a complex bone dystrophy of the human otic capsule leading to conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. Since otosclerosis may, at ...
Incidental diagnosis of mastoid ...
The aim of this study was to document patients with clinical mastoiditis who were reported to have mastoiditis by radiologists due to increased flui ...
Evaluation of the feasibility o ...
For around 50 years, various approaches to the vidian neurectomy have been advocated. This indicates that there is no single surgical technique that ...
The role of three-dimensional C ...
Traditionally, computed tomography (CT) is the primary radiographic method to analyze the morphology of the craniofacial bones: Because of the many ...
Analysis of factors inXuencing ...
The task of the present study was to investigate the relationship between parameters and factors predictive of voice quality and to suggest treatmen ...
Vitamin D status is associated ...
Considerable clinical and experimental data suggest that vitamin D plays a role in pathogenesis and progression of cancer; nevertheless clinical dat ...
Temperature-controlled radiofre ...
The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of temperature-controlled radiofrequency (RF) tonsil ablation in the treatment of ...
Obstructive sleep apnea in Trea ...
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) among the Norwegian population with Treach ...
Histopathological and ultrastru ...
Radiofrequency (RF) surgery has gained popularity as a safe and effective method for treating patients with snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnoe ...
Endoscopic open technique in pa ...
The objective of this study was to describe an endoscopic open “centrifugal” technique used to treat middle ear cholesteatoma with antral and perian ...
Choanal adenoid in adults with ...
Our objective was to conWrm the necessity of nasal endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of choanal adenoid in adult patients with persistent bil ...
A critical appraisal of differe ...
The Cox model is the preferred survival analysis technique. We compare parametric techniques with the Cox model. 709 consecutive patients treated at ...
Endoscopic treatment of juvenil ...
The endoscopic resection of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) emerges as an alternative approach to open procedures due to reduced morbidit ...
Is 5-HTTLPR linked to the respo ...
The role of a functional polymorphism in the transcriptional control region of serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR, SERTPR) has been studied intens ...
Restless legs syndrome as a pos ...
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder with estimated prevalence of 5% in children and 3.4% in adults. Psychiatric dis ...
Disgust and implicit self-conce ...
Disgust may be a key emotion and target for psychotherapeutic interventions in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and posttraumatic stress disord ...
Proteome analyses of cultured a ...
On the basis of impaired glutamatergic transmission and the potential role of astrocytes in schizophrenia, we treated cultured astrocytes with MK-80 ...
Cognitive functioning in severe ...
In clinical samples, patients with severe psychiatric disorders are found to have cognitive impairments. Less is known whether this applies to sampl ...
Glutamate level detection by ma ...
In recent studies, the glutamate (Glu) level has been quantified using the modified STEAM sequence on 3T MRI. We enrolled 15 healthy volunteers and ...
Sleep homeostasis in alcohol-de ...
Visually scored and power spectral analyses (PSA) of polysomnography (PSG) recordings reveal abnormalities in alcohol dependence (AD) and major dep ...
Critical trial-related criteria ...
The Trial Criteria in Schizophrenia Working Group was convened in November 2007 to define consensus criteria for clinical trials in patients sufferi ...
Is personal and social function ...
Subjective quality of life (QoL) and psychosocial functioning constitute important treatment outcomes in schizophrenia. We aimed to investigate the ...
Open-label study comparing the ...
Due to its unique pharmacodynamic properties of dopamine partial agonist activity, and its association with few and mild side effects, aripiprazole ...