Journal ArticleFacial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · August 14, 2024
Background: Some patients report persistent nasal obstruction after surgical treatment despite objective improvement. Objective: To compare patients' perceptions of nasal obstruction after surgery with objective nasal airflow as determined by computational ...
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Journal ArticleJ Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · May 2024
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip nasal deformity (CLND)-associated nasal airway obstruction (CL-NAO) may be inadequately characterized, with its functional implications subsequently underappreciated and neglected. The purpose of this systematic review is to (1) summa ...
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Journal ArticleOtology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · April 2024
ObjectiveTo describe the presentations, the diagnosis, our treatment approaches, and the outcomes for 11 patients with fallopian canal meningocele (FCM).Study design multicenterRetrospective case series.SettingTertiary referral c ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Pharm · September 25, 2023
Conductive olfaction and nose to brain drug delivery are important processes that remain limited by inadequate odorant or drug delivery to the olfactory airspace. Primary challenges include anatomic barriers and poor targeting to the olfactory region. This ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Otolaryngol · 2023
This review article provides an updated discussion on evidence-based practices related to the evaluation and management of facial paralysis. Ultimately, the goals of facial reanimation include obtaining facial symmetry at rest, providing corneal protection ...
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Journal ArticleFacial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · 2023
Background: Unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity (uCLND) is associated with olfactory dysfunction, but the underlying etiology remains poorly understood. Objective: To investigate the etiology of uCLND-associated olfactory dysfunction using clinical, compu ...
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Journal ArticleOtology & neurotology open · December 2022
ObjectiveThe 3D exoscope is an emerging technology that has been met with success in neurosurgery and is now increasingly used in otologic and neurotologic surgery. There is currently no consensus on its safety, efficiency, and utility, compared t ...
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Journal ArticleOtology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · February 2020
HypothesisThree-dimensional (3D)-printed microneedles can create precise holes on the scale of micrometers in the human round window membrane (HRWM).BackgroundAn intact round window membrane is a barrier to delivery of therapeutic and dia ...
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Journal ArticleOtology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · February 2020
HypothesisMicroneedles can create microperforations in the round window membrane (RWM) without causing anatomic or physiologic damage.BackgroundReliable delivery of agents into the inner ear for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes remains ...
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Journal ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · February 2020
ObjectivesThe treatment of inner ear disorders remains challenging due to anatomic barriers intrinsic to the bony labyrinth. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances and strategies for overcoming these barriers and to discuss pro ...
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Journal ArticleColloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · October 2019
Microperforations in the round window membrane have been suggested for enhancing the rate and reliability of drug delivery into the cochlea. Intratympanic injection, the most common delivery method, involves injecting therapy into the middle ear to establi ...
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Journal ArticlePhysical review letters · August 2013
We use confocal microscopy to directly visualize the spatial fluctuations in fluid flow through a three-dimensional porous medium. We find that the velocity magnitudes and the velocity components both along and transverse to the imposed flow direction are ...
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