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[Choanal atresia: a retrospective study of 39 cases]P Rombaux
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Service d Oto Rhino Laryngologie, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 122:147-54. 2001..After this review, our current strategy regarding the choanal atresia will be to begin with the endoscopic endonasal approach using the microdebrider (stents if bilateral) and to propose the transpalatal approach in case of recurrence...
Bacteriology of chronic sinusitis: the bulla ethmoidalis contentPh Rombaux
ENT Department, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Rhinology 40:18-23. 2002..To study the microbiology of the bulla ethmoidalis of patients who suffered from chronic sinusitis...
Standard ENT clinical evaluation of the sleep-disordered breathing patient; a consensus reportPh Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saint Luc University Hospital, UCL, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 56:127-37. 2002..This consensus must be understood as a clinical work-up to perform before the monitoring of breathing during sleep...
Surgical treatment of the sleep-disordered breathing patient; a consensus reportPh Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saint Luc University Hospital, UCL, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 56:195-203. 2002..Algorithm on corrective surgery as well as guidelines for postoperative management are proposed in the management of sleep disordered breathing patients...
Transnasal repair of unilateral choanal atresiaPh Rombaux
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, ENT Department, Avenue Hippocrate 10, Brussels, Belgium
Rhinology 41:31-6. 2003..To evaluate the outcomes of the surgical correction of unilateral choanal atresia using a transnasal approach...
Computer assisted surgery and endoscopic endonasal approach in 32 proceduresPh Rombaux
ENT Department, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 57:131-7. 2003..Computer aided surgery (CAS) is now routinely introduced in the ENT surgical field especially in endoscopic endonasal surgery...
Postoperative pain and side effects after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty, and radiofrequency tissue volume reduction in primary snoringPhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Hippocrate Avenue 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Laryngoscope 113:2169-73. 2003..We compared, in a prospective study, the side effects and the postoperative complications of three procedures commonly used for the treatment of primary snoring...
Can we smell without an olfactory bulb?Philippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Am J Rhinol 21:548-50. 2007..Lack of an olfactory bulb (OB) is typically associated with anosmia...
Frontal sinus tumor as the first sign of adenocarcinoma of the lungPhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:816-7. 2005
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder with supraglottic involvementPh Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 1:53-6. 2005..First manifestations of PTLD are frequently observed in the ENT area with adenoidal and/or tonsillar involvement...
Clinical significance of olfactory event-related potentials related to orthonasal and retronasal olfactory testingPhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Laryngoscope 117:1096-101. 2007..Causes of olfactory dysfunction included postinfectious olfactory loss (n = 15), head trauma (n = 26), nasal polyposis (n = 15), and mixed causes (idiopathic, toxic, drug induced) (n = 9)...
Olfactory function assessed with orthonasal and retronasal testing, olfactory bulb volume, and chemosensory event-related potentialsPhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:1346-51. 2006..To investigate whether differences in olfactory function between healthy individuals and patients with olfactory loss could be detected by various diagnostic tests...
Assessment of olfactory and trigeminal function using chemosensory event-related potentialsP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 10, Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Neurophysiol Clin 36:53-62. 2006..To give an overview on the theoretical and practical applications of chemosensory event-related potentials...
Retronasal and orthonasal olfactory function in relation to olfactory bulb volume in patients with posttraumatic loss of smellPhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Laryngoscope 116:901-5. 2006....
Smell disorders in ENT clinicP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT . 2005..An algorithm will also be given to standardise clinical investigations, including psychophysical olfactory testing, imaging and electrophysiological examinations...
Nasal obstruction and its impact on sleep-related breathing disordersPh Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Rhinology 43:242-50. 2005..We will review the effect of the relief of nasal obstruction (with nasal dilators, medication and/or surgery) on SRBD. Also an algorithm on the management of OSAS patients when nasal surgery is indicated will be proposed...
Usefulness and feasibility of psychophysical and electrophysiological olfactory testing in the rhinology clinicP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Rhinology 47:28-35. 2009..The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness and feasibility of these diagnostic tools in the rhinology clinic and to correlate these results to the olfactory disorder aetiology...
Olfactory function and olfactory bulb volume in patients with postinfectious olfactory lossPhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Laryngoscope 116:436-9. 2006..The study aimed to investigate whether the degree of postinfectious olfactory loss is reflected in volume of the olfactory bulb (OB)...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome after reconstructive laryngectomy for glottic carcinomaP Rombaux
ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 257:502-6. 2000..OSAS may arise in the post-operative period of reconstructive laryngectomy for glottic carcinoma and can be managed by CO2 laser vaporization (laryngeal edema in the reconstructed area) in association with nCPAP treatment...
Endoscopic endonasal surgery for paranasal sinus mucocelesP Rombaux
ENT Department, Head and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 54:115-22. 2000..9% of the patients. Only 3 patients showed recurrence. Endoscopic endonasal marsupialisation of paranasal sinus mucoceles is a reliable therapeutic option with favorable results and is supported by the questioned ENT surgeons in Belgium...
The role of nasal cavity disinfection in the bacteriology of chronic sinusitisPh Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Rhinology 43:125-9. 2005..We investigated the potential role of nasal cavity disinfection in the bacteriology of the bulla ethmoidalis in patients suffering from chronic sinusitis...
Conservation surgery for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancerM Hamoir
Dept of Otolaryngology, St-Luc University Hospital, , Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 53:207-13. 1999..The site of the primary tumor (glottic versus supraglottic or hypopharynx) showed significant impact on survival (P = 0.0025)). Regarding survival, T stage and N stage were not found statistically significant...
Lymphatic malformations of the head and neck: a retrospective review and a support for stagingM Hamoir
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Service, , Saint-Luc University Hospital, Hippocrate Avenue 10, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium
Head Neck 23:326-37. 2001..Such information can be used to inform parents more appropriately regarding the management and long-term prognosis of their children's malformation...
Subjective results after uvulo-palato-pharyngoplastyP Rombaux
Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital St. Luc, UCL, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 51:141-7. 1997..No major complications were noted. Minor complications included pain, transient pharyngonasal reflux and sensitvity problems of the posterior wall of the pharynx...
[Sinus-nasal polyposis: one-year outcome after endoscopic sinus surgery followed by topical corticosteroid therapy in 72 patients]P Rombaux
Service, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique, France
Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac 118:291-8. 2001..Based on this experience, we think that endoscopic endonasal surgery will continue to play an important role in the management of NP when the patient becomes refractory to corticoid...
Management of chronic rhinosinusitis without polyps in adultsP Eloy
HNS and ENT Department, University Hospital of Mont Godinne, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
B-ENT . 2005..If medical treatment fails, endoscopic sinus surgery is considered. The authors review the most important factors associated with CRS, the diagnostic work-up and different treatment options. They also present a rationale for treatment...
Nocturnal oxymetry in patients with total nasal packingP Rombaux
Department of Otolaryngology and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, , Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 52:223-8. 1998..These results indicate that in otherwise healthy subjects, nasal surgery and total nasal packing induce immediate significant changes in nocturnal breathing...
Sinusitis in the immunocompromised hostP Rombaux
Catholic University of Louvain (UCL, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 51:305-13. 1997..Early detection of these infections with appropriate anti-infective agents associated with radical or functional endoscopic surgery seems to be the optimal treatment. Recovery of immunity remains the major prognostic factor...
Olfactory testing in clinical practiceP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 5:39-51. 2009..This review will discuss these methods, including how to perform them, focusing on normative data and describing some clinical examples from our centre (olfactory and trigeminal event-related potentials)...
Post-infectious olfactory loss: a cohort study and updateP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 5:89-95. 2009..As there is no proven medical therapy for this disease, complete clinical evaluation of the patients may help to counsel patients about the recovery prognosis that applies to one-third of them...
[Orthodontic appliances in the treatment of sleep apnea: a cephalometric and polysomnographic study]M David
Département d orthodontie, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgique
Bull Group Int Rech Sci Stomatol Odontol 42:73-81. 2000..Effects of oral appliances on snoring in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: correlation between cephalometry with and without oral appliance (OA) in place...
Lateralisation of intranasal trigeminal chemosensory event-related potentialsP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 10, Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Neurophysiol Clin 38:23-30. 2008....
The depth of the olfactory sulcus is an indicator of congenital anosmiaC Huart
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32:1911-4. 2011..We thus wanted to investigate morphologic differences of the OS in patients with IA since birth or early childhood in comparison with controls, to investigate whether there is a depth of OS that is predictive of IA...
Transcanalicular diode laser assisted dacryocystorhinostomyP Eloy
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Head and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 54:157-63. 2000..But, the cost, the high prevalence of minor complications and the currently higher reported failure rate would favour external or endonasal approaches over this approach...
Belgian guidelines for the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis in general practiceC Bachert
Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
B-ENT 3:175-7. 2007..It is recommended to treat ARS with topical glucocorticosteroids 200 mcg BID. Antibiotics are recommended for the treatment of severe ARS, if need be, together with topical glucocorticosteroids BID...
Chemosensory event-related potentials in early blind humansI Cuevas
Neural Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 7:11-7. 2011....
Post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction: a cohort study and updateS Collet
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
B-ENT 5:97-107. 2009..The purpose of this review is to present an update of this condition and to present a cohort study of 90 patients...
Conservation laryngeal surgery for selected pyriform sinus cancerI Plouin-Gaudon
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, , St Luc University Hospital and Cancer Center, Brussels, Belgium
Eur J Surg Oncol 30:1123-30. 2004..CONCLUSION: Partial laryngopharyngectomy is a suitable treatment for early and selected advanced stage pyriform sinus carcinoma with a good functional and oncologic outcome...
Medical therapy and smell dysfunctionP W Hellings
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
B-ENT 5:71-5. 2009..This review aims to provide an overview of current knowledge about medical treatment for rhinosinusitis and its effects on smell...
Is septal deviation a risk factor for chronic sinusitis? Review of literatureS Collet
Catholic University of Louvain, ENT and HNS Department, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 55:299-304. 2001..This evaluation would allow a better understanding of the contributing factors to this pathology and would improve results in their management...
Guidelines to the management of epistaxisB Bertrand
ENT and HNS Department, Catholic University of Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
B-ENT . 2005..All these topics are discussed and commented, from a medico-surgical point of view, and also from a cost effectiveness one...
Secondary ciliary dyskinesia in upper respiratory tractB Bertrand
ORL and HNS Department, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 54:309-16. 2000..To distinct from ultrastructural images between primary and secondary ciliary dyskinesia is often uneasy because some of the findings in secondary ciliary dyskinesia obviously mimic those dedicated to primary ciliary dyskinesia...
Surgery of inverted papillomas under endoscopic controlB Bertrand
ENT Department Head and Neck Surgery, UCL de Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 54:139-50. 2000..Biopsies, CAT and/or MRI must be performed in any case with recurrence suspicion...
A proposal for redefining the boundaries of level V in the neck: is dissection of the apex of level V necessary in mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck?Marc Hamoir
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Service, St Luc University Hospital, 10 Hippocrate Ave, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128:1381-3. 2002..Dissection of level Vas is not necessary in most head and neck cancers but should be considered only in selected skin cancer of the posterior cephalic area (retroauricular region, occipital scalp)...
Solid cast-forming actinomycotic canaliculitis: case reportPhilippe Eloy
ENT and HNS Department, University Hospital of Mont Godinne, Catholic University of Leuven, Yvoir, Belgium
Rhinology 42:103-6. 2004..Because rhinologists have more and more opportunities to perform surgery of the lachrymal pathway they need to be informed about this clinical entity...
Prevalence of lymph nodes in the apex of level V: a plea against the necessity to dissect the apex of level V in mucosal head and neck cancerMarc Hamoir
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology Program, St Luc University Hospital and Cancer Center, 10, Hippocrate Avenue, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Head Neck 27:963-9; discussion 969. 2005..We assessed the prevalence of histologically proven normal or invaded lymph nodes in the apex of level V...
Endoscopic and microscopic paraseptal transsphenoidal approach to the sella turcicaPhilippe Eloy
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UCL Mont Godinne, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
Rhinology 43:271-6. 2005..To establish the feasibility of the paraseptal approach to the sella and to demonstrate the superiority of the endoscopic over the microscopic vision during pituitary surgery...
Why should we enlarge the pharynx in obstructive sleep apnea?P Collard
Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Sleep 19:S85-7. 1996....
The use of grafting material in rhinoseptoplastyP Rombaux
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 6:89-96. 2010..The rate of complications associated with grafting is very low. The aim of this paper is to discuss the relevant anatomy, functional purpose and terminology, and to describe the authors' philosophy for grafting in rhinoseptoplasty...
Olfactory bulb volume in the clinical assessment of olfactory dysfunctionP Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Rhinology 47:3-9. 2009..g. infection of the upper respiratory tract, head trauma, or neurodegenerative disease. Measurement of olfactory bulb volume may provide valuable information for patients with olfactory dysfunction...
How to measure olfactory bulb volume and olfactory sulcus depth?P Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 5:53-60. 2009....
Chemosensory pathways: from periphery to cortexC Huart
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
B-ENT 5:3-9. 2009..This will help us to understand better how these systems interact and influence our social lives, our memories and our behaviour, and to evaluate patients with chemosensory dysfunction better...
Stylohyoid chain ossification: choice of the surgical approachP Chouvel
Department ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, UCL, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 50:57-61. 1996..The choice between medical and surgical treatment particularly surgery by external approach, is discussed...
Presence of olfactory event-related potentials predicts recovery in patients with olfactory loss following upper respiratory tract infectionPhilippe Rombaux
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institute of Neurosciences, Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Brussels, Belgium
Laryngoscope 120:2115-8. 2010..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the course of olfactory dysfunction in patients with olfactory loss following infections of the upper respiratory tract...
Cystic dilation of the distal end of the nasolacrimal duct: underrated cause of epiphora in adults and its endoscopic treatmentP Eloy
HNS and ENT Department, CHU Mont Godinne, UCL, Yvoir, Belgium
Rhinology 50:436-41. 2012..ENTs must play a role in the assessment and treatment of low obstructions of the lacrimal excretory system...
Successful treatment of Acanthamoeba rhinosinusitis in a patient with AIDSJ B Nachega
Department of Internal Medicine, Universite Catholique de Louvain UCL, Saint Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
AIDS Patient Care STDS 19:621-5. 2005..In the era of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the present report underscores the need for early identification and prompt aggressive treatment to ensure successful management of this rare but potentially fatal opportunistic infection...
Cervical lymphadenitis and cat scratch disease (CSD): an overlooked disease?P Rombaux
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Saint Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 54:491-6. 2000..The authors emphasize the increasing incidence of patients with CSD in the ENT population and the algorithm for CSD disease affecting the cervical lymph nodes...
Odour discrimination and identification are improved in early blindnessIsabel Cuevas
Neural Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 54, UCL 54 46, B 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Neuropsychologia 47:3079-83. 2009..We concluded that early blind subjects have both improved perceptual abilities and a better access to the information stored in semantic memory than sighted subjects...
Management of pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum: which technique?Christian A Gutschow
Unit of Upper G I Surgery, Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium
Ann Thorac Surg 74:1677-82; discussion 1682-3. 2002..The clinical relevance of cricomyotomy, although supported by experimental data, remains controversial...
Olfactory bulb volume in patients with sinonasal diseasePhilippe Rombaux
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Am J Rhinol 22:598-601. 2008....
Imaging the olfactory tract (cranial nerve #1)Thierry P Duprez
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Eur J Radiol 74:288-98. 2010..Techniques for collecting quantitative data on olfactory bulb volume and on olfactory sulcus depth are described. At last, insights into functional imaging of olfactory sense are shown...
Preoperative tracheoscopy in neonates with esophageal atresiaFrancis Veyckemans
Anesth Analg 95:1827-8. 2002
Acute tonsillitis as the first manifestation of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderJohan Nouwen
Department of Otolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, , Brussels, Belgium
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 111:165-8. 2002..Tonsillectomy combined with tapering of immunosuppression offers the best chance for a complete recovery...
