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Sensorineural hearing loss in ankylosing spondylitis treated with TNF blockersM Savastano
Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
B-ENT 6:183-8. 2010..Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the uncommon disease ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has been previously reported. We analysed the relationships between AS, anti-TNF drug treatment, and SNHL...- Non-specific immunological determinations in Meniere's disease: any role in clinical practice?Marina Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 264:15-9. 2007..Present data showed that the immunological factor should be considered a relevant element in most of the cases of Menière's disease... - Antioxidant therapy in idiopathic tinnitus: preliminary outcomesMarina Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Padua University, Padua, Italy
Arch Med Res 38:456-9. 2007..In a previous study we detected high serum values of ROS in subjects with idiopathic tinnitus. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the validity of antioxidant treatment in tinnitus sufferers with high ROS values... - Psychological characteristics of patients with Ménière's disease compared with patients with vertigo, tinnitus, or hearing lossMarina Savastano
ENT Section, Department of Medical Surgical Specialities, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
Ear Nose Throat J 86:148-56. 2007.... - The bicoronal approach for the treatment of a large frontal sinus osteoma. A technical noteMarina Savastano
Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Am J Otolaryngol 28:427-9. 2007 - Tinnitus and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss: ankylosing spondylitis or a side-effect of sulphasalazine treatment?Marina Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Acta Otolaryngol 125:671-3. 2005..Discontinuation of sulphasalazine led to complete resolution of tinnitus and an improvement in hearing loss. We discuss the features of this case and also review the relevant literature... 
Tinnitus with or without hearing loss: are its characteristics different?Marina Savastano
Department of Medical Surgical Specialities, ENT Section, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265:1295-300. 2008..The association of tinnitus and hearing deficit seems to increase the perceived severity of the symptom...- Perichondritis with or without external otitis and intradermal injection: a new therapeutic approachMarina Savastano
Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Otorhinolaryngology, Padua University, 35128 Padua, Italy
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 38:568-72. 2009..The intradermal lijection of small quantities of drugs allows a rapid and complete recovery from external otitis while the systemic approach leads often to the persistence of the flogosis... - Tinnitus in children without hearing impairmentMarina Savastano
Department of Medical Surgical Specialities, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 73:S13-5. 2009.... - Characteristics of tinnitus in childhoodM Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 166:797-801. 2007..Moreover, for the first time, data regarding the measurement of tinnitus in childhood has been gathered... - Tongue base metastasis from neuroendocrine endometrial small cell carcinomaGino Marioni
Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Am J Otolaryngol 28:284-7. 2007..Albeit, our patient underwent complete hysterectomy and postoperative chemotherapy, she died of disseminated disease 3 months after ESCC diagnosis... - Angiogenin expression in head and neck basaloid and conventional squamous cell carcinoma: a site- and stage-matched comparisonGino Marioni
Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
J Oral Pathol Med 40:55-60. 2011..Angiogenin (ANG), a member of the ribonuclease super-family, is essential to tumor angiogenesis, but has also been implicated in tumor consolidation and proliferation... - Expression of the apoptosis inhibitor protein Survivin in primary laryngeal carcinoma and cervical lymph node metastasisGino Marioni
Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Section of Otolaryngology, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padova, Italy
Anticancer Res 26:3813-7. 2006..The aim of the present study was to determine survivin expression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and in neck lymph node metastases. The survivin value in predicting prognosis in laryngeal SCC was also investigated... - Wolfram syndromeDavid Megighian
Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Sezione ORL, Padua University, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 68:243-7. 2004..Other signs such as the progressive sensorineural hearing loss, the presence of nystagmus and of urodynamic disturbances and renal complications makes the diagnosis of this syndrome easier... - Evolution of audiometric pattern in Meniere's disease: long-term survey of 380 cases evaluated according to the 1995 guidelines of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryMarina Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
J Otolaryngol 35:26-9. 2006..The aim of the present study was to compare the auditory level and audiometric pattern evolution in a significant number of patients suffering from Meniere's disease who had undergone long-term follow-up (at least 10 years)... - Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: a novel clinical presentation of Burkholderia cepacia infectionGino Marioni
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Padova University, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova, Italy
J Infect 53:e219-22. 2006..We describe the first case of CNF due to multi-drug resistant Burkholderia cepacia and Peptostreptococcus infection in an immuno-competent patient without cystic fibrosis... - A protocol of study for tinnitus in childhoodMarina Savastano
Section of ORL, ENT Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Padua University, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 64:23-7. 2002..Then it is necessary to perform an audiological examination that includes the subjective description and the following audiometric tests, pure tone audiometry; tympanometry; and tinnitus measurements... - Rieger syndrome: case reportDavid Megighian
Department of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Ear, Nose, and Throat Section, Padua University, Padua, Italy
Int Tinnitus J 9:134-7. 2003..quot; We cannot exclude the possibility also that this genetic anomaly is responsible for the bony dysmorphism of the inner ear channels shown by the computed tomography scan of the temporal bone... - Characteristics of tinnitus: investigation of over 1400 patientsMarina Savastano
Department of Medical-Surgical Specialties, ENT Section, Padua University, Padua, Italy
J Otolaryngol 33:248-53. 2004..Data resulting in this study underline the importance of a global evaluation of patients suffering from tinnitus, including subjective data and tinnitus measurements... - Lidocaine intradermal injection--a new approach in tinnitus therapy: preliminary reportMarina Savastano
Department of Medical-Surgical Specialties, ENT Section, Padua University, Padova, Italy
Adv Ther 21:13-20. 2004..No significant results were observed in the control group. Of particular interest was the complete absence of unpleasant complications with intradermal lidocaine... - Psychological, neural, endocrine, and immune study of stress in tinnitus patients: any correlation between psychometric and biochemical measures?Marina Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Padua University, Padua, Italy
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 116:100-6. 2007..Psychological features were compared to immune and neuroendocrine parameters in order to verify in these subjects the possible presence of psychological and somatic responses to stress... - Western blot immunoassay for HSP-70 antibodies in idiopathic tinnitus: a preliminary reportMarina Savastano
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 115:243-6. 2006..024). CONCLUSIONS: It may be hypothesized that in a significant number of cases, idiopathic tinnitus could be induced by immune response to inner ear-specific HSP-70... - Oxidative stress, nitric oxide, endothelial dysfunction and tinnitusSergio Neri
Department of Internal Medicine, Catania University, Catania, Italy
Free Radic Res 40:615-8. 2006..These conditions are able to cause a general cerebro-vascular endothelial dysfunction, which in turn induce a dysfunction of microcirculation in the inner ear...