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Retronasal olfactory function in nasal polyposisBasile N Landis
Clinique et Policlinique d ORL et de Chirurgie cervico faciale, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
Laryngoscope 113:1993-7. 2003..This question was based on the clinical observation that many of these patients present with smell loss without complaining about loss of the appreciation of foods...
Olfactory disorders: the patients' viewBasile N Landis
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
Rhinology 47:454-9. 2009..To investigate the level of knowledge that patients had about their olfactory disorder at the time of presentation to a specialist Olfaction Clinic...
Transient hemiageusia in cerebrovascular lateral pontine lesionsB N Landis
Rhinology Olfactology Unit, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:680-3. 2006....
Postoperative/posttraumatic gustatory dysfunctionBasile Nicolas Landis
Unité de Rhinologie Olfactologie, Service d Oto Rhinologie Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico Faciale, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneve, Switzerland
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 63:242-54. 2006..Accordingly, taste disorders after middle ear surgery, tonsillectomy and dental interventions are largely discussed...
An unusual foreign body migrating through time and tissuesBasile N Landis
Service d ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico faciale, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Switzerland
Head Face Med 2:30. 2006..Typically fishbones tend to go unnoticed in a first examination and become symptomatic by fever, odynodysphagia and torticollis. Exceptionally, foreign bodies migrate and become manifest with a considerable delay...
Implication of dipeptidylpeptidase IV activity in human bronchial inflammation and in bronchoconstriction evaluated in anesthetized rabbitsB N Landis
Rhinology Olfactology Unit, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Respiration 75:89-97. 2008..Decreased dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPPIV) activity within the human nasal mucosa has previously been shown to contribute to the severity of chronic inflammatory rhinosinusitis...
Olfactory function and nasal nitric oxideBasile N Landis
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 17:18-22. 2009..To highlight two often forgotten nasal functions, olfaction and nasal nitric oxide production, which have both received more attention over the last two decades with consequent findings that are now entering the routine clinical setting...
Gustatory function after microlaryngoscopyBasile N Landis
Unité de Rhinologie Olfactologie, Service d Oto Rhino Laryngologie, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Switzerland
Acta Otolaryngol 127:1086-90. 2007..Quantitative gustatory alterations are rare after microlaryngoscopy (MLS), whereas transient qualitative taste distortions occur more often. Patients undergoing MLS should know that mild but transient qualitative taste disorders may occur...
[Olfactory disorders]B N Landis
Unité de Rhinologie Olfactologie, Service d Oto Rhino Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico faciale, HUG, 1211 Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 3:2221-4. 2007..In contrast to other neurons, olfactory neurons have the capacity of spontaneous regeneration and a large part of the physician's job is to inform and follow-up patients with olfactory disorders...
Euosmia: a rare form of parosmiaB N Landis
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Acta Otolaryngol 126:101-3. 2006..In contrast, parosmias always seem to be unpleasant. We report the case of a female with post-infectious hyposmia who reported a pleasant parosmia to selected odorants. We have called this rare clinical presentation euosmia...
"Taste Strips" - a rapid, lateralized, gustatory bedside identification test based on impregnated filter papersBasile Nicolas Landis
Departement des neurosciences cliniques, Unité de Rhinologie Olfactologie, Service d Oto Rhino Laryngologie, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Rue Micheli du Crest 24, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
J Neurol 256:242-8. 2009..To elaborate normative values for a clinical psychophysical taste test ("Taste Strips")...
Ratings of overall olfactory functionB N Landis
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Chem Senses 28:691-4. 2003..The ratings seem to reflect changes of nasal airway patency to a larger degree than measurable olfactory function. The results further indicate that this is mainly due to the limited attention the sense of smell receives in daily life...
[Clinical aspects of dysosmia and presentation of European Olfactory Test of "sniffin sticks": a review]Basile Nicolas Landis
Clinique d Olfactologie et de Gustologie, Service d Oto Rhino Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico faciale, Hôpital Universitaire de Dresde, Dresde, Germany
J Otolaryngol 34:86-92. 2005..The goal of this article is to present Sniffin' Sticks and to provide a review of clinical olfactory research during recent years...
Gustatory function in chronic inflammatory middle ear diseasesB N Landis
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Smell and Taste Clinic, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Laryngoscope 115:1124-7. 2005..Changes of gustatory function after ear surgery have been studied extensively. However, little is known on the influence of repeated/chronic inflammation within the middle ear on taste...
Objective and subjective evaluation of endoscopic nasal surgery outcomesRoland Giger
Laboratory of Experimental Rhinology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Am J Rhinol 17:327-33. 2003..Long-term outcome after ENS for CRS showed significant improvement in subjective rhinosinusitis-specific symptoms, objective NAR, and rhinosinusitis disability...
Mechanical obstruction of the olfactory cleft reveals differences between orthonasal and retronasal olfactory functionsOliver Pfaar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
Chem Senses 31:27-31. 2006..This might become a valuable model of hyposmia for future investigations...
Olfactory dysfunction following herpetic meningoencephalitisBasile Nicolas Landis
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Smell and Taste Clinic, University of Dresden Medical School, Technische Universitat Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
J Neurol 257:439-43. 2010..It also raises the question whether the olfactory epithelium serves as an entry into the brain for other pathogens...
Hemorrhage risk after quinsy tonsillectomyRoland Giger
Department of Oto Rhino Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133:729-34. 2005..The goal of the study was to evaluate the incidence and possible predictive factors of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) in patients with peritonsillar abscess, treated by acute abscess tonsillectomy...
Differences between orthonasal and retronasal olfactory functions in patients with loss of the sense of smellBasile Nicolas Landis
Rhinology-Olfaction Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:977-81. 2005..CONCLUSION: These clinical observations, together with the psychophysical and electrophysiological findings, suggest that orthonasal and retronasal olfaction might be processed differently...
Skull base cerebrospinal fluid fistula: a novel detection method based on two-dimensional electrophoresisAlma Ricchetti
Rhinology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 24, rue Micheli du Crest 1211 Genève 14, Switzerland
Head Neck 26:464-9. 2004..The detection of the presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in nasal secretions contaminated with blood and mucus remains a challenging clinical problem...
Chemosensory function in Wegener's granulomatosis: a preliminary reportOnder Göktas
Smell and Taste Consultation Service, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Berlin, Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 267:1089-93. 2010..In conclusion, these preliminary results suggest a consistent affection in chemosensory functions in Wegener's granulomatosis patients...
Clinical assessment of human gustatory function using event related potentialsThomas Hummel
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81:459-64. 2010..In conclusion, the present work shows that gustatory ERP provide a relatively unbiased, reliable and easy approach to objective assessment of human taste function...
Gustatory dysfunction after mandibular zosterFrédéric Heymans
Rhinology Olfactology Unit, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, University of Geneva Medical School, Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Neurol Sci 32:461-4. 2011..Gustatory dysfunction is a possible symptom after mandibular nerve zoster. In contrast to post-zoster neuralgia, taste function seems to recover quickly...
Gustatory function after tonsillectomyChristian A Mueller
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, AKH Vienna, Austria, and Rhinology Olfactory Unit, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133:668-71. 2007..To assess taste function before and after tonsillectomy (TE)...
Idiopathic phantosmia: outcome and clinical significanceBasile N Landis
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany bnlandis yahoo co uk
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 72:252-5. 2010..Our goal was to follow up patients with idiopathic phantosmia, with special regard to improvement rates and possible severe health conditions preceded by phantosmia of unknown origin...
Impact of nonallergic rhinitis on chemosensory functionThomas Hummel
Department of Otolaryngology, Smell and Taste Clinic, University of Dresden Medical School, , Dresden, Germany
Clin Allergy Immunol 19:389-400. 2007
High test-retest reliability of the extended version of the "Sniffin' Sticks" testAntje Haehner
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Chem Senses 34:705-11. 2009..Furthermore, the high test-retest reliability of both the 16 and the 32-item tests allows the evaluation of even relatively small changes of olfactory function over time by means of either test...
Retronasal olfactory function in Parkinson's diseaseBasile N Landis
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Geneva Medical School and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Laryngoscope 119:2280-3. 2009..This study was undertaken to investigate retronasal versus orthonasal olfactory function in Parkinson's disease (PD)...
Post-tonsillectomy taste disordersJochen P Windfuhr
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Malteser Krankenhaus St Anna, Albertus Magnus Str 33, 47259 Duisburg, Germany
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 267:289-93. 2010..Informed consent should include post-tonsillectomy gustatory dysfunction...
Recovery of olfactory function following closed head injury or infections of the upper respiratory tractJens Reden
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:265-9. 2006..Furthermore, age plays a significant role in the recovery of olfactory function...
Evaluating the clinical usefulness of structured questions in parosmia assessmentBasile N Landis
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Laryngoscope 120:1707-13. 2010..Therefore, we investigated the clinical usefulness of four structured questions in comparison to the patient's history regarding their accuracy in terms of the presence of odor distortions...
Severe chemotherapy-induced parosmiaAntje Muller
Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Am J Rhinol 20:485-6. 2006..The patients reporting olfactory symptoms rarely complain about qualitative olfactory disorders such as parosmia or phantosmia. Quantitative olfactory loss such as anosmia and hyposmia seem to be more frequent...
Chronic panrhinosinusitis without nasal polyps: long-term outcome after functional endoscopic sinus surgeryRoland Giger
Department of Otolarygology Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:534-41. 2004..The goal of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for chronic panrhinosinusitis without nasal polyps by using symptom scoring and an endoscopic outcome evaluation...
