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CT venography: use in selecting a surgical approach for the treatment of petrous apex cholesterol granulomasBrandon Isaacson
Departments of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 75390 9035, USA
Otol Neurotol 30:386-91. 2009..To demonstrate the use of computed tomographic (CT) venography in selecting a surgical approach for cholesterol granulomas...
Lesions of the petrous apex: diagnosis and managementBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 9035, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 40:479-519, viii. 2007..The latest diagnostic and management strategies are discussed and an update of some of the more common pathologic entities is provided...
The radiographic prevalence of geniculate ganglion dehiscence in normal and congenitally thin temporal bonesBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9035, USA
Otol Neurotol 28:107-10. 2007..To determine the prevalence of a dehiscent geniculate ganglion on routine temporal bone computed tomography (CT)...
Labyrinthitis ossificans: how accurate is MRI in predicting cochlear obstruction?Brandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140:692-6. 2009..To determine the accuracy of preoperative MRI in predicting cochlear obstruction in pediatric patients with a history of bacterial meningitis...
Pediatric otogenic intracranial abscessesBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75287, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142:434-7. 2010..To describe the presentation and management of otogenic intracranial abscesses in a tertiary care pediatric hospital...
Hearing lossBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 9035, USA
Med Clin North Am 94:973-88. 2010..Hearing aids, assistive listening devices, middle ear surgery, and cochlear implantation are potential therapeutic options available to patients depending on the type and severity of the hearing loss...
Anatomy of the middle-turn cochleostomyBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 9035, USA
Laryngoscope 118:2200-4. 2008..This study evaluates the anatomic characteristics of the middle-turn cochleostomy and its suitability for placement of implant electrodes...
Superior semicircular canal dehiscence in patients with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrheaKyle P Allen
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 9035, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147:1120-4. 2012..To determine the prevalence of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) in patients with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea...
Management of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrheaJoe Walter Kutz
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Laryngoscope 118:2195-9. 2008..To describe the surgical approaches and materials used to repair spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea of temporal bone origin...
Management of electrode exposure after cochlear implantationEvan S Walgama
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9035, USA
Otol Neurotol 33:1197-200. 2012..Exposure of a cochlear implant electrode array in the middle ear or external auditory canal is an uncommon complication. We report a series of 7 patients with electrode array exposure, 5 of whom were managed without surgical intervention...
Cochlear implantation in children with cochlear nerve absence or deficiencyJoe Walter Kutz
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Otol Neurotol 32:956-61. 2011..To evaluate speech perception after cochlear implantation in children with cochlear nerve absence or deficiency...
Cochlear implant device failure secondary to cholesterol granuloma-mediated cochlear erosionRyan Eric Neilan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9035, USA
Otol Neurotol 33:733-5. 2012..Case report...
Lumbar subarachnoid drainage in cerebrospinal fluid leaks after lateral skull base surgeryKyle P Allen
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Otol Neurotol 32:1522-4. 2011..To determine the efficacy of lumbar drainage in managing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after lateral skull base surgery...
Petrous apex cholesterol granuloma aeration: does it matter?Michael P Castillo
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:518-22. 2008..To determine whether aeration of surgically treated petrous apex cholesterol granulomas (PA CG) has any correlation with resolution of symptoms...
Cochlear implantation in children with enlarged vestibular aqueductKenneth H Lee
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas, USA
Laryngoscope 120:1675-81. 2010..To determine audiometric outcomes and complications of cochlear implantation in patients with enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA)...
Pediatric otogenic lateral sinus thrombosis recanalizationRyan E Neilan
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 9035, USA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 75:850-3. 2011..To describe the recovery outcomes in pediatric patients with otogenic lateral sinus and internal jugular vein thrombosis...
Cochlear implant electrode insertion: the round window revisitedPeter S Roland
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9035, USA
Laryngoscope 117:1397-402. 2007..To examine aspects of round window (RW) anatomy that are relevant to its use as a portal for atraumatic insertion of cochlear implant electrodes...
Hearing preservation using the middle fossa approach for the treatment of vestibular schwannomaJoe Walter Kutz
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Neurosurgery 70:334-40; discussion 340-1. 2012..The middle fossa approach provides the patient with an opportunity for tumor removal with hearing preservation...
Intracochlear schwannomas confined to the otic capsuleZi Yang Jiang
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 7528, USA
Otol Neurotol 32:1175-9. 2011..To determine the natural history and management for patients with intracochlear schwannomas...
Invasive cerebrospinal fluid cysts and cephaloceles of the petrous apexBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas, Texas 77030, USA
Otol Neurotol 27:1131-41. 2006..e., retrosigmoid or retrolabyrinthine). A middle fossa approach with obliteration of the anterior petrous apex may be used to treat symptomatic CSF cephaloceles arising from Meckel's cave...
Patterns of regional metastasis in advanced stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the auricleNicholas Peiffer
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9035, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144:36-42. 2011..To determine patterns of regional metastasis in patients with advanced stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the auricle...
Bell's palsy and pregnancyJeffrey T Vrabec
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:858-61. 2007..To describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation, treatment, and prognosis of Bell's palsy (BP) in pregnancy...
Hemangiomas of the geniculate ganglionBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Pathology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0312, USA
Otol Neurotol 26:796-802. 2005..This study presents several complicated scenarios that illustrate the difficulty of clinical decision-making in this disease. Associated clinical dilemmas and controversies are discussed...
Adult spontaneous CSF otorrhea: correlation with radiographic empty sellaChristopher N Prichard
Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:767-71. 2006..SIGNIFICANCE: Radiographic empty sella predicts elevated intracranial pressure, which may require further evaluation and treatment in patients with spontaneous CSF otorrhea. EBM rating: C-4...
Circumferential petrosectomy for petrous apicitis and cranial base osteomyelitisAnn Marie B Visosky
The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Otol Neurotol 27:1003-13. 2006..It permits maximal temporal bone debridement while preserving hearing and facial nerve integrity in these life-threatening disease processes...
Prediction of long-term facial nerve outcomes with intraoperative nerve monitoringBrandon Isaacson
University of Michigan Hospitals, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Otol Neurotol 26:270-3. 2005..The ability to predict facial nerve outcomes with intraoperative monitoring may allow early rehabilitative procedures to improve quality of life and prevent ocular complications...
Intraoperative monitoring and facial nerve outcomes after vestibular schwannoma resectionBrandon Isaacson
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Otol Neurotol 24:812-7. 2003..The use of intraoperative nerve monitoring may be able to predict poor long-term facial nerve outcomes and thus modify the timing of rehabilitation...
