Oto-Rhino-Laryngology: Proceedings of the 17th World Congress of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS), Cairo, Egypt, 28 September to 3 October 2002 [CD-ROM]

Preface. Invited papers. Protocol of assessment of velopharyngeal
incompetence (E.K. Abdel-Haleem). Efficacy of behaviour re-adjustment therapy
(Brat) for Oro-Pharyngeal dysphagia (T. Abou Elsaad, M.N. Kotby). Logopedic
and phoniatric aspects of V.P.I. (M. Accordi, S. Agnelli). Minimal invasive
paranasal sinus surgery (W.C. Almeida et al.). Early diagnosis of hearing
loss (M.N. Amin). Variables pertinent to successful habilitation of delayed
cochlear implantation in prelingual children (S. Bassiouny). Compensation for
occupational noise induced hearing loss in Australia and New Zealand (R.L.
Carroll). Trans-canal labyrinthectomy (A. El Seifi). Stapedectomy technique
(A. El Seifi). Management of anterior commissure lesions by combining
anterior partial resection and CO2 laser excision (M. El-Shennawy). Care of
the singing voice (M.-A. Faure). Evidence of incipient disease in
asymptomatic ears in unilateral Meniere's disease and clinical signs (I.
Friedrichs, A.R.D. Thornton, C. Eng). Labyrinthine fistula: diagnosis and
management (R.R. Gacek). Head and neck cancer - the Indian scene (P.P.
Hakim). Management of head-and-neck lymphomas: from the standpoint of
radiotherapy (N. Hayabuchi et al.). Models of management of velopharyngeal
valve incompetence in developing countries - Tasks of the otolaryngologist
and phoniatrician in multidisciplinary care. (J. Hirschberg). Clinical course
of laryngeal papillomatosis (I. Hoeevar-Boltear, M. argi, N. Gale). Speech
performance and cochlear coverage with cochlear implants (E. Hochmair et
al.). Parathyroid carcinoma: clinical presentation and treatment (S.
Jakoubkova et al.). Early diagnosis of hearing loss in newborns and children
(J. Jakubikova, M. Zavodna). Paediatric fess in Australia (K.J. Kane).
Persistent sinusitis from recirculating mucous after inferior turbinectomy
(K.J. Kane). Diagnostic imaging: the key for a precise diagnosis of ORL.
Nasal and paranasal lesions; differentiating malignant tumors from benign
lesions. (Y. Kase et al.). Effects of the "Smith Accent Technique" of voice
therapy on the laryngeal functions and voice quality of patients with
unilateral vocal fold paralysis (A. Khidr). Laser surgery for T1 laryngeal
cancer (S. Kitahara et al.). A comparative study between certain behavioral
methods in treatment of stuttering (M.N.Kotby et al.). Psychogenic stress as
a possible etiological factor in non-organic dysphonia (M.N.Kotby et al.).
Care of the professional voice in Egypt (M.N Kotby, S.R. El Sady). Resource
allocation system for the care of communicative disorders in Egypt (M.N.
Kotby, N.A. Labib, A.A. Aziz). KOSIFOS, the ORL museum (L. Manolidis).
Partial cricotracheal resection for pediatric subglottic stenosis:
single-stage or double-stage surgery? (P. Monnier). The outcomes and economic
issues in head and neck cancer (M. Munir). Quantitative analysis of
synkinesis following facial nerve palsy (K. Murata et al.). A 5-year
experience with hypopharyngeal carcinoma in Ain Shams university hospitals
(M. Nassar, S.A. Ibrahim). Quality of life, mood and social support in
laryngectomized patients (E.J. Birkhaug et al.). Pharaonic ORL (A.L. Pahor).
The influence of current basic science research on the future of cochlear
implants (B.C. Pyman, G.M. Clark). Effects of cochlear implantation on the
contralateral cochlear and vestibular system (O. Ribari). The ORL from the
3rd milennium b.c. to the 3rd milennium a.d. in the Americas (M. Rizzi, S.
Burgues). An audiologic rehabilitation program for elderly adults in brazil
(I.C.P. Russo). Basic aspects of trauma mechanisms in the cervico-encephalic
syndrome (E. Sakata, K. Ohtsu). Voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy
using a simple cheap prosthesis (M. Samir). Management of non-organic voice
disorders: physiological bases of Accent Method for non-organic voice
disorders (O. Shiromoto). Outcome of surgical management of chronic otitis
media in the community through mobile ear surgery camps in Nepal
(R.P.Shrivastav et al.). Preventing deafness - an achievable challenge: the
WHO perspective. (A. Smith). Pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis: "Present and
future status" diagnosis (C.D. Tiscornia). When and how interfere in thyroid
and parathyroid surgery (J. Vokurka). Hyaluronic acid is not upregulated in
nasal polyps (J.B. Watelet et al.). Matrix metalloproteinases in chronic
sinus diseases (J.B. Watelet et al.). Tympanometric ear examination for the
diagnosis of hearing impairment in Saudi children (S.M. Zakzouk). The
prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among Saudi children (K.A.
Al-Abduljawad, S.M. Zakzouk). Surgical findings in revision tympanoplasty
(S.M. Zakzouk, F.H. Al Anazi). Pediatric stridor and airway management (G.H.
Zalzal). Free papers. Monothermal caloric test its value in assessment of
vestibular function (A.S. Farid, S.M. El-Abd, M.H. Abou-Elew). Effect of diet
variables on the biomechanical measures of swallowing in stroke patients (T.
Abou Elsaad). The interaction of whole body vibration and noise on the
cochlea (S. Soliman et al.). Acoustical analysis of the phonemes /a/, /e /
and /i/ (S.A. Araujo et al.). A study of phonation pharyngogram in functional
voice disorders (C.M. Ahn, K.J. Moon, D.H. Chung). Drawing up of grounded
prognosis concerning the tendencies of tumor development in patients with
larynx malignancies (S. Andreychenko). Etiopathogenetic aspects of reccurent
cholesteatoma development (N. Arsovic et al.). Revision surgery in cochlear
implants (M. Hamad et al.). Perimodiolar electrodes - radiological and
histological findings (A. Aschendorff et al.). Ultrasonography (B scan) in
the head and neck region (J. Astl et al.). Ultrasonography - imaging method
for oropharyngeal SCC lymphnode metastases mapping (J. Astl et al.). HLA
class I defects in maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma - potential
prognostic significance (N. Bandoh et al.). Value of biological factors for
prognosis in maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma: p53 gene mutation and
apoptosis (N. Bandoh et al.). Detection of hearing loss in elementary
schools: a national campaign (R.F. Bento et al.). Video test for hearing
screening in children (R.F. Bento et al.). Chronic intractable cough and
silent sinusitis: role of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) (D.
Bhargava, R. Jain, K. Bhargava). The initial results of the effectiveness of
outpatient tinnitus retraining therapy - a multicentric study (C. Brehmer,
H.M. Overhoff). Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in young adults in Italy (M.
Bugiani et al.). Psychological adaptation in surgically treated patients for
laryngeal cancer (M. Carrasco Llatas et al.). A case report of lymphoma
non-Hodgkin in tonsil-a rare disease in topography and age onset (M.R.M. de
Souza Carvalho et al.). Labyrinthitis and sensorineural hearing loss - an
unusual complication of acute otitis media in adult (M.R.M. de Souza Carvalho
et al.). Adenoidal imaging sitting or supine? (K.S. Mangat, S.V. Chavda, A.L.
Pahor). MRI in the assessment of adenoids in children (K. Mangat et al.).
Tonsillar remnants and painful cervical lymphadenopathy (K.S. Mangat et al.).
History and present situation of paediatric ENT surgery in Poland and in
other Central East European countries (M. Chmielik et al.). Statistics on
head and neck cancers in Korea (K.-J. Cho et al.). Endoscopic septoplasty (S.
Conticello et al.). Usefulness of intraoperative dosage of I-PTH in the
surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (S. Aversa et al.).
Endoscopic diverticulotomy for the treatment of zenker's diverticulum (S.
Conticello et al.). Mode of invasion and outcome in squamous cell carcinoma
of the oral tongue (R.A. Dedivitis). Recent advances in cochlear implant
devices and techniques in India S. DeSaSouza, D.J.F D'Souza, N. D'Souza).
Otitis media and its correlation to craniofacial morphology (R.C.
DiFrancesco, P.L. Sampaio, R.F. Bento). Surgical diseases of the mouth and
throat by Albucasis (E. Dibsi). Otogenic brain abscess: diagnostic et
treatment experience (D. Djeric, N. Arsovic, V. Djukic). Central auditory
processing disorder in children with developmental dysphasia (O. Dlouha).
Labyrinthine fistulas due to the chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media -
controversial issues on diagnosis and surgical treatment (M. Durko, T.
Durko). The role of MRI and spiral CT with 3D reconstruction techniques in
the temporal bone tumors surgical treatment (M. Durko, T. Durko, W.
Gajewicz). Nocturnal enuresis in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy (A.
Elasfour et al.). Pre-operative embolization of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma:
a report of 34 cases (A. Elasfour et al.). Prosthetic mandibular advancement
in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (A. Elasfour). Cartilage
tympanoplasty audiological and otological outcome (A. Elasfour, H.S.
Zaghloul). Transmeatal endoscopic exposure of middle ear structures:
potentials and limitations (M.A. El Begermy, B.M. Badr Eldin, M.G. Raslan).
Endoscopic assisted stapedectomy (M. A. El Begermy). Evaluation of upper
airway lesions by virtual endoscopy (L.M. El Fiky et al.). Sinonasal
schwannoma: two case reports and review of literature (A. El Saggan, J.
Olofsson, B. Krossnes). ENT practice in pharonic medicine: (part 1) pharonic
otologist (A. El-Rashidi, M. El-Sayed). Basic concepts in eosinophil
recruitment to sites of allergic inflammation: an in vitro model of the
pathophysiology of late phase response in allergic rhinitis (A. El-Shazly).
Complete disappearance of the nasopharyngeal cancer with intracranial
extension by intra-arterial cisplatin infusion: report of two cases (S. Endo
et al.). Hearing loss in uncomplicated chronic suppurative otitis media among
Nigerians (B.C. Ezeanolue, B.C. Okafor, M.N. Obiakor0. Free jejunal flap in
pharyngeal reconstruction: the method of choice or the choice of methods M.
Zargi et al.). Usefulness of MR angiography in cases of central vertigo (N.
Fujita, T. Yamanaka, H. Hosoi). Treatment problems of cancer in the head and
neck region preceded by cancer in other organs (M.K. Furukawa, M. Furukawa).
Ultrasonography of the oral cavity and pharynx during articulation and
swallowing (M. Furukawa, M.K. Furukawa, H. Matsuda). Surgery plus radiation
versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus radiation in resectable locally advanced
laryngeal carcinoma (M.E. El Samaa et al.). The cytological research in nasal
polyposis (M. Gelardi et al). Obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct:
three-year experience on intranasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy with
ultrasounds (G. Georgoulopoulos et al.). Which microbial flora are found in
chronic tonsillitis? (C. Simon, M.German-Fattal). Supracrycoid laryngectomy
technique and results of 15 years experience (R. Ghirardo et al.). Nasal
bleeding treatment by supraselective arteriography and embolisation (N. Gomez
et al.). Preservation of the stapedial tendon in surgery for otosclerosis (A.
Gros, J. Vatovec, M. argi). Fiber-optic examination of nasopharynx as
objective indication to adenoidectomy (M. Krawczynski, D. Gryczynska). Nasal
airflow in children with maxillo-facial anomalies and nasal allergy (M.
Malicka, D. Gryczynska). The value of fine needle aspiration biopsy in
salivary gland tumors (I. Haberal et al.). Endonasal endoscopic approach to
the anterior skull base for reconstruction of CSF fistulas (R.V. Mourkabel et
al.). Tonsils and adenoids - the myth and the reality (P.P. Hakim).
Inhalation mitomycin- C in the management of laryngeal fibrosis: rationale,
benefits, and pitfalls (H.A. Fattah et al.). Microendoscopic transseptal
transsphenoid excision of pituitary macroadenomas (M.Z. Helal). EOAE I/O
curves in inner ear impairments (T.Inoue et al.). Neuro-otological
examinations in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) (A. Ito et al.).
Visual evoked potentials as additional diagnostic procedure in migraine
headaches in childhood and adolescence (B.J. Jancic-Stefanovic et al.). Deep
neck space infections B. Jankowska et al.). Vocal quality evaluation in
children without voice disorders: a prospective and double-blind study (G.P.
Jotz et al.). Postmortem laryngeal histopathologic analysis (G.P. Jotz et
al.). Treatment of the parotid glands cancer (M.Jozefowicz-Korczynska,
E.Debniak, M.Lukomski). Long time observation of patients after tonsillectomy
(M.Jozefowicz-Korczynska, G.Mazur, M.Lukomski). Results of visual
ocular-motor tests and neuropsychological evaluation in tinnitus patients
(M.Jozefowicz-Korczynska et al.). The nasal scrolls significance in
rhinoplasty (P. Kabakchiev). Nasal trauma in children - surgical treatment
(P. Kabakchiev). Time pattern of cochlear implant performance (A. Sarwat et
al.). Giant angiolipoma of the nasal septum; a case report (Y. Kaneta et
al.). Interstitial radiotherapy of the tumour of the base of the tongue (M.
Kasler et al.). Distortion product otoacoustic emissions in Bell's palsy
(C.A. Kasse et al.). Clinical data and prognosis in 1521 cases of Bell's
palsy (C.A. Kasse et al.). Restoration of function in the paralyzed laryngeal
muscles by functional electrical stimulation in cats (A. Katada et al.).
Changes in the laryngeal signs of patients with reflux laryngitis: a
prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded evaluation of
omeprazole (A. Khidr et al.). Frequency-specificity of auditory brainstem
responses elicited by 500 Hz tone-pip with Gaussian envelope in normal
hearing and sensorineural hearing loss (K.Kochanek et al.). Prevention of
otitis media by nasal vaccine -an animal study- (S. Kodama et al.). Surgical
problems in some otosclerosis cases (A. Konarska). Immunology of human
tympanic membrane in otitis media - Immunohistochemical study of epidermal
cytokines (J. Kuczkowski, W. Naro ny, B. Mikaszewski). Cochleovestibular
complications of diabetes mellitus in Ibadan, Nigeria (O.A. Lasisi, O.G.B.
Nwaorgu, A.F. Bella). Glomus tumours: a South African experience (B. Le Roux.
Bupivacaine in nasal packs as topical analgesia after nasal surgery: a
prospective controlled trial (P. Leong et al.). Prognostic factors of results
of conservative treatment of secretory otitis media for adults (E. Lesinskas,
R. Kasinskas). Physiotherapy of breathing as an element of multidisciplinary
rehabilitation of children using cochlear implants (M. Lisiecka-Bielanowicz
et al.). Impact of treatment on benign positional vertigo-related quality of
life (J.A. Lopez-Escamez et al.). Objective methods of post operative tests
in cochlear implant patients (A. Lorens et al.). Improvement of quality of
life and daytime sleepiness in perennial allergic rhinitis patients treated
with immunotherapy (T. Madiadipoera, A.A. Dahlan). Pre-therapeutic evaluation
of oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas: a clinical,
radiological and histological evaluation (O. Malard et al.). Considerations
about teachers' dysphonias (P. Melnyk et al.). Primitive small cell larynx
tumor: presentation of a case and literature review (M. Braier et al.). Blood
supply of the trigeminal ganglion and nerve root (M. Milisavljevic et al.).
The canal wall up (CWU) technique versus the canal wall down (CWD) in
tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy (H. Mostafa, H. Saleh). Nerve welding using
CO2 laser (experimental work) (Y.M. Mostafa). Role of laser in cutaneous
vascular lesions of head and neck (Y.M. Mostafa, H. Shokeir). Excision of
rhinophyma with CO2 laser (Y.M. Mostafa). Cochlear implants in children (G.
Motta et al.). Use of Flashscan technology in CO2 laser stapedotomy (G. Motta
et al.). Middle ear transmission characteristics in tympanic membrane
perforations: cochlear emission and endoscopic study (M Mourad, M.
Badr-El-Dine, H. Megahed). Program of early identification of hearing loss in
newborns in Poland (H.Skar ynski et al.). Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL)
(Y. Nakai). New insights of airborne pollinosis -EM, NO and Cytokines- (T.
Nakano et al.). Aberration in the nasal physiology -MD Cycle Rest (M.C.R.)-
(T. Nakano, W.M. Yu, Y. Kobayashi). New theory on pollinosis of airborne tree
grains -EM, NO and Cytokines - (T. Nakano, Q-B. Shan, S. Hori). Exercise on
experimental rats with arthemisia pollens (L.M. Zhe, T. Nakano, S. Hori). New
theory on pollinosis from airborne pollen of grass -EM, NO and Cytokines- (T.
Nakano, S. Hori). Usefulness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with
sensorineural acute and chronic tinnitus (W. Narony et al.). The role of
Interleukin-12 and tissue antioxidants in chronic sinusitis (M. Nassar et
al.). A retrospective study of head and neck malignancies (T.H. Nassir, S.M.
Al-Agilly). Functional role of auditory inputs in control of laryngeal
muscles during vocalization (S. Nonaka et al.). 10 years experience with
voice prosthesis (M.D. Ozkul et al.). An objective scoring system for the
management of otitis media with effusion (A.L. Pahor et al.). Predictive
value of factors influencing recovery from sudden sensorineural hearing loss
(A. Pajor, T. Durko, M. Gryczynski). Late post-tonsillectomy quinsy report of
three cases and review of the literature (T. Papadas et al.). Cancer patients
with large defects: reconstructional options - case study (T. Papadas et
al.). Fine needle aspiration cytology - are we getting it right? (N. Patel et
al.). Selective neck dissection for No Neck supraglottic carcinoma (Z.
Petrovic, N. Arsovic, A. Trivic). Intratumoral microvessels density and
morphometric study of angiogenesis as prognostic factor in laryngeal cancer
(M. Gryczynski, J. Kobos, W. Pietruszewska). Prognostic significance of
chosen tumour indicators (angiogenesis, cell proliferation and apoptosis) in
laryngeal cancer (W. Pietruszewska, J. Kobos, M. Gryczynski). Application of
electric-acoustic stimulation in patients with profound hearing loss - case
study (H. Skar ynski et al.). Silverstein wick application to the round
window: our experience for acute hearing loss (F. Pottier, J. Cook).
Amplitude and frequency correspondence between DPOAE and pure tone
audiometry: clinical check up (G. Precerutti, M.P. Lunati). Parenchymal and
nodal salivary glands lymphomas: differential diagnosis by ultrasonography
color and power Doppler (M. Precerutti et al.). Management of the
peritonsillar abscess: incision or abscess tonsillectomy (M. Profant et al.).
Use of the TEMPO+ behind the ear speech processor and COMBI40+ cochlear
implant with very young children (L. Jamieson et al.). Tinnitus as a symptom
of acoustic neuroma (D. Raj-Koziak et al.). Bell's palsy and Ebstein Barr
virus infection (A. Ramos et al.). Congenital malformation in cochlear
implantation (A. Ramos et al.). Perimodiolar electrode in cochlear
implantation (A. Ramos et al.). Application of a digital speech aid in
stuttering patients (A. Szkielkowska et al.). Listening ability and auditory
lateralisation in patients with vocal fold nodules and other laryngeal
pathologies secondary to improper voice emission (J. Ratynska et al.).
Application of intraoral ultrasound in examination of parapharyngeal space
tumors (J. Rebol and I. Takae). Direct evidence of nitric oxide production in
the cochlea (R.-S. Ruan). Stapedectomy in tympanosclerosis (M.A. afak et
al.). Pure-tone audiometry in cochlear implanted patients (M. Sainz et al.).
Transitory alterations of the electrode impedances in cochlear implants
associated to middle and inner ear diseases (M. Sainz et al.). Interventional
magnetic resonance image-guided endoscopic endonasal surgery (G. Sakurai et
al.). Temporal analysis of the vestibular and optokinetic nystagmus (A.
Salami et al.). Otoplasty for the prominent ear (H. Saleh, H. Mostafa). Role
of clinician's speech characteristics in auditory training of post lingual
cochlear implant adult patients (A. Sarwat et al.). Kinesthethic versus
auditory cues in speech monitoring of post lingual cochlear implant patients
(A. Sarwat et al.). Tongue base assessment in obstructive sleep apnea (M.
Samir, A. Adly, M. El-Shinawy). Atypical presentations of antrochoanal polyps
(R.H. Sayed, U.M. Rashad). One-stage reconstruction in management of
extensive cholesteatoma (R.H. Sayed). Skull base tumours: assessment of
intracranial extension (A.S. Seleem). Influence of Nd-YAG laser on cochlear
function: experimental study (F.V. Semenov, V.F. Voronkin). Nasal aperture
surgery (M.H.A. Shafy). Cortico-cortical projections of the motorcortical
larynx area in the rhesus monkey (K. Simonyan, U. Jurgens). Application of
bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) in different acquired and congenital ear
malformations (H.Skarzynski et al.). "I can hear" A system for universal
hearing screening in school age children - Organization and first results (H.
Skarzynski et al.). Combined treatment of advanced head and neck cancer (L.
mid et al.). Auditory neuropathy and cochlear implantation (S. Soliman, N.
Kamal, S. Ashour). Cervical lymph node metastases of cervix uteri carcinoma
in a patient with multinodular goiter (E.M. Sota et al.). Results of
cholesteatoma surgery: the influence of age (M. Stankovic). The use of
autogenous cartilage grafts in revision nasal surgery (F.J. Stucker, F.
Nathan, T. Lian). Cutaneous laser surgery in otolaryngology-head and neck
surgery (F.J. Stucker, F. Nathan, T. Lian). Management experience in 142
cases of rhinophyma (F.J. Stucker, F. Nathan, T. Lian). Management of animal
and human bites in the head and neck (F.J. Stucker, P.Driscoll, T. Lian).
Treatment of stenosing lesions of larynx and trachea using canula-free
tracheostoma (G. Feigin, J. Sulaimanov, V. Shevchuk). Auditory cortical
response to monaural stimulation detected by functional magnetic resonance
imaging (M. Suzuki et al.). Three year experience in rehabilitation of
brainstem implant patients (H. Skar ynski et al.). Clinicopathologic and
genetic studies of nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma. 1 Clinical features and
prognosis (M. Takahara et al.). Clinicopathologic and genetic studies of
nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma. 2 Mutations of the p53, beta-catenin, and ras genes
(M. Takahara et al.). Endonasal laser dacryocystorhinostomy in outpatient
clinic (T.Tanabe et al.). Long term results of provox voice prosthesis for
voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy "A seven years experience"
(A.Tantawy). Microsurgical management of laryngeal papillomas and prevalence
of human papilloma virus infection (V. Uloza, D. Velyvyte, A.
Gozdzicka-Jozefiak). Swedish-Lithuanian telemedicine litmed project in
otolaryngology (V. Uloza et al.). The European project AHEAD II on newborn
hearing screening (I. Uloziene, F. Grandori). Evaluation of reconstructed 3-D
images of the middle ear using multi-slice scan CT (K. Urano et al.). The
etiology of vestibular disorder in infants at risk (J. Vatovec et al.).
Fantoni's translaryngeal tracheostomy: results and follow up of 200 cases (P.
Vecchiarelli et al.). Manoeuvres for finding laryngeal nerves and parathyroid
glands during surgery (J.M. Vidal, A.M. Moran) Zetapalatopharyngoplasty
(ZPPP): new surgical tecnique for snoring and sleep apnea treatment (M.B.M.
Vieira). Spontaneous herniation of the temporomandibular joint into the
external auditory canal - A case report and literary review. (R.F. Vitale, F.
Goncalez, M.G. Rausis). Assessment of the effects of noise suppression in
digital hearing aids (S. Tawfik et al.). Finite element model of supraglottal
space in cleft palate (M. Vohradnik et al.). Shaver (micro debridor) in
Otorhinolaryngology (J. Vokurka). Using selected computer software in therapy
of delayed language children W.A.A.W. Wafi The relationship between
eosinophils and ECP value in nasal secretion (T. Eguchi, T. Misu, K.
Watanabe). Preservation of labyrinth and facial function in extensive
cholesteatoma (C. Wennmo). Facial nerve monitoring in parotid surgery C.
Wennmo Adaptive regulation of GABA receptor in vestibular nucleus neurones
during vestibular compensation (T.Yamanaka, H.Hosoi, M.D.Dutia). The role and
expression of CD27 and CD70 in the tonsil H. Yokoi, M. Seki, S. Okazoe, K.
Okumura and G-I. Ichikawa Antibodies against inner ear proteins in the sera
of patients with inner ear diseases M. Suzuki, M.S. Krug, K.C. Cheng, Y.
Yazawa, J. Bernstein, S.S. Kwon, R. Mora and T.J. Yoo Prevention of
retrocochlear hearing loss in murine experimental allergic encephalitis with
T cell receptor Vbeta8 specific antibody M. Suzuki, K.C. Cheng, M.S. Krug, H.
Kohzaki, Y. Yazawa, S.S. Kwon, R. Mora and T.J. Yoo Murine model of
autoimmune hearing loss with myelin protein P0 H. Matsuoka, K.C. Cheng, M.S.
Krug, Y. Yazawa, M. Suzuki, S.S. Kwon, R. Mora and T.J. Yoo Production of
endolymphatic hydrops induced by directly infused monoclonal antibody against
type II collagen CB11 peptide H. Matsuoka, S.S. Kwon, Y. Yazawa, M. Barbieri,
M. Suzuki and T.J. Yoo The effect of vaccination with DNA encoding murine T
-cell epitopes on the Der p 1 and 2 induced immunoglobulin E synthesis S.S.
Kwon, N. Kim and T.J.Yoo Presence of autoantibodies in the sera of Meniere's
disease T.J. Yoo, S.S. Kwon, J. Shea, Y. Yazawa, M. Suzuki, F. Mora, M. Mora,
M. Barbieri, R. Mora and K.W. Park Proto-oncogene Raf-1 as an autoantigen in
Meniere's disease K.C. Cheng, S.S. Kwon, Y. Yazawa, H. Matsuoka, M. Suzuki,
M. Mora, F. Mora, R. Mora, M. Barbieri and T.J. Yoo Beta-Tubulin as an
autoantigen for autoimmune inner ear disease T.J. Yoo, H. Tanaka, S.S. Kwon,
F. Mora, M. Mora, Y. Yazawa, M. Suzuki and K. Kitajima Oral administration of
collagen conjugated with cholera toxin induces tolerance to type II collagen
and suppresses chondritis in an animal model of autoimmune ear disease N.S.
Kim, K.C. Cheng, S.S. Kwon, M. Suzuki, Y. Yazawa, R. Mora, F. Mora, M.
Barbieri and T.J. Yoo Evaluation of nasal valve area by CT images H.
Yoshinami, Y. Kase, Y. Toriyama, H. Nakata and Y. Okasaaka The prevalence of
severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in Saudi children and
the need for cochlear implants (A.H. Al-Shaikh, S.M. Zakzouk). Analysis of
epidemiological and otological aspects of surgical treatment performed in the
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in the year
2001. (H. Shar
ynski et al.). Our own experience in supracricoid laryngectomy with CHP and
CHEP type of reconstruction due to larynx cancer (E. Zietek et al.).