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View article: Case Report: Management of a pregnancy complicated by a symptomatic macroprolactinoma
Case Report: Management of a pregnancy complicated by a symptomatic macroprolactinoma Open
Background Prolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary adenomas and may lead to infertility, visual field defects, and neurological impairment. Pregnancy poses unique challenges to women with macroprolactinomas due to the potent…
View article: Biases related to periostin levels in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a systematic review
Biases related to periostin levels in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a systematic review Open
BACKGROUND: The role of periostin in the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) has been debated in the literature, with several authors proposing periostin as a potential biomarker or theurapeutical target…
View article: Matrix metalloproteinases and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Unravelling a puzzle through a systematic review
Matrix metalloproteinases and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Unravelling a puzzle through a systematic review Open
BACKGROUND: The expression of metalloproteinases (MMPs) in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) was reviewed in order to investigate their possible use as therapeutical targets and/or biomarkers. METHODOLOGY: The difference…
View article: Cholesterol Granuloma as a Late Complication of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Cholesterol Granuloma as a Late Complication of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Open
Introduction: To date there are five reports referring to cholesterol granuloma of the sphenoid sinus. This is the first case where cholesterol granuloma is presented as a late complication after successful removal of a mucocele through fu…
View article: Objective assessment of subjective tinnitus through contralateral suppression of otoacoustic emissions by white noise: effects of frequency, gender, tinnitus bilaterality and age
Objective assessment of subjective tinnitus through contralateral suppression of otoacoustic emissions by white noise: effects of frequency, gender, tinnitus bilaterality and age Open
Accumulating evidence seems to support an association between tinnitus and medial olivocochlear bundle (MOCB) dysfunction. Most studies use patient/control comparisons to support this correlation. The aim of this study was to investigate t…