William Hellier

Craniofacial dermoid cyst: a case report

Morad Faoury, Stefan Mitrasinovic, William Hellier, Nijaguna V. Mathad et autres

We describe a case of a craniofacial dermoid cyst in a 16-month boy treated at our tertiary referral centre. The patient presented with a soft tissue swelling in the mid forehead extending down to the glabella. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging …

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Chronic Otitis Media

William Hellier

The term chronic otitis media is a better term to encompass the varied pathology seen as a result of chronic middle ear inflammation. Most studies on the epidemiology of paediatric cholesteatoma are based on surgical series. The parents also need to understand …

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Roy Clarke, Marcus K.H. Auth, Fuad M. Baroody, An N. Boudewyns et autres

An evaluation of hearing preservation outcomes in routine cochlear implant care: Implications for candidacy

Carl Verschuur, William Hellier, Chermaine Teo

INTRODUCTION: A retrospective evaluation of pre- and post-operative audiometric data at a single large UK cochlear implant centre over 25 years was undertaken. METHODS: Analysis of pre-operative hearing levels showed that there was a modest but significant reduction in average pre-operative hearing …

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Low Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Modulate Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Metabolism and Antibiotic Tolerance

S. Philip Morgan, Sanjita Brito-Mutunayagam, Paul J. S. Skipp, Martin Feelisch et autres

Streptococcus pneumoniaeis one of the key pathogens responsible for otitis media (OM), the most common infection in children and the largest cause of childhood antibiotic prescription. Novel therapeutic strategies that reduce the overall antibiotic consumption due to OM are required because, although …

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Bilateral temporal bone fractures associated with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss

Sam Kanavati, Ali Salamat, Ting Yang Tan, William Hellier

A 24-year-old man presented to the emergency department following an assault where he was punched in the face and fell backwards hitting his head onto concrete. Upon arrival, he was intoxicated with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 12/15. Due to his …

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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

William Hellier

Damage or change in the cochlear structures or the cochlear nerve leads to a sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). A gradual SNHL over months or years is a common occurrence amongst the general population, usually caused by the ageing process leading to hair …

Radiology Quiz Case 1

Aakshay Gulati, Vishnu S. Sunkaraneni, Robin D. Proctor, William Hellier

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Subglottic cysts: the Great Ormond Street experience

Jerome Lim, William Hellier, Jonathan P. Harcourt, S. E. J. Leighton et autres

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Vestibular nerve dysfunction and decompression in Engelmann's disease

William Hellier, Gerald B. Brookes

Vestibular nerve dysfunction as the major neuro-otological symptom in one of the osteopetrosis group of bone disorders is unusual. We describe a patient with Engelmann's disease who presented in this manner and who benefited from an eighth nerve decompression procedure. Surgical decompression …

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