ANNA CAROLINA DE OLIVEIRA FONSECA
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/32 - Laboratório de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/32 - Laboratório de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Middle ear adenoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: relate of two cases and literature review(2013) BITTENCOURT, Aline Gomes; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; CABRAL JUNIOR, Francisco; PEREIRA, Larissa Vilela; FONSECA, Anna Carolina de Oliveira; ALVES, Venâncio; BENTO, Ricardo FerreiraINTRODUCTION: Adenomas with neuroendocrine differentiation are defined as neuroendocrine neoplasms, and they are rarely found in the head and neck. OBJECTIVE: To describe two cases of a middle ear adenoma with neuroendocrine differentiation, with a literature review. CASE REPORT: Patient 1 was a 41-year-old woman who presented with a 3-year history of left aural fullness associated with ipsilateral ""hammer beating"" tinnitus. Patient 2 was a 41-year-old male who presented with unilateral conductive hearing loss. CONCLUSION: Adenoma with neuroendocrine differentiation of the middle ear is a rare entity, but it should be considered in patients with tinnitus, aural fullness, and a retrotympanic mass and remembered as a diferential diagnosis of tympanic paraganglioma.
- Implantable and Semi-Implantable Hearing Aids: A Review of History, Indications, and Surgery(2014) BITTENCOURT, Aline Gomes; BURKE, Patrick Rademaker; JARDIM, Isabela de Souza; BRITO, Rubens de; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; FONSECA, Anna Carolina de Oliveira; BENTO, Ricardo FerreiraIntroduction The complaints associated with the use of conventional amplifying hearing aids prompted research at several centers worldwide that ultimately led to the development of implantable devices for aural rehabilitation. Objectives To review the history, indications, and surgical aspects of the implantable middle ear hearing devices. Data Synthesis Implantable hearing aids, such as the Vibrant Soundbridge system (Med-El Corporation, Innsbruck, Austria), the Maxum system (Ototronix LLC, Houston, Texas, United States), the fourth-generation of Carina prosthesis (Otologics LLC, Boulder, Colorado, United States), and the Esteem device (Envoy Medical Corporation - Minnesota, United States), have their own peculiarities on candidacy and surgical procedure. Conclusion Implantable hearing aids, which are currently in the early stages of development, will unquestionably be the major drivers of advancement in otologic practice in the 21st century, improving the quality of life of an increasingly aged population, which will consequently require increased levels of hearing support.
- A brief history of mastoidectomy(2013) BENTO, Ricardo Ferreira; FONSECA, Anna Carolina de OliveiraAIM: To describe to the new generation of otologists the origins of mastoidectomy as well as the difficulties our predecessors encountered and the solutions they devised to improve otologic surgery. METHODS: Retrospective literature review-based study. RESULTS: Before the mid-19th century, mastoidectomy was performed only sporadically and in most cases as a desperate attempt to save the lives of people suffering from complications of infectious otitis. The drainage of acute abscesses became a common procedure at the beginning of the 20th century, within the pre-antibiotic era. The first documented surgical incision to drain an infected ear was described by the French physician Ambroise Paré in the 16th century. The credit for performing the first mastoidectomy for the removal of purulent secretions went to Jean-Louis Petit. Mastoidectomies were normally performed to treat infections. However, mastoidectomies were also carried out for other purposes, particularly for the treatment of deafness and tinnitus, during various periods. Sir Charles Ballance credited Johannes Riolanus with recommending mastoidectomy for the treatment of tinnitus. William Wilde began the era of modern mastoidectomy with his introduction of the eponymous retroauricular incision. CONCLUSION: Mastoidectomy has evolved significantly throughout its history. Improvements in mastoidectomy have relied on the introduction of more elaborate surgical procedures, especially the advances in surgical equipment during the last century. Mastoidectomy continues to be a life-saving surgical procedure.