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Abstracts in this article: The role of human papilloma virus in juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis R. M. TERRY, F. A. LEWIS, S. GRIFFITHS, M. WELLS, C. C. BIRD Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of parotid tumours P. J. BRADLEY, J. BUCKLEY, A. NARULA & M. WILSON Effect of age and cochlear hearing loss on the auditory brainstem potentials SOLOMON ABRAMOVICH A double blind trial of local anaesthetic and vasoconstrictor combinations in nasal surgery LEO G. MCCLYMONT & JOHN CROWTHER The effect of local anaesthesia of the nasal vestibule on nasal airflow sensation A. S. JONES, R. G. WIGHT, R. CROSHIER & J. M. LANCER Resolution of otitis media with effusion in relation to radiographic palatal airway size in children A. J. PARKER & A. R. MAW Tympanosclerosis, grommets and shear stresses T. LESSER, D. SKINNER & K. WILLIAMS The specific locomotive activity of tympanic membrane and cholesteatoma epithelium in tissue culture J. D. BOXALL & D. W. PROOPS The association of Epstein-Barr virus with normal and malignant nasopharyngeal epithelia J. D. TUGWOOD, P. H. JONES, W. M. C. MARTIN & J. R. ARRAND Antithrombin III as an indicator of advanced head and neck malignancy D. A. BOWDLER, M AUGER & R. B. DROMMER Is no treatment good treatment in the management of acoustic neuromas in the elderly? J. M. NEDZELSKI, R. J. CANTER, E. E. KASSEL, D. W. ROWED & C. H. TATOR Analysis of structural changes in the stria vascularis of the cochlea following chronic gentamicin treatment A. FORGE, A WRIGHT & S. J. DAVIES Obscure auditory dysfunction in patients with clinically ‘normal’ hearing G. SAUNDERS & M. P. HAGGARD Is there a difference between anterior and posterior rhinomanometry A. S. JONES & J. M. LANCER Globus and gastroesophageal reflux JANET A. WILSON, A PRYDE, R. C. HEADING & A. G. D. MARAN Identification of voice changes after thyroidectomy R. G. WILLIAMS, T. LESSER, M. E. FOSTER & G. GRIFFITH Phase III randomized trial of chemotherapy in end stage head and neck cancer LIVERPOOL HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY GROUP The blink reflex in assessing prognosis in Bell's palsy J. P. HEATH, R. E. CULL, I. M. SMITH & J. A. M. MURRAY     

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Elevated levels of ^p53 tumour suppressor protein in recurrent laryngeal papillomas (RLPs) harbouring papilloma virusn L.J. CLARK K. MACKENZIE E.K. PARKINSON (Glasgow Wind noise and motorcycles A.W. MCCOMBE, J. BINNINGTON & R. BOSE (Bristol) Reliability and validity of a nasal symptom questionnaire for use as an outcome measure in clinical research and audit of functional endosopic sinus surgery J.W. FAIRLEY M. P. J. YARDLEY L. H. DURHAM A. J. PARKER (Sheffield) Surgery of the inferior turbinate: conchoantropexy and total inferior turbinectomy compared M.A. SALAM C. WENGRAF (Hull) Effects of environmental temperature changes on nasal mucociliary clearance in vivo L. J. O'KEEFFE (Manchester) D. J. WALLATT (Salford) Analysis of the pharyngo-oesophageal(PO) pressure profile in motor neurone disease (MND) G. MACDOUGALL A. PRYDE R. GRANT (Edinburgh) J. A. WILSON (Glasgow) p ⁵³ tumour suppressor gene expression in laryngea neoplasia R.W.R. FARRELL DEIRDRE M. MCKENNA HAZEL HOLDEN (Sheffield) Microbial biofouling of the Groningen speaking valve prosthesis and its relatinship to failure post-laryngectomy S. R. ELL, A. J. MITCHELL A. J. PARKER (Sheffield & Manchester) Bone resorption and the cholesteatoma epithelium I. M. CHESHIRE A. BLIGHT W. A. RATCLIFFE D. W. PROOPS D. A. HEATH (Birmingham) Same day tonsillectomy A. R. CURRY A. K. TEWARY (Coventry) Change in velopharyngeal funciton, voice, speech and nasopharyngeal airway following tonsillectomy A. K. TEWARY (Birmingham) Prostaglandins in allergic and non-allergic rhinitis D. E. PHILLIPS I. W. MILLER M. J. JACKSON A. S. JONES (liverpool) Cell Kinetic parameters as prognostic markers in head and neck squamous carcinoma A. S. JONES N. J. ROLAND A. W. CASLIN T. G. COOKE L. D. COOKE (liverpool & Glasgow) The anatomical distribution of nasal sensation to airflow R. W. CLARKE A. S. JONES (Liverpool) The limitations of peak nasal flow R. D. MARAE R. W. CLARKE A. S. JONES (Liverpool) The treatment of tinnitus N. J. ROLAND M. S. MCCORMICK A. S. JONES (Liverpool) The effect of nasal polyp fluid and histamine hydrochloride on ciliary beat frequency A. B. DRAKE-LEE ANNE C. M. LOGAN LESLEY A. SMALLMAN (Brimingham) A pilot study of negative air ionization in the treatment of rhinitis AQIL CHAUDARY (Manchester) D. WILLATT (Salford)     

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The following are the abstracts of the meeting held in London in October 1991 A comparison of four different methods of sampling cells for nasal cytology M.A. BIRCHALL, I.P. PHILLIPS, T. KRAUSZ & N.B. PRIDE The effect of recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillectomy on growth in childhood A.E. CAMILLERI, K. MACKENZIE, & S. GATEHOUSE Manipulation of the fractured nose under local anaesthesia J.A. COOK, N.M. MURRANT, K.L. EVANS & R.J. LAVELLE Proliferating cell nuclear antigen: a new prognostic indicator in transitional cell nasal papillomas R.W.R. FARRELL, HAZEL HOLDEN & DEIRDRE M. MCKENNA Acoustic rhinometry and the nasal cycle E.W. FISHER, G.K. SCADDING & V.J. LUND Measurement of ciliary beat frequency using a PC-compatible computer A. GREEN, LESLEY A. SMALLMAN, ANNE LOGAN, P.R. AUSTIN & A.B. DRAKE-LEE Binaural listening sequelae in adults from OME in childhood M.P. HAGGARD, D.A. FANT1Nl, J. SENIOR, H. STEPHENSON Relationship between middle ear pressure and the deviated nasal septum W.K. LOW & D.J. WILLATT An investigation of normally hearing subjects with tinnitus G.J. MCKHK & S.D.G. STEPHENS Tussometry, lung function parameters and intraoral pressures G.E. MURTY, D. VEALE & P.J. KELLY A prospective randomized study comparing pain following tonsillectomy with different methods of haemostasis KALPESH S. PATEL, MANUEL OYARZABAL, BHIK KOTECHA & NEIL S. TOLLEY The effects of posturally induced changes in cochlear fluid pressure on three objective audiological measurements A.J. PHILLIPS Does a single perioperative dose of antibiotic/steroid eardrops affect early infection rates following ventilation tube insertion? A.K. ROBSON, M.W. ZACHARIA & C.S. SHINKWIN The assessment of hoarseness R.J. SANDERSON The response of the nasal vasculature to simulated diving I.W. SHERMAN & A.S. JONES Tympanogram asymmetries and fluctuations in OME: implications for binaural development H. STEPHENSON, M.P. HAGGARD, G.A. ZIELHUIS, P. VAN DEN BROEK & A. SCHILDER The effect of methacholine on nasal transepithelial potential difference ELEANOR J. STEWART, MICHAEL J. CINNAMOND, PAUL NICHOLLS & C. FRED STANFORD The effect of vocal cord palsy (VCP) on swallowing performance J. A. WILSON, A. PRYDE, A. WHITE, L. MAHER & A.G.D. MARAN     

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The following are the abstracts of the 173rd meeting held in Groningen, 19–20 April 1991 The significance of false-positive neck nodes in patients with oral cancer R.J. BAATENBURG DE JONG & J.L. FREEMAN Results of a clinical trial on the efficacy of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in recurrent acute otitis media J.O.P.J. CLAESSEN, C.L.M. APPELMAN, F.W.M.M. TOUW-OTTEN, R.A. DE MELKER & G. J. HORDIJK Sequelae of long-term ventilation tubes G.M.A.C. DE SAAR, J.J.S. MULDER & P. VAN DEN BROEK Explorative cordotomy F.G. DIKKERS, H.K. SCHUTTE & T. VAN DER LAAN Endoscopic treatment of pharyngeal pouches: electrocoagulation vs carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser D.C. FLIKWEERT & S. VAN DER BAAN The dynamics of mast cells in the nasal mucosa W.J. FOKKENS, T. GODTHELP, A.F. HOLM, TH.M. VROOM & E. Rijntjes Voice virilization in post-menopausal women after medication with the anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate (Decadurabolin) E.J. GERRITSMA, M. P. BROCAAR, H. W. VAN RHIJN & M.M. Hakkesteegt Dynamics of nasal eosinophils in response to a non-natural allergen challenge in patients with isolated grass-pollen allergy and controls: a biopsy and brush study T. GODTHELP, W.J. FOKKENS, A.F. HOLM, P. DOORNENBAL, P.G.H. Mulder & E. Rijntjes First results with a total alloplastic middle ear and an artificial tympanic membrane J.J. Grote Further investigations of the effect of lignocaine in the treatment of tinnitus C.G.J.M. HILDERS, J.H. HULSHOF, P. VERMEIJ, J. DEN HARTIGH & A.F. COHEN T cells and allergic rhinitis A.F. HOLM, W. J. FOKKENS, T. GODTHELP, TH.M. VROOM & E. Rijntjes The vestibulogram: a well balanced analogue of the audiogram H. KINGMA, J.J. KONIJNENBERG, M.E.A. BONINK & E.J.A. VAN LIESHOUT Haemorrhage into the orbit during surgery of the ethmoid sinus P. KNEGT, R. POUBLON & C.D.A. VERWOERD Results of laryngeal framework surgery H.F. MAHIEU & H. K. SCHUTTE Corneal autoimmunity in Cogan's syndrome? M.H.J.M. MAJOOR, F.W.J. ALBERS, R. VAN DER GAAG, F. GMELIG-MEYLING & E.H. HUIZING Squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: is site a prognostic factor? S. MAK-KREGAR, F.J.M. HILGERS, G. BARIS, P.F. SCHOUWENBURG & A.A.M. HART Myospherulosis in otorhinolaryngology. Review of literature and case report J. J. MANNI, P.P.C.A. VENNIX & H.E. SCHAAFSMA The vestibular structures in relation to stapedotomy K.H. PAUW, A.M. POLLAK & U. FISCH Comparison between brain-stem evoked response audiometry and behavioural audiometry in difficult-to-test children L. RACHMAT, A.F.M. SNIK & R.J.C. ADMIRAAL Speech reception after successful surgery in unilateral congenital aural atresia A.F.M. SNIK, E. TEUNISSEN & C.W.R.J. CREMERS Preoperative electrostimulation for the selection of cochlear implant candidates by means of an electrode in the ear canal T.H. SPIES, L.H.M. MENS, A.F.M. SNIK & P. VAN DEN BROEK Posterior nasal packing and sleep apnoea M. VAARTJES, R.L.M. STRIJERS & N. DE VRIES Mechanisms of inherent resistance to methotrexate in human squamous carcinoma cell lines of the head and neck B.F.A.M. VAN DER LAAN, G. JANSEN, I. KATHMANN, J.H. SCHORNAGEL & G.J. HORDIJK Diagnosis in laryngeal paralysis; a new start! T. VAN DER LAAN, H.K. SCHUTTE & H.F. MAHIEU Ossification of the human nasal septum J. VAN LOOSEN, R.O. VAN DER HEUL, H.L. VERWOERD-VERHOEF, C.D.A. VERWOERD & D. VAN VELZEN Endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyps M. VLEMING & N. DE VRIES Voice testing in voice stress professions; why, and by what means C.H. WAAR & E.J. GERRITSMA Stroboscopy: additional diagnostic value in the clinical examination of the larynx A.G. ZWAANS-HESSELINK, H.K. SCHUTTE & F.G. DIKKERS     

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The following are the abstracts of the 169th meeting, April 1989 Light- and electron microscopical characterization of lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells in the adenoids of children with otitis media with effusion E.B.J, VAN NIEUWKERK, E.W.A. KAMPERDIJK, S. VAN DER BAAN Lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells in nasal polyps and nasal mucosa A.E. STOOP, D.M.H. HAMELEERS, J. BIEWENGA & S. VAN DER BAAN Matrix for transplantation: a histological study in rabbits J. MEEUWIS, J. BEAN, H.L. VERWOERD-VERHOEF & C.D.A. VERWOERD The application of microwave irradiation in preservation of implantation tissue C.E. VISSER, A.B.E. VOUTE, M.E. BOON Ciliary beat frequency and nasal cycle K. INGELS, K. GRAAMANS & E.H. HUIZING The expression of intermediate filaments in the adult human cochlea L.J.J.M. BAUWENS, J.E. VELDMAN, E.H. HUIZING, H. BOUMAN & F.C.S. RAMAEKERS Evidence for a possible role of autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of sudden or fluctuant sensorineural hearing loss J.J.E. Vos, J.E. VELDMAN & J.G. HUISMAN The role of ultrasound scanning in evaluating paranasal sinus disease E.T.J. JETTEN & T.D. ZIJLKER Bipedicle mucoperichondrial advancement flaps for closure of septal perforations R.M.L. POUBLON, CD.A. VERWOERD & M.M.A. MUTSAERS Radical surgery for severe recurrent nasal polyposis B. DROST, P. KNEGT, G.J. GERRITSEN & CD.A. VERWOERD Bone-conduction in brain-stem electric response audiometry (BERA) F.A. JANSSEN & G. A. VAN ZANTEN Voice tolerance and voice tolerance tests E.J. GERRITSMA & H.W. VAN RHIJN Intraglottal flow-characteristics at the moment of vibration onset P.H. DEJONCKERE, P. LALOYAUX & J. LEBACQ The functional analysis of larynx and pharynx by means of high-speed cineradiography I.F. HERRMANN A comparative clinical trial of Shepard versus LENS ventilation tubes W.H. MOESKER, M.J. HAGEMAN & L. FEENSTRA The bone-anchored hearing aid. First clinical experiences in The Netherlands C.W.R.J. CREMERS & A. BEYNON Stapes surgery in osteogenesis imperfecta. Short and long-term results A.J.T.M. GARRETSEN & C.W.R.J. CREMERS Stapes surgery and high-frequency audiometry in cases of otosclerosis R.A. TANGE, W.A. DRESCHLER & M.I. NUIJSENBURG-PIETERSEN Bat ear corrections with a modification of the Chongchet technique G.J. NOLST TRENITE Tympanoplastic procedures in children: Is there a relation between age and result? M.E. VAN ZANTEN Reconstruction of the hypopharynx P.M. STELL Pharyngo-oesophageal reconstruction with free jejunal autograft after total laryngo-pharyngectomy and/or cervical oesophagectomy G.J. GERRITSEN, H.W. TILANUS, P.P. KNEGT & E. EICHHORN Efficacy of neck dissection with or without radiotherapy on regional tumour recurrence Ch.R. LEEMANS, A.J.M. BALM, J.J.P. NAUTA & G.B. SNOW (Amsterdam) Fine-needle aspiration cytology in head and neck masses N.M. TIMMENGA, A.S.H. Gouw & K.T. VAN DER LAAN Photodynamic Therapy, a new method of treatment of malignant tumours; preliminary results in 21 patients with malignant tumours in the head and neck and bronchus J.A. VELDHUIZEN, A.A. ANNYAS, J.J.M. VAN OVERBEEK & H.P. WIT DNA-Ploidy pattern analysis in predicting radio-sensitivity of laryngeal carcinoma G.C.M. VREEBURO, A.G.J.M. HANSELAAR, L. NAUDIN TEN CATE, P. VAN DE ENDE, M.M.M. PAHLPLATZ, G.P. VOOYS & P. VAN DEN BROEK Antibiotic prophylaxis in ‘clean-contaminated’ head and neck surgery F.W.M. BESAMUSCA, P.F. SCHOUWENBURG, F.J.M. HlLGERS, C.M.F. VAN RHEENENVERBERG & W. PAUW Hormonal influence on the maturation of buccal epithelium F.I.C.R.S. DE JONG Concurrence of glomus tumour and phaeochromo- cytoma (a new diagnostic feature in 1-123 MIBG scintigraphy A.G.L. VAN DER MEY, A.P.G. VAN GILS, R.P.L.M. HOOGMA, T.H.M. FALKE, A.J. MOOLENAAR, E.K.J. PAUWELS & M.J.P.G. VAN KROONENBURGH Dysphagia; listen to the patient L. FERMAN Army service; brainwork? W.J. FOKKENS Crack and crack J. MAAUWIS A ‘distressing’ ear H.L.J. DELMEIJER Ototoxicity monitoring in CAPD-patients treated with vancomycin or gentamicin R.J. VAN DER HULST, E.W. BOESCHOTEN, D.G. STRUIJK, F.W. NIELSEN, W.D. DRESCHLER & R.A. TANGE     

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The following are the abstracts of the 167th meeting held in Amsterdam on 22-23 April 1988 A rhinomanometric comparison between swimming in a chlorinated swimming pool and gymnastics , F.L.E. Lecluse (Bussum) The slow-phase velocity decay of caloric nystagmus during parabolic flight , H.A.A. de Jong , H.W. Kortschot & W.J. Oosterveld (Amsterdam) Attenuation of sound transmission by the middle ear muscles of the rat; an electrophysiological study , H. van den Berge , H. Kingma & E.H.M.A. Marrfs (Maastricht) Paroxysmal vertigo in childhood C.E. Visser , W.J. Oosterveld & I. Groot Amsterdam) Vestibular pathology a cause of panic disorder? I. Warnaar , E.G.J., Griez , H. Kincma & M. Dolmans (Maastricht) Visual-vestibular interaction during passive head movement in the 0.2-5.0 Hz frequency range A. Kasteel-van Linge , M. Rodenburg & A.J.J. Maas (Rotterdam) Electromyography of the larynx T. van der Laan , H.K. Schutte , H.F. Mahieu (Groningen) and F.I.R.C.S. de Jonc (Maas-tricht) The forced oscillations method for measuring nasal resistance R.M.L. Poublon , C.D.A. Verwoerd , G.J. van Daal , R. Tenbrincke & B. Lachmann (Rotterdam) Diagnostic procedures for allergic disease of the upper airways D.C. Flikweert , G.J.Blok , J.J.P. Nauta , J.A. Leezenberg & s. van der Baan (Amsterdam) Late complications of alkali burns of the oesophagus B. Wouters , K.T. van der Laan , J.J.M. van Overbeek & R.C.J. Verschueren (Groningen) Hyperostosis cranialis interna: a new syndrome with autosomal dominant inheritance J.J. Manni , J.J. Scaf , P.L.M. Huygen J.R.M. Cruysberg & W.I.M. Verhagen (Nijmegen) Experience with 8 cochlear implant patients A.F. van Olphen , M. Dorjee -Albersen , E. Huizing , C.C. Leibbrandt , H. del Frado G.F. Smmoorenburg (Utrecht) Preoperative electrostirnulation and postoperative results for the Housef3M cochlear implant G.F. Smmoorenburg & A.F. van Olphen (Utrecht) Psychosocial implications of hearing impairment in the elderly R.H.S. van den Brink , C. Sijtstra & H.P. Wit (Groningen) Conductive hearing loss assessment in children with otitis media with effusion: a comparison of pure tone and BERA results E.A.J.G. Conijn , J.F.C. van der Drift , M.P. Brocaar & G.A. van Zanten (Rotterdam) A work-horse with a new skin: the free split skin graft on the pectoralis major muscle flap P.F. Schouwenburc & F.J.M. Hilgers (Amsterdam) Cervico-occipital flap R.M. Tiwari & G.B. Snow (Amsterdam) The lachrymal duct system after paranasal sinus surgery and irradiation A.J.M. Balm , W.A.E.J. de Vries -Knoppert & M.G.M. Hunink (Amsterdam) Damping-biomechanics in normal and pathological vocal folds P.H. Dejonckere (Utrecht) Otosclerosis and APD: a clinical trial L.J.J.M. Boumans & R.M.L. Poublon (Rotterdam) Preoperative medication for ear surgery under local anaesthesia J.C.R. van Drie , S. van der Baan , L.H.D.J. Bwij , J.J.P. Nauta & L. Feenstra (Amsterdam) Video-animation of cross-sections of the temporal bone B. Hillen , A.J.H. Deddens , P.O. Gerrits & M.B.M. van Leeuwen (Groningen) Lasers in otolaryngology K.T. van der Laan , B. Wouters , A.A. Annys , C.T. Buiter & J.J.M. van Overbeek (Groningen) Polymeric tympanic membrane in a total alloplastic middle ear D. Bakker , C.A. van Blitterswijk , S.C. Hesselinc & J.J. Grote (Leiden) Tympanosclerosis, clinical and experimental E.W.J. Wielinca & W. Kuijpers (Nijmegen) Reconstruction of modified radical mastoidectomy cavities with a canal wall prosthesis: a long-term follow-up study H.W. Lutgert , J.J. Grote & C.A. van Blitterswijk (Leiden) Pulmonary complaints in laryngectomized patients. Inventory of the problems and their possible prevention F.J.M. Hilgers , A. Ackerstaff , N. Aaronson , P.F. Schouwenburg & N. van Zandwijk Amsterdam)     

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Inferior colliculus potentials evoked by electrical stimulation of the cochlear nerve in deafness mice, Frank M.P., Steel K.P. & Bock G.R. Hearing in acromegaly, Doig J. A. & Gatehouse S. Sound transmission studies with human temporal bone, Ramirez -Garcia E.A., * Lang W., Courtney J.M., Gundersen J. & Paul J.P. Histopathology of retraction pockets of the tympanic membrane in relation to the pathogenesis of cholesteatoma, Wells M. & Michaels L. Allograft dura mater myringoplasty, Frootko N.J., Ting A. & Fabre J. W. Grommets and glue ear: a 10 year follow up of a control trial, Miller J. J., Wilson F. & Richards S. H. The influence of nasal osteotomies and septal surgery on the rabbit snout, Rhys Evans P. H. & Brain D. J. The effect of chronic nasal obstruction on the growth of the upper jaw, Ramadan M. F. & Stell P. M. Inverted papilloma of the nose and paranasal sinuses, Lubson H. Snow G. B. & Donner R. Objective speech tests, do they reflect conversational speech?, Bradley P. J. & Stell P. M. The tracheotomy stoma and its effect on mucociliary clearance and histology, Brown P. M. Bacteriology of different activity states of chronic otitis media, Picozzi G.L. Sweeney G. Browning G.G. Calder I. Controlled trial of medical treatment of active chronic otitis media, Picozzi C.L. Calder I. Browning G.G. Sweeney G. Evaluation of microbial pathogens and patients at greatest risk of infection in head and neck surgery, Raine C.H. Bartzokas C.A. Corkill J.E. Li L.K.C. Stell P.M. Squamous papillomas of the larynx in adults: a review of 63 cases, Capper J.W.R. Bailey C.M. Michaels L. The factors affecting lymph node metastases in oral and oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma, Neal G.D. Marks N.J. Hibbert J. Shaheen O.H. The effects of recurrent tonsillitis on growth and cervical lymphadenopathy in children, Hibbert J. Palpable cervical lymph nodes in the assessment of patients for tonsillectomy, Tucker A.G. Raine C.H. Rogers J.     

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The following are the abstracts of the 117th ENT-meeting held in Rotterdam, 30–31 October 1992. A tissue culture model simulating the advancing front of cholesteatoma S.C. HESSELING, C.A. VAN BLITTERSWIJK, S. SRAMEK, R.M. VAN HAASTERT & J.J. GROTE (Leiden) Influence of mediators on the ciliary beat frequency of the human upper respiratory tract P.J. SCHUIL, K. GRAAMANS & E.H. HUIZING Immunoglobulins in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion I.M.M. DE BRUIN, M.J.D. VAN TOL & J.J. GROTE Vestibulo-ocular responses in man to gravitointertial forces J.T. MARCUS, W. BLES & G.F. SMOORENBURG Barotrauma in Boeing 737 crew members H.W. KORTSCHOT & W.J. OOSTERVELD Magnetic resonance imaging of the human inner ear in Cogan's syndrome M.H.J.M. MAJOR, F.W.J. ALBERS & J.W. CASSELMAN The influence of pulse frequency on laser surgery of the vocal folds J. KEMPER, F.W.V.D. MEULEN, D.C. NIJDAM, M.J.C.V. GEMERT & P.F. SCHOUWENBURG Micrometastases from squamous cell carcinoma in neck dissection specimens M.W.M. VAN DEN BREKEL, H.V. STEL, P. VAN DER VALK, I. VAN DER WAAL, C.J.L.M. MEYER & G.B. SNOW MicroSelectron HDR for treatment of cancer of the nasopharynx C.A. MEEUWIS, P.C. LEVENDAG, M.F. DE BOER, W.M.H. EIJKENBOOM, P.P. KNEGT & H.A.A. SPOELSTRA (Rotterdam) Treatment of malignant tumours of the middle ear and external auditory meatus R.M.T IWARI & H. CATS Carcinoma of the ear. Results of treatment with debulking surgery, low dose radiotherapy and local chemotherapy P. KNEGT, C. BOS, W. EIJKENBOOM, W.V. PUTTEN, M.F. DE BOER, C.A. MEEUWIS & H.A.A. SPOELSTRA First experiences with the Bivona valve F.J.A. VAN DEN HOOGEN, M. OUDES & J.J. MANNI Tracheal reconstruction with the ‘rotary door’ sternohyoid myocutaneous flap H. LUBSEN Somatostatin receptor imaging for paraganglioma's: a simple and sensitive localization technique K.H. PAUW, D.J. KWEKKEBOOM, S.W.J. LAMBERTS, H. VAN URK, H.Y. OEI & E.P. KRENNING Acoustic neurinoma surgery using the retrosigmoid meatal approach C. J. J. AVEZAAT, K. H. PAUW, R. SINGH, H. L. J. TANGHE, E. A. J. G. CONIJN, M. J. DRIESSE & W. J. HAMENT Endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyps in children R. BOLT, M. J. MIDDEL WEERD, N. DE VARIES & M. VLEMING Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy J. J. E. VOS & W. DE VRIES-KNOPPERT Efficiency in ENT practice: word processing of standardized letters by bar code reading R. M. BACKUS & C. E. VISSER A virus isolation study of the geniculate ganglion PAUL S. J. Z. MULKENS & F. PETER SCHRÖDER Post-irradiation hearing loss: a retrospective and prospective study L. J. C. ANTEUNIS, S. L. WANDERS, J. J. T. HENDRIKS, R. J. DE VOS, J. M. A. DE JONG, E. H. M. A. MARRES Uniform specifications of hearing aids: better lay-out and selection W. A. DRESCHLER, M. J. MARÉ Myringo-chorda-vestibulopexy C. W. R. J. CREMERS Brainstem response audiometry in the determination of low-frequency hearing loss E. A. J. G. CONIJN, M. P. BROCAAR & G. A. VAN ZANTEN Middle ear muscle activity in tactile stimulation J. J. S. MULDER, A. F. M. SNIK, G. VANTRAPPEN & J. J. MANNI The Groningen Minimum Speechnorms (GMS) S. M. GOORHUIS-BROUWER, G. H. A. DE BOER & M. GROENHUIS Teaching clinical otological examinations by computer J. VAN DER BORDEN JR., M. TEUNISSE & W. GROLMAN Perceptual rating of hoarseness with the GRBAS-scale: correlations with jitter, HF-noise, and cepstrum measurements P. H. DEJONCKERS Circulating antibodies in patients with rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss: a sensitive diagnostic assay for immune mediated inner ear disorders F. MEEUWSEN, T. HANada & J. E. VELDMAN Otosclerosis, stapedotomy and evoked otoacoustic emissons R. A. TANGE, A. R. LEEUW & R. SONNEMANS Functional anatomy of the nasal ala TJ. D. BRUINTJES, M. A. H. MATTHIJSSEN, A. F. VAN OLPHEN & B. HILLEN     

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The following are the abstracts of the meeting held in Amsterdam on 6-7 November 1987 New developments in clinical vestibular examination , H. Kingma (Maastricht) Claoric stimulation of the vestibular system under minimal influence of gravity , H.P. Wit (Groningen) The aetiology of early childhood deafness among pupils of school for hard of hearing children , P.M. Van Rijn , W.R.J. Cremers & A. Pinckers (Nijmegen) Localization of the gene for the X-linked mixed deafness syndrome (with perilymphatic gasher during stapes surgery) , H.G. Brunner , C.A., Van Bennekom , T.L. Oei C.W.R.J. Cremers & H.H. Ropers (Ninjmegen) High-frequency audiometry up to 20 Hz and ototoxicity of platinum derivatives , R.J.A.M. Van Der Hulst , W.D. Dreschler & N.A.M. Urbanus (Amsterdam) Is vancomycin ototoxic? , R.A. Tange , H.L. Kievtt , F.A. Wuburg , J.V. Marle & D. Bagger -Sjöback . (Amsterdam) A new cell in the nasal mucosa of allergic patients , W.J. Fokkens , E. Runtjes (The Hague) & Th . Vroom (Amsterdam) Nasal hyper-reactivity: an imbalance of the autonomic regulation? Y.J.B. Van Megen , A.B.M. Klassen , J.F. Rodrigues de Miranda , C.A.M. Van Ginneken & R.Th R. Wentges (Nijimegen) A vascular leiomyoma of the ethmoid , T.D. Zulker (Maastricht) The production of monoclonal antibodies to head and neck tumours , J.J. Quak R.J. Scheper , A.J.M. Balm & G.B. Snow (Amsterdam) Long-term results of prosthetic voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy , F.J.M. Hilgers , P.F. Schouwenburg & B. Scholtens (Amsterdam) Diagnosis of laryngeal cartilage invasin by cancer: comparison of CT and MRI , J.A. Castelijns , G.J. Gerritsen , G.B. Snow & J. Valk (Amsterdam) The right answer to an everlasting problem? M.E. Van Zanten (Almelo) The value of ‘photoscopy' , M.E. Van Zanten (Almelo) First experience with the new 3M-Vienna extracochlear implant , P. Van Den Broek , J. Brokx , C.W.R.J. Cremers , R.A. Admiraal & A. Beynon (Nijmegen) Audiometric thresholds of potential cochlear implant patients and their performance on electrical stimulation tests , J.P.L. Brokx , G. Hombergen (Nijmegen) & IR.F. Coninx (St. Michielsgestel) Rehabilitation and results with cochlear implants , F. Coninx , M. Peters -Bos (St. Michielsgestel), J.P.L. Brokx & A. Beijnon (Nijmegen) (Adeno) tonsillectomy in children under 15 years of age in the Netherlands: anaesthetic considerations , J.T.A. Knape (Nijmegen) Recurrence of Bell's palsy , A.D. Van Amstel & P.P. Devriese (Amsterdam) Medical treatment for otosclerosis? , B.E. Glazenburg ('s-Gravenhage) A morphological study of primary acquired, recurrent and residual cholesteatoma , H. W. Lutgert , C.A. Van Blitterswijk , S.C. Hesseling & J.J. Grote (Leiden) Acoustic neurinoma surgery and preservation of hearing , J.J. Grote (Leiden) CT scanning of fossil hominid skulls , J. Wind (Amsterdam) & F. Zonneveld (Utrecht) Interlocked stress and cricoid growth after trauma , F.C.P.M. Adriaansen , H.L. Verwoerd -Verhoff , R.O. Van Der Heul & C.D.A. Ver Woerd (Rotterdam) Treatment of patients with long functional aphonia; visual feedback with videofibre-laryngoscopy , W. Nuzink -V. Greinsven , C.H. Waar & G. Plasier (Rotterdam) Raise of vocal pitch by cricoid-thyroid approximation , F.C.I.R.S. De Jong , R. Buekers & J.A.H.G. Uiterwijk Winkel (Maastricht) New New surgical techniques for improvement of the voice , H.F. Mahieu , H.K. Schutte & A.A. Annyas (Groningen) Otitis media with effusion. State of the art , F.W.A. Otten (Leiden) The micro-corrosion cast method for ENT research , R.A. Tange (Amsterdam)     

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The following are the abstracts or the 175th meeting held a t Maastricht, 8–9 May 1992 Imaging of lymph node metastases in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck using technetium labelled E48-F(ab′)₂/IgG H. LEVERSTEIN, J.J. QUAK, G. VAN DONGEN, D. WONG CHUNG, J.C. ROOS, J. CASTELIJNS, C.J.L.M. MEIJER & G.B. SNOW Mutagen sensitivity in patients with head and neck cancer JACQUELINE CLOOS, BOUDEWIJN J.M. BRAAKHUIS, IVAR STEEN, NICO DE VRIES & GORDON B. SNOW Tympanic membrane perforations in experimental otitis media E.W.J. WIELINGA, P.P.C.A. VENNIX & W. KUIJPERS The influence of nimodipine on Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase activity in normal and hydropic cochleas P.P.G. VAN BENTHEM, F.W.J. ALBERS, J.F.L. KLIS, D.J. DE WILDT & J.E. VELDMAN Demineralized bovine bone matrix used in reconstruction of the anterior wall of the subglottic airway: an experimental study in adult rabbits J.K. BEAN, J.L. VERWOERD-VERHOEF, J. MEEUWIS & C.D.A. VERWOERD Standardization of the oto-neurological examination. Report of the Dutch Oto-Neurological Society H. KINGMA, L. BOUMANS, M. DOLMANS, L. FERMAN, A. FISCHER, W. KORTSCHOT, R. MAAS, M. NORRÉ, W. OOSTERVELD, P. STEGEMAN, W. VERHAGEN & A. VAN VLIET Extratympanic electrocochleography using tonal stimuli M.A.W. FABIUS, R. SHOONHOVEN Does the travelling wave influence cochlear deafness? H.J.J. BOELEN The Dutch ENT-specialist in speech and language diagnosis S. M. GOORHUIS-BROUWER & IR. H. P. WIT A new speech audiometric test for the Dutch language G. F. SMOORENBURG & A. J. BOSMAN Audiological aspects in fitting the peritympanic hearing aid L. J. C. ANTEUNIS, J. J. T. HENDRIKS, P. F. M. DAMMEIJER & E. H. M. A. MARRES Otological aspects in fitting the peritympanic hearing aid E. H. M. A. MARRES, P. F. M. DAMMEIJER, L. J. C. ANTEUNIS & J. J. T. HENDRIKS The adaptation of a speciality-oriented diagnostic classification to the ICD: an ENT-LSV project , W. A. DANKBAAR, F. H. VAN BUCHEM & J. A. M. DE GROOT Lateral augmentation of the nose: indications, technique and results T. D. ZYLKER Alar base narrowing H. D. VUYK & P. OLDE KALTER The inferiorly pedicled meatal flap P. G. B. MIRCK Sub-total petrosectomy: technique, indications and preliminary results K. H. PAUW Does intervention improve the natural course of glomus tumours? A. G. L. VAN DER MEY, J. H. M. FRIJNS, C. J. CORNELISSE, E. N. BRONS, H. VAN DULKEN, H. L. TERPSTRA & P. H. SCHMIDT Long-term effects of otitis media with effusion: otomicroscopic findings A. G. M. SCHILDER, G. A. ZIELHUIS & P. VAN DEN BROEK Voice results of exploratory cordotomy A. V. M. DE VISSCHER & F. G. DIKKERS Improvement of psycho-social and pulmonary problems following total laryngectomy by the use of a Heat and Moisture Exchanger A. H. ACKERSTAFF, F. J. M. HILGERS, N. K. AARONSON, A. J. M. BALM, T. S. SOUREN & N. VAN ZANDWlJK An electron microscopic study of the basement membrane of benign lesions of the vocal folds F. G. DIKKERS, J. A. OOSTERBAAN, C. E. HULSTAERT & F. J. CERVERA PAZ Facial palsy and HIV infection L. J. SCHOT, R. J. HADDERINGH & P. P. DEVRIESE Automatic evaluation of phonetograms AREND M. SULTER, HERO P. WIT & HARM K. SCHUTTE     

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The radiographic spheno-palatine angle in children with Down's syndrome and its relation to hearing impairment , P.M. BROWN, A.J. PARKER, G.T.R. LEWIS & A.R. MAW (Bristol) Wound amylase estimation and the prediction of pharyngocutaneous fistulae , C.P. FIELDER & R.P. MORTON (Auckland, NZ) An objective, clinical test for the presence of endolymphatic hydrops , A.R.D. THORNTON & G. FARRELL (Southampton) The effect of stimulus phase on cochlear potentials: are summating potential changes in endolymphatic hydrops due to basilar membrane distortion? , D.J. GATLAND & R. YOUNGS (London) The effect of menthol upon alae nasi E.M.G. activity , N.S. TOLLEY & R. ECCLES (London, Cardiff) The effect of topical beclomethasone dipropionate (Beconase) on mast cells in seasonal allergic rhinitis , N.J. MURRANT, E. GOMEZ, D. GATLAND & R.J. DAVIES (London) Clinical assessment of frequency selectivity , A.A. NARULA, J.A. DIXON & S.M. MASON (Nottingham) Hearing loss in babies of low birth weight tested with BERA , S. ABRAMOVICH & M. HYDE (London) Eustachian tube function following adenoidectomy: an evaluation by sniffing , J.H. DEMPSTER & G.G. BROWNING (Glasgow) An evaluation of topical anaesthesia for myringotomy and grommet insertion H.O.L. WILLIAMS, H.B. WHITTET & A. WRIGHT (London) The output characteristics of an implanted bone conduction prosthesis , S. GATEHOUSE & G.G. BROWNING (Glasgow) Cortical evoked response olfactometry , H.B. WHITTET & R. ROYSTON A critical investigation of the method of inferior turbinectomy N.S. TOLLEY, A. PARKER, M. HAWTHORNE, F. SZALLASI & A.R. MAW (London, Bristol) The site of the nasal valve: a pressure gradient study , A.S. JONES & R.G. WIGHT (Sheffield) A double-blind randomized prospective trial of a topical antiseptic versus a topical antibiotic in the treatment of otorrhea , M.I. CLAYTON, J.E. OSBORNE, D. RUTHERFORD & R.P. RIVRON (Leeds) Nasal obstruction, the broncho-pulmonary airways and lung volumes , A.C. SWIFT & I.T. CAMPBELL (Liverpool) Dysphagia in motor neurone disease: the place of cricopharyngeal myotomy C.A. MILFORD & G. PRICE (London) Intra-tympanic membrane bleeding after grommet insertion and tympanosclerosis , A.J. PARKER, A. R. MAW & J.E. POWELL (Bristol)     

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The following are the abstracts of the 168th meeting held in Maastricht on 4–5 November 1988 Does zinc deficiency lead to hearing loss? L.J. HOEVE, J. WENSINK & I.R.A.M. MERTENS ZUR BORG Phenotypic analysis and compartmentalization of lymphoid cells of Waldeyer's ring in the rat P.J. KOORNSTRA, A.M. DUYVESTIJN & F.I.C.R.S. DE JONG Sensitivity of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to the new folate analogue 10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin (10-EdAM) D.H. BROWN, B.J.M. BRAAKHUIS, G.A.M.S. VAN DONGEN & G.B. SNOW Imaging of xenografts of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck region by ¹³¹I-labelled monoclonal antibody E48 in the nude mouse J.J. QUAK, A.J.M. BALM, J.G.P. BRAKKEE, R.J. SCHEPER, B.J.M. BRAAKHUIS, C.J.L.M. MEIJER & G.B. SNOW Vestibular sensitivity and adaptation: detectable? H. KINGMA Vertical nystagmus and gravity load J.T. MARCUS & W. BLES Vestibular investigations in benign paroxysmal positional nystagmus E.A. BAARSMA & J.H. HULSHOF Vestibular investigation in acoustic neuroma J.H. HULSHOF & E.A. BAARSMA Pathological BERA findings in patients with CPA lesions and normal pure tone hearing thresholds F.J.M. DISCH, C.W.R.J. CREMERS, E. MEIJER & G.C.J.H. Audiometric features of affected persons and carriers in a large pedigree with autosomal recessive non-syndromal profound childhood deafness H.A.M. MAKKES & C.W.R.J. CREMERS Congenital stapes ankylosis, hyperopia, broad thumbs, broad first toes and syndactyly. A new autosomal dominant inherited syndrome B. TEUNISSEN & C.W.R.J. CKEMERS Validity of tympanometry in the diagnosis of middle ear effusion M.L. SASSEN, A. VAN AAREM, J.H. HULSHOF, J.J. GKOTE & M.L. BOUWHUIS Nasal provocation with histamine R. GERTH VAN WIJK, P.G.H. MULDER & P.H. DIEGES Treatment of allergic rhinitis caused by house dust mites with astemizole K.T. VAN DER LAAN, S.M. KLAMER & J.G.R. DE MONCHY Results of endoscopic ethmoidectomy C.J. BRENKMAN Experience with endoscopic paranasal sinus surgery M. VLEMING & N. DE VRIES The external septo-rhinoplasty, an open door? T.D. ZIJLKER & H.D. VUYK Dacryocystorhinostomy J.P. BERG, W.P.M.A. LAMERS, TH. C. PASMANS-WOUDSTRA & W.L. VAN DEENEN Subglottic stenosis and cricoid growth F.C.P.M. ADRIAANSEN Culturing head and neck tumours in the clonogenic assay E.C.M. HEINERMAN Hearing loss and radiotelephone intelligibility in civilian airline pilots G.W. VAN DEELEN & J.H. BLOM Metastases in the neck: value of ultrasound and cytology R.J. BAATENBURG DE JONG, R.J. RONGEN, J.S. LAMERIS, C.D.A. VERWOERD & P. KNECT (Rotterdam) The value of CT-scanning in assessing intraorbital extension of paranasal malignancies K. GRAAMANS & P.J. SLOOTWEG Subglottic haemangiomas in infants: treatment with intralesional corticosteroid injection and intubation J. MEEUWIS, C.E. Bos, L.J. HOEVE & E. VAN DER VOORT Stridor in infancy A. HESSELINK, B. WOUTERS, J. GERRITSEN & H. WAALKENS Classification of early carcinoma of the larynx G.J. HORDIJK, C.M. TERHAARD & L.A. RAVASZ Complications using the Groningen button voice prosthesis for postlaryngectomy rehabilitation J.J. MANNI & P. VAN DEN BROEK Carcinoma of the tonsillar region S. MAK-KREGAR, F.J.M. HILGERS, P.F. SCHOUWENBURG, G. BARK & A.A.M. HART The effect of radiotherapy on hearing L.J. SCHOT, F.J.M. HILGERS, R.B. KEUS, P.F. SCHOUWENBURG & W.A. DRESCHLER Experiences with an artificial nose for the laryngectomee (Stomvent) F.J.M. HILGERS, A.H. ACKERSTAFF, N. AARONSON, P.F. SCHOUWENBURG & N. VAN ZANDWIJK Reconstruction with collagen-fleece after oncological surgery of the head and neck M.M.B. NIJS & F.P. SCHWERDTFEGW     

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Foreign body aspiration in children, G. J. HORDUK Eye movements and self motion perception during sinusoidal vestibular, visual and cervical stimulation, W. Bles, J. M. B. V. de Jong & G. Bovenkerk Suppression of rotatory nystagmus in the pig under the influence of reduced and increased gravity. H. A. A. de Jong, C. Lavooy, W. J. Oosterveld The vestibular system of the managanese-deficient rat-a morphological and physiological study, A. J. E. M. Fischer, P. L. M. Huygen, W. Kuupers The treatment of tinnitus, B. K. Werkman The bacteriology of acute maxillary sinusitis, J. A. Leezenberg, H. K. Schlissler Hereditary angioedema, P. H. H. M. Blok, E. A. Barsma Treatment of acute otitis media, F. L. van Buchem, J. Dunk, van'T Hof Secundaire lues van de nervus facialis, P. G. Verduyn & J. D. J. W. Bleeker Electron microscopy of the cochlea; pitfalls and snags, H. F. Nudam Congential cricoid stenosis. Pathogenesis, diagnosis and method of treatment of 5 children, R. N. P. Berkovits, C. E. Bos, P. J. v.d. Pot Bell's palsy. The assessment of the prognosis. How, when and why, P. S. J. Z. Mulkens Familial non-chromaffinic paragangliomas (glomustumors): clinical and genetic aspects, F. M. van Baars, P. van den Broek, C. W. Cremers, & J. E. Veldman The Caldwell-Luc challenged, C. T. Buiter Facial prosthesis in head and neck surgery, P. F. Schouwenburg, F. J. M. Hilgers & R. Fontijn Mortality after aden*tonsillectomy in the Netherlands: a 20 year review from 1960–1979, E. Hammelburg Hypothyroidism and deafness, B. E. Glazenburg The mononuclear phagocyte system and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, A. J. M. Balm, H. A. Drexhage, R. M. Veldhuizen & G. B. Snow Two patients with juvenile laryngeal papilloma treated with interferon, J. H. Bos, C. E. Bos, C. W. R. Cremers, H. Schellekens, T. J. Schouten & W. Weimer     

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The following are the abstracts of the meeting held at the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, October 1988 A randomized comparison of manipulation of the fractured nose under local and general anaesthesia J.A. COOK & R.D.R. MCRAE The effect of blood transfusion on survival after laryngectomy T. Alun-Jones, J. Hill, M.S.C. Morrissey & J. Clarke A comparison of laser Doppler flowmetry and rhinomanometry in assessing changes in nasal blood flow produced by xylometazoline R.G. Wight & T. Cochrane What causes non-atopic perennial rhinitis? N.S. Jones, G.S. Kenyon, D.J. Langley Phase III randomized trial of chemotherapy in end-stage head and neck cancer M.Z. Siodlak Verification of a new test of endolymphatic hydrops A.R.D. THORNTON, G. FARRELL, A.J. PHILLIPS, N.P. HAACKE & S. RHYS-WILLIAMS Pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry in the detection of middle ear effusion J.G. Toner Measurement of body sway using a two-channel magnetometer instrument John E. Fitzgerald, Clive Elliott, Clive J. Griffiths, John Birchall, Alan Murray An evaluation of nasometry in assessing nasal obstruction P.M. Clarke, A.J. Parker, P.J.D. Dawes, A. Richard Maw Hypoxaemia in children having tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy J. Hibbert, V.H. van Someren, J.K. Stothers, M.C. Kyne, G. Morrison Prediction of obstructive sleep patterns in children M.J. Brockbank, C.B. Croft, L. Mogridge, A. Wright Selective dysacusis A.A. Narula & S.M. Mason DNA ploidy as a prognostic indicator in squamous carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx R.P. Rivron Ploidy as a prognostic indicator in end stage squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region treated with cis-platinum L.D. Cooke, T.G. Cooke, G. Forster, T.R. Helliwell, D. Spiller, P.M. Stell External ear resonance in children with otitis media with effusion K. Mackenzie & J.H. Dempster Transtympanic electrical stimulation for diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus T. Lenarz Antimicrobial activity of BIPP: an in-vitro study A. Nigam, M.C. Allwood How the investigation of tumours in and around the petrous temporal bone will be altered by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging P.D. Phelps The effect of cigarette smoking and upper aerodi-gestive tract carcinoma on salivary IgA secretion Magdy Riad, A.G.D. Maran Upper oesophageal sphincter (LOS) dysfunction in globus pharyngis Janet A. Wilson, Anne Pryde, Cecelia V.A. Macintyre, R.C. Heading The correlation of C-ntyc oncoprotein expressed with short-term survival and tumour recurrence in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma J.K. Field, P.M. Stell & J.P. Moore The incidence and awareness of surgical glove puncture A. Camilleri, R. Turner, P. Billings & N. Slater     

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Growth and differentiation of meatal epidermis implanted in the rat middle ear P. P. C. A. VENNIX, W. KUYPERS, E. TONNAER, T. PETERS, F. RAMEKERS (Leiden, Nijmegen and Maastricht) In vitro culture of multi-layered epithelium for the treatment of chronic otorrhoea after radical mastoidectomy H. J. ROSINGH, A. M. TOMSON, J. SCHOLMA & F. G. DIKKERS (Groningen) New development in combined surgery and radiotherapy for head and neck tumours F. P. BAKKER, P. F. SCHOUWENBURG, L. BLANK, P. A. VOÛTE, J. B. DE BOER (Amsterdam, AMC) Thyroglossal duct carcinoma P. A. C. VAN VUUREN, A. J. M. BALM, R. T. GREGOR, E. J. TH. RUTGERS (Amsterdam, AVL) Evidence for a major role of genetic factors in the aetiology of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a case-control study M. P. COPPER, A. JOVANOVIC, J. J. P. NAUTA, B. J. M. BRAAKHUIS, N. DE VIRES, I. VAN DER WAAL, G. B. SNOW (Amsterdam, VU) A study of eye movements during and after trunk-rotation with head fixation in controls and patients with or without whiplash injuries H. KINGMA, J. PATIJN, J. VLES (Maastricht and Eindhoven) Long-term effects of otitis media with effusion on language, reading and spelling A. G. M. SCHILDER, J. G. VAN MANEN, G. A. ZIELHUIS, S. A. F. PETERS, E. H. GRIEVINK, P. VAN DEN BROEK (Nijmegen) Audiological results of the ‘Bone anchored hearing aid’ (BAHA HC200 and BAHA HC220); multi-centre results A. F. M. SNIK, E. A. M. MYLANUS, C. W. R. J. CREMERS, F. F. JORRITSMA, J. VERSCHUURE (Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Rotterdam) Facial nerve grafting and the transtemporaltransmastoid approach K. H. PAUW, C. J. J. AVEZAAT, R. SINGH (Rotterdam) ‘Midface degloving’: a suitable alternative to lateral rhinotomy K. GRAAMANS (Utrecht) Parotid surgery in children C. C. LEIBBRANDT (Amersfoort) Peroneal palsy J. P. P. M. VAN LEEUWEN (Nijmegen) An aggressive papillary middle ear tumour F. J. A. VAN DEN HOOGEN, C. W. R. J. CREMERS (Nijmegen)     

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Abstracts in this article: The effect of otitis media with effusion on language development of preschool children. Preliminary results of a longitudinal controlled study in ijmegen G. H. RACH, G. A. ZIELHUIS & P. VAN DEN BROEK Speech reception threshold in noise before and after stapedectomy M. J. MIDDELWEERD, L. FEENSTRA & R. PLOMP Discrimination between various types of hearing loss by brainstem evoked response audiometry J. F. C. VAN DER DRIFT, M. P. BROCAAR & G. A. VAN ZANTEN Surgical closure of CSF-fistulae using an endonasal technique R. M. L. POUBLON & CD. A. VERWOERD In vitro chemosensitivity testing of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma D. ELPRANA, J. SCHWACHOFER, W. KUJPERS, P. VAN DEN BROEK & D. J. TH. WAGENER The value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnostic workup of tumours of the nose and paranasal sinuses G. J. GERRITSEN, R. G. M. DE SLEGTE & G. B. SNOW Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinus P. KNEGT, E. J. VAN DER SCHANS, P. C. DE JONG, M. F. DE BOER & W. EYKENBOOM Synchronous tumours: panendoscopy in selected head and neck cancer patients G. J. HORDUK & L. A. RAVASZ Tracheostomy and complications: a pilot study J. KRUIT & G. J. HORDUK Hereditary? P. M. VAN RUN & C. W. R. J. CREMERS A familial syndrome with eye movement abnormalities, dizziness and motion sickness THEUNISSEN E. J. J. M., HUYGEN P. L. M. & VERHAGEN W. I. M.     

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The following are the abstracts of the meeting held in Groningen on 27–28 October 1978 bell's palsy: a viral aetiology? Mulkens P. S. J. Z. experience with oxygen injection anaesthesis for laryngoscopic procedures Jack N. T. M. & Snow G. B. endoscopic surgery of the fontanelle—a new method for draining the maxillary sinus Straatman N. J. A. & Buiter C. T. heterotransplantation of human head and neck cancer in the nude athymic mouse—a potential screening model for anti-cancer drugs Sneeuwloper G. & Snow G. B. submucous surgery of the nasal septum and its effects on the growth of the facial skeleton Nijdam D. C. Urbanus N. A. M. & Vervoerd C. D. A. the lateralization percentage as an indicator of asymmetry in nasal patency in active anterior rhinomanometry Postema G. A., Huygen P. L. M., Lecluse R. G. M. & Wentges R. Th . R. the development and the implantation of a total middle ear prothesis Grote J. J. & Kuypers W. diagnostic data of an ENT practice van Buchem F. L. surgical closure of septal defects by oral mucosal flaps Goderie P. A. H. M. & ter Horst F. J. M. histological grading of laryngeal carcinoma Hordijk G. J. premalignant lesions of the laryngeal epithelium Lubsen H. Delemarre , J. F. M. & Alons C. L. sound perception by the labyrinth Bleeker J. D. maternal sympathy Wind J. & Jansen -Heijtmajer O. A.     

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The reproducibility of caloric tests of vestibular function in young and elderly subjects , J. DAVIDSON, R.J. CANTER, G. WRIGHT. L. MCILMOYL & H.O. BARBER (Toronto) Feasibility of near-total laryngectomy in pyriform sinus carcinoma , A. GRACE, J. MCILWAIN. D. BRYCE & P. VAN NOSTRAND (Toronto) Assessing the benefits of management of hearing disability-a new approach , STUART GATEHOUSE & JACKI GORDON (Glasgow) Cocaine: Absorption from the nasal mucosa , M. BROCKBANK (London) & A. PFLEIDERER (Cambridge) Photoradiation therapy and its long-term effect on the normal tissues of the tongue , A.F. JEFFERIS (Slough) A 15-year follow-up of a controlled trial of the use of grommets in glue ear , D.W. SKINNER (Nottingham) T.H.J. LESSER & S.H. RICHARDS (Cardiff) The prevention of tympanic membrane perforation following the removal of long term paparella II ventilation tubes B.J.G. BINGHAM, ELFY CHEVRETTON & EMMA FIRMAN (Bristol) Turbinate surgery—a burning issue—or is it? N.P. WARWICK-BROWN & N.J. MARKS (Reading) Laryngitis and acid reflux: an ambulatory pH study , JANET A. WILSON, A. WHITE, N.P. VON HAACKE, R.C. HEADING, A. PRYDE, J. PIRIS & A.G.D. MARAN (Edinburgh) A method for the determination of the dimensions of the cochlea F.W. STAFFORD (Newcastle upon Tyne) & A. SALT (St Louis) Physiological responses in mice with strial dysfunction , KAREN P. STEEL (Nottingham) Are high frequency tinnitus maskers effective? , J. PRITCHARD & M.S. McCORMICK (Liverpool) No peak-peak tympanometric conversion in relation to radiographic palatal airway size in children with otitis media with effusion (OME) , A.J. PARKER (Bristol) A randomized Phase 11 study of epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil versus cisplatinum in the palliation of advanced and recurrent malignant salivary tumours , THE LIVERPOOL HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY GROUP Management of adenoid cystic carcinoma , A, GRACE, P. GULLANE, D. BRYCE, T. PANTARELLA, B. CUMMINGS & P. VAN NYSTRAND (Toronto) The effect of tumour differentiation on 5-year survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx , A.P. REID, P.E. ROBIN, J. POWELL & T.J. ROCKLEY (Birmingham) The value of sinus radiographs in children , D.E. PHILLIPS, D.A. BOWDLER, T. NEIL & J. O&SULLIVAN (Liverpool) Does human cerumen inhibit the growth of fungal organisms? S. MEGARRY, A. PETT, A. SCARLETT, W. TEH, R.J. CANTER (Bristol) The effects of enteral feeding patterns on sympathoadrenal activity in the post-operative period , I.T. CAMPBELL, R.P. MORTON, S. JUOD, I.A. MACDONALD & P.M. STELL (Liverpool) Simplified hearing aid provision , I.R.C. SWAN, G.G. BROWNING & ELIZABETH LAWSON (Glasgow) Iontophoresis with lignocaine in the treatment of tinnitus: a placebo effect , D.J. WILLATT, G. O'SULLIVAN, P.J. STONEY S.R. JACKSON J., PRITCHARD & M.S. MCCORMICK (Liverpool)     

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The following are the abstracts of the meeting held at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, on 6 April 1979. mechanical response changes induced in the cochlea by loop diuretics Anderson S. D. & Kemp D. T. some epidemiological findings on variation in general practice—referrals for possible adeno-tonsillectomy Bloor M. J critical periods of susceptibility to acoustic trauma Bock C. R. correlation of speech with tongue mobility and area resected after surgery Bradley P. J., Hoover L. & Stell P. M. inner hair cell function Browning G. G. Secretory otitis media and allergic rhinitis De P. R. computed tomography in assessment of laryngeal carcinoma Fraser J. G. the presence of a slow DC potential in the denervated human cochlea Gibson W. P. R. pathology of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles Guindi G. & Michaels L. temporalis fascia graft: detailed light and electron microscopical observations on the effects of preparation Shenoi P. M. the occurrence of adenoidal signs and symptoms in the normal population Hibbert J. studies on the corneo-retinal potential Jit T. & Coles R. R. A. the evoked cochlear mechanical response—its origins and practical applications Kemp D. T. false air-bone gaps in audiometry—an investigation of a possible cause Lightfoot G. R. tinnitus: An evaluation of the use of lignocaine in treatment Martin F. W. a clinico-pathological study of squamous carcinoma of the middle ear Wells M. & Michaels L. does tracheostomy in children retard the growth of the trachea and larynx? Wright A. & Ardran G. M. morphology of the human larynx: the supra-glottis Gudrun R., Watt J. & Stell P. M. the viability of triangular flaps Stell P. M., Professor P. M. Stell, CRM, FRCS     

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The following are the abstracts of a meeting held in April 1988 Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma of the mouth , D.A. Mitchell R.A. Ord (Sunderland) & J.W. Eveson (Bristol) Advantages and limitations of free flap transfers in head and neck reconstruction , M.D. Poole (Oxford) Laryngopharyngoesophagectomy with immediate reconstruction using free revascularized jejunal autografts. A further report on 12 cases , T.Z. Jeglinski J. Szmidt Z. Szlenk S. Frunz E & P. Michalowski (Warsaw) Production of transforming growth factors alpha and beta by oral squamous cell carcinoma, human skin and cultured keratinocytes , Maxine Partridge & John D. Langdon (London) Current management of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer , P.J. Bradley (Nottingham) Results of a later second radical neck dissection—a worthwhile undertaking? S.R. Jackson P.M. Stell (Liverpool) Magnetic resonance imaging of paranasal sinus tumours for craniofacial resection , Valerie J. Lund , David J. Howard , Glyn A.S. Lloyd & Anthony D. Cheesman (London) Cisplatin-albumin complex in the treatment of head and neck cancers , C. van Laer , M.Z. Siodlak , P.M. Stell , J.D. Holding , W.E. Lindup (Liverpool) Median labiomandibular glossotomy—A forgotten approach , A.C. Smith & P.J. Bradley (Nottingham) A randomized prospective trial of two methods of scheduling combination chemotherapy with radical radiotherapy in advanced squamous carcinoma of the head and neck , Frances M.B. Calman (SECOG) A randomized Phase II study of epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil versus cisplatinum in the palliation of advanced and recurrent malignant salivary tumours , The Liverpool Head & Neck Oncology Group Indiction chemotherapy in the treatment of squamous carcinomas of the tongue and flor of mouth G. Mamelle , B. Luboinski , C. Domenge & D. Saravane (Villejuif) The conservative approach to advanced laryngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study , G. Croll & G. Snow (London) Parotid tumours: the role of magnetic resonance imaging , P.J. Bradley (Nottingham) Is ‘idiopathic’ vocal cord paralysis a benign condition? D.J. Willatt , P.M. Stell (Liverpool) Metastatic carcinoma in the cervical lymph nodes from an occult primary: a conservative approach to the role of radiotherapy , Robert G.T. Glynne -Jones , Anil K., Anand & Roger J. Berry (London) Oncogene expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomata , J.K. Field , P.M. Stell , C.G. Van -Laer (Liverpool), G.I. Evan (Cambridge), J.P. Moore (Glasgow) Obstructive laryngeal neoplasia: tracheostomy or laryngectomy? G. O'Sullivan & P.M. Stell (Liverpool) Radiotherapy in carcinoma-in-situ of the larynx , D. Bissett , K.A. Mac Lennan , D.A.L. Morgan , P.J. Bradley (Nottingham) The pectoralis major musculocutaneous island flap in head and neck reconstruction , J.H. Palmer , A.G. Batchelor (Leeds) Anaplastic carcinoma of the oropharynx, light microscopy immunohistochemistry and clinical correlation , D.J. Willatt , T.R. Helliwell , P.M. Stell (Liverpool) The management of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma of the head and neck , D. Sebag -Montefiore , A. Makepeace , M.F. Spittle , S. Karp , S. Sagar (London) The cell kinetics of tumours in the head and neck and the programming of radiotherapy , S. Dische , M.I. Saunders , M.H. Bennett , N. Mc Nally & G. Wilson (Northwood)