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W H Saunders

Publications and source records attributed to W H Saunders.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1979

Modified Asai procedure.

To develop a method of establishing speech in the patient who could not develop esophageal speech after laryngectomy, a modification of the Asai procedure with a specially designed Silastic prosthesis was used in three female patients. All three patients had immediate return of voice and were pleased initially. Eventually, however, because of complicating factors, all three operations were revised back to the original state and the new method considered as a failure. The reason for this presentation is to stimulate other surgeons to consider the problem further and perhaps to glean from this technique some useful considerations.

Female↗
PubMed1978

Aspergillosis of the sphenoid sinus.

Three of the four previously described patients with isolated aspergilosis of the sphenois sinus died, owing to intracranial extension of the infection. The case reports of two patients with sphenoid aspergillosis are presented in which surgical exteriorization and aeration of the involved sinus was curative.

Aged↗
PubMed1978

Drug therapy in otomycosis: an in vitro study.

Otomycosis represents a small percentage of clinical external otitis. This well documented entity is often a stubborn clinical problem and, in contrast to bacterial external otitis, there is no otic preparation with specific antifungal activity. In response to this lack of otic preparations, we have surveyed in vitro a variety of available preparations to determine the general spectrum of activity against appropriate bacterial and fungal species. An agar-disc diffusion system was used testing the drugs against (1.) bacteria common in external otitis, and (2.) a variety of yeast and filamentous fungi. Aqueous Merthiolate and Cresylate demonstrated good non-specific antimicrobial activity, while nystatin and clotrimazole demonstrated specific antifungal activity. Otic preparations can now be used which have demonstrated in vitro effectiveness and give an alternate means of therapy to the now empirically selected otic preparation used for otomycosis.

Antifungal Agents↗
PubMed1976

Functional hearing loss.

Functional hearing loss is a rather common entity, although it probably is overlooked more often than not. In most instances, the services of an experienced audiologist are necessary if one is to detect these cases. First, one must consider carefully the patient's behavior before and during the otologic and audiologic examination, and note the referral source, if any, since patients with certain backgrounds are more apt to exhibit functional hearing loss than others. Second, careful attention is given to certain aspects of the initial basic audiometric examination. Discrepancies here often stand out and point clearly toward functional loss. A so-called "modified approach" to conventional audiometry has enabled us to detect almost all cases of functional hearing loss without resort to the special audiometric tests designed for that purpose.

Adolescent↗