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      Hallazgo incidental atípico en radiografía panorámica de extensa masa calcificada en rodete tubárico. Seguimiento a 11 años Translated title: Atypical incidental finding in panoramic radiography of an extensive calcified mass in torus tubarius: a 11-year follow-up

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          RESUMEN Introducción: La mayoría de las calcificaciones en la región de cabeza y cuello son asintomáticas, generalmente detectadas como hallazgos incidentales en estudios imagenológicos. Se han reportado calcificaciones previamente en el rodete tubárico, sin embargo, no hay reportes del hallazgo incidental de una gran calcificación asintomática en el rodete tubárico con seguimiento de 11 años. Objetivo: El propósito del presente artículo es reportar el hallazgo incidental en una radiografía panorámica, de una gran calcificación en el rodete tubárico y discutir sus posibles diagnósticos. Presentación del caso: Mujer de 43 años, sin historia clínica personal ni antecedentes familiares relevantes asiste a una clínica dental privada, para su evaluación antes de un tratamiento dental integral. Se encontró una gran calcificación asintomática en la trompa auditiva, específicamente en el rodete tubárico, como hallazgo incidental en una radiografía panorámica. El presente reporte muestra el enfoque de toma de decisiones para su diagnóstico diferencial. Basado en las imágenes y su comportamiento clínico, es posible que esta lesión corresponda a un tonsilolito o la unión de varios tonsilolitos en el rodete tubárico. No se realizó ningún tratamiento quirúrgico. En su lugar, se ha realizado un seguimiento imagenológico de 11 años. Teniendo en cuenta la evolución del caso, se espera que la lesión se mantenga estable, sin embargo, debe continuar su seguimiento para evaluar sus características clínicas y radiográficas en el tiempo. Conclusiones: La radiografía panorámica permite observar la superposición de estructuras anatómicas externas al territorio maxilofacial. Por lo tanto, es esencial que los radiólogos maxilofaciales tengan conocimiento adecuado del territorio evaluado, para detectar alteraciones como la reportada.

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          ABSTRACT Introduction: Most of calcifications in head and neck region are asymptomatic and are usually detected as incidental findings in imaging studies. Calcifications have previously been reported in the torus tubarius, however, there are no reports of the incidental finding of a large, asymptomatic calcification located in the torus tubarius that include an 11-years follow-up. Objective: The purpose of the present article is to report the incidental finding in a panoramic radiography, of a large calcification at the previously described location and discuss its presumptive diagnoses. Case presentation: A 43-year-old female patient, with neither personal medical history nor relevant family history attended a private dental clinic, for evaluation prior to the start of a comprehensive dental treatment. A large, asymptomatic calcification in the auditory tube, specifically in thetorus tubarius, was found as incidental finding in a panoramic radiography. The approach for its differential diagnosis decision making is shown. Based on imaging and clinical behavior, it is possible that this lesion corresponds to a tonsilolith, or the coalescence of several tonsiloliths formed in the torus tubarius. No surgical treatment was carried out. A 11-yearsclinical an imaging follow-up has been performed instead. Considering the evolution of this case, it is expected that this lesion will remain stable, however, the status of the patient must be followed-up to assess its clinical and radiographic characteristics. Conclusions: Panoramic radiograph allows clinicians to observe the superimposition of anatomical structures which are external to the maxillofacial territory. Therefore, it is essential that dental radiologists have an appropriate knowledge of the territory being evaluated.

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          Introduction The Eustachian tube is a complex and inaccessible structure, which maintains middle ear ventilation to facilitate transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the cochlea. A renewed interest in treatments for eustachian tube dysfunction has led to a demand for methods of imaging the Eustachian tube, and assessing tube opening non-invasively. This review aims to summarise the use of imaging in the anatomical assessment of the Eustachian tube, and to explore how radiological techniques can be used to assess tube function. Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed with narrative data analysis. Results With high-resolution images, the soft and bony anatomy of the Eustachian tube can be assessed in detail. CT and MRI are best suited to identifying features associated with obstructive or patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction, though true assessments of function have only been achieved with contrast enhanced radiographs and scintigraphy. A single modality has yet to provide a complete assessment. No test has entered routine clinical use, but further development and research is underway. Conclusion Significant information can be gained from imaging the Eustachian tube, and as faster acquisition techniques are developed, it is possible that dynamic imaging of tubal opening could play an important role in the assessment of patients with ET dysfunction.
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            To assess the incidence of symptomatic tubal tonsil hypertrophy (TTH) after adenoidectomy and to attempt to differentiate the clinicoradiographic presentation of TTH from that of recurrent or residual adenoid. Retrospective case series review. Pediatric otolaryngology practice in a tertiary care hospital. The charts of all patients scheduled to undergo revision adenoidectomy or nasopharyngeal examination under anesthesia over a 5-year period in 1 pediatric otolaryngologist's practice were reviewed. Presence of TTH in patients with recurrent symptoms after previous adenoidectomy. Forty-two patients were identified, 24 of whom satisfied the established criteria of recurrent symptoms after previous adenoidectomy. Ten (42%) of these patients were identified as having TTH. The average age at presentation was 7 years 2 months, at an average time interval of 4 years 2 months after adenoidectomy. The comparative incidence of recurrent or residual adenoid was 54%. The symptomatic manifestations of TTH included nasal obstruction, obstructive sleep disorder, rhinosinusitis, recurrent otitis media, and otitis media with effusion. Preoperative radiographic evaluation was not useful in distinguishing TTH from recurrent or residual adenoid; nasopharyngoscopy appears to have better diagnostic potential. Thermal ablation with suction cautery was therapeutically effective. Tubal tonsil hypertrophy is a significant clinical entity as a cause of recurrent symptoms after adenoidectomy. The study patients demonstrated the entire spectrum of signs and symptoms seen in patients with adenoid hypertrophy. Operative nasopharyngeal examination is required to definitively distinguish TTH from recurrent or residual adenoid.
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                Journal
                odonto
                Avances en Odontoestomatología
                Av Odontoestomatol
                Ediciones Avances, S.L. (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                0213-1285
                2340-3152
                March 2023
                : 39
                : 1
                : 17-23
                Affiliations
                [1] Curicó orgnameHospital San Juan de Dios de Curicó orgdiv1Servicio Dental orgdiv2Unidad de Radiología Oral y Maxilofacial Chile
                [2] Talca Maule orgnameUniversidad de Talca orgdiv1Facultad de Odontología Chile
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                S0213-12852023000100004 S0213-1285(23)03900100004
                94011e52-751a-4902-805e-787e0f804dd8

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License.

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                : 20 September 2020
                : 06 September 2020
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                Hallazgos Incidentales,Trompa Auditiva,Case Reports,Incidental Findings,Eustachian Tube,Informes de Casos

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