Publications by authors named "Lambert Cassandre"
Local versus general anesthesia for stapes surgery: a prospective study of comfort and results on 100 ears.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
March 2025
Aims: To demonstrate the non-inferiority of perioperative comfort in patients undergoing otosclerosis surgery under local anesthesia versus general anesthesia and to compare audiometric results, quality of life and complications.
Materials And Methods: A prospective non-interventional study was performed. Patients undergoing otosclerosis surgery between January 2019 and March 2021 at the University Hospital of Rennes were included consecutively.
Tonotopic and Default Frequency Fitting for Music Perception in Cochlear Implant Recipients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
November 2024
Importance: Cochlear implants are an effective technique for enhancing speech perception abilities in quiet environments for people with severe to profound deafness. Nevertheless, complex sound signals perception, such as music perception, remains challenging for cochlear implant users.
Objective: To assess the benefit of a tonotopic map on music perception in new cochlear implant users.
Article Synopsis
- Cochlear implants (CIs) help individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss recognize speech, but understanding speech in noisy environments is still difficult; this study investigates whether using a tonotopic map for CI fitting can enhance speech perception in both quiet and noisy settings.
- The research was conducted among 26 new CI users in a double-blind, randomized, cross-over design over 6 months, where participants were assigned different fitting methods and subsequently evaluated on their speech recognition abilities.
- Results indicated that participants fitted with the tonotopic map performed significantly better in recognizing speech in noise across various signal-to-noise ratios, highlighting the potential benefits of this fitting method for improving auditory experiences in challenging listening environments.
Risk factors associated with early and late free flap complications in head and neck osseous reconstruction.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
February 2023
Purpose: This study was designed to identify risk factors for post-operative complications in micro-anastomosed osteomyocutaneous free flaps (MOFF) and analyzed their consequences in long term.
Methods: A retrospective review of 100 MOFF realized between May 2007 and October 2019 was performed. Demographic data, perioperative management and postoperative complications were enrolled and analyzed in a multivariate model.
Article Synopsis
- Pediatric thyroid cancers are rare, making up only 0.7% of tumors, with higher occurrences in women and adolescents; various risk factors include genetic syndromes and exposure to radiation.
- The study analyzed data from 255 pediatric thyroid cancer cases over 20 years, revealing that secondary tumors were rare (5.1%) but showed higher rates of relapse and surgical complications.
- Overall survival rates were very high (99% at 1 year, 97% at 10 years), with no significant differences in event-free survival between primary and secondary tumors.
Impact of ear protection on occurrence of exostosis in surfers: an observational prospective study of 242 ears.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
December 2021
Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of ear protection (earplug and surf hood) in preventing the development of external auditory exostosis (EAE) in surfers.
Methods: We performed a prospective observational study. Volunteer surfers were recruited from June 2016 to October 2017 on the Brittany coast in France.