1. Sex differences in patients with hearing impairments caused by otosclerosis

   • E. Vartiainen

   Otology Pages: 431 - 433

2. The additional hospital costs of the LAURA cochlear implant in the department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of the University Hospital of Leuven

   • G. Vantrappen
   • K. Kesteloot
   • L. Feenstra

   Otology Pages: 434 - 438

3. Necrotizing otitis externa caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis

   • D. Soldati
   • A. Mudry
   • P. Monnier

   Otology Pages: 439 - 441

4. Regeneration of the mammalian central vestibular pathway using the rat as animal model

   • J. Ito
   • S. Kawaguchi

   Neuro-Otology Pages: 442 - 444

5. Immunoglobulin deficiency and determination of pneumococcal antibody titers in patients with therapy-refractory recurrent rhinosinusitis

   • A. May
   • S. Zielen
   • A. Weber

   Rhinology Pages: 445 - 449

6. Malignant transformation in non-irradiated juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis

   • E. Rehberg
   • O. Kleinsasser

   Laryngology Pages: 450 - 454

7. Laryngeal allergy: a commentary

   • K. Naito
   • R. Baba
   • K. Ibata

   Laryngology Pages: 455 - 457

8. Intracordal autologous fat injection for aspiration after recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis

   • O. Laccourreye
   • R. Paczona
   • L. Crevier-Buchman

   Laryngology Pages: 458 - 461

9. Radiosensitization of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with cisplatin during concomitant radiation therapy

   • V. M. Sharma
   • W. R. Wilson

   Oncology review Pages: 462 - 465

10. Reversible sensorineural hearing impairment induced by a carotid body tumor

    • A. F. P. Temmel
    • A. C. Kierner
    • W. Gstoettner

    Head and neck oncology Pages: 466 - 469

11. Riedel’s thyroiditis associated with follicular carcinoma

    • S. P. Hao
    • J. F. Chen
    • K. C. L. Yen

    Head and neck surgery Pages: 470 - 472

12. Noradrenergic innervation of minor salivary glands in the uvula

    • H.-W. Wang
    • S.-H. Wang
    • J.-Y. Wang

    Letter to the editors Pages: 473 - 475

13. Accuracy of fine-needle biopsy of the thyroid gland and its relationship to clinical and radiologic factors

    • J. F. Carrillo
    • M. Frías-Mendívil
    • J. L. Barrera

    Letter to the editors Pages: 476 - 477