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Title: External auditory canal cholesteatoma: a rare complication of tympanoplasty.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)(Case study)
Author: Borlingegowda Viswanatha
Publication: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2009
Publisher: Vendome Group LLC
Volume: 88Issue: 11Page: 1206(3)

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Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan. Findings presented answer many questions about ventilation and pressure regulation of the middle ear. For clinical practitioners in choosing appropriate modes of treatment for pathological conditions such as cholesteatoma and otitis media. Halftone illustrations. ... Read more

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Title: White mass in the middle ear.(OTOSCOPIC CLINIC)
Author: Maroun T. Semaan
Publication: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2008
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This book offers a highly didactic presentation and explanation of endoscopic surgery with video monitoring. It is a truly essential introduction to video-monitored surgery. This technique, complementary to microsurgery, applies not only to the surgery of cholesteatoma and retraction pockets, but also to other lesions of the middle ear, and has greatly reduced the incidence of residual cholesteatoma. It offers further advantages in the second operative stage of monitoring tympanoplasty by the closed technique, allowing minimal routes of cutaneous surgical approach. This manual will guide the ENT surgeon in learning a new technique and will also, by means of effective color illustrations, demonstrate the various stages and the results which can be expected. ... Read more

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Title: Surgical management of intracranial complications of otogenic infection.
Author: Ricardo Bento
Publication: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
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Praise for The White Earth:

"Tremendous narrative skill . . . a lean, intelligent, and incisive novel."-The Sydney Morning Herald

"These characters . . . could have stepped from the pages of a Dickens novel. . . . At one level a suspenseful gothic thriller. At another it's a national allegory, with its portent that past wrongs will come back to haunt future generations."-The Age

"A powerful work, filled with passion and a kind of surreal grandiosity. . . . A truly compelling story. . . . It reverberates long after it's been finished."-The New Zealand Herald

When young William's ineffectual father is killed in an accidental fire, he is cast upon the charity of an unknown great-uncle, John McIvor. The bitter, childless old man had been brought up to expect to marry the heiress to Kuran Station-a grand estate in the Australian Outback-only to be disappointed by his rejection and the subsequent selling off of the land. His life has been devoted to putting the estate back together; he has only recently partially succeeded and moved into the disintegrating, once-elegant mansion, Kuran House.

McIvor tries to imbue William with his obsession for the land. He enlists him to work in a crackpot political party he is active in, whose policy is to thwart the Aborigines' attempts to recover ancestral territory. For recently passed laws entitle the native peoples to reclaim certain sacred sites.

William's mother desperately wants her son to ingratiate himself so that he will become John McIvor's heir. But what no one knows, because neither his uncle nor his mother actually ever see him, is that William is ill and his condition is gradually worsening.

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A gripping tale full of complexity
This book is marvelously complex. On the surface it is a murder mystery, and a tale of personal obsession. Going deeper it is an examination of native land rights issues in Australia. On an even more abstract level it is an examination of the general human obsession with land, our desire to possess it and our willingness to commit violence in order to do so as well as the inequities and conflicts that land ownership creates between individuals, groups and whole races. The conflicting beliefs and values tied up with these issues are made tangible for the reader through the development of individual characters, while the background story of the enactment of parliamentary legislation relating to native land rights helps us see the bigger picture.

The story itself is gripping and becomes more and more so as the novel progresses. McGahan's poetic command of the English language makes the novel a delight to read. The reader truly gets caught up in the development of the story at all levels and the final resolution does not disappoint.

Great summer read.
Hugely popular in Australia, where it won the Miles Franklin Prize for Best Novel of 2004, this exciting story of the outback tells of a man's obsessions with land, its history, and the house that was built upon it many years ago, now a ruin.As the story unfolds, the reader learns about the genocide of the aborigines, the new land legislation which will return access to many aborigine historical sites, and about a young boy's coming-of-age under the tutelage of his obsessed great-uncle.Good summer entertainment.

"Did you ever see the terrible bunyip?"
Set on the plains of Queensland, Australia, this award-winning novel defies genre.It is, on various levels, the epic struggle of white farmers to tame a land which has a life of its own, an historical record of the genocide of the native aborigine population, a murder mystery, and the Gothic study of a man who lets his obsession with a particular piece of land control his life.But it is also the coming of age story of a young boy who may one day represent a fresh new spirit--one of respect for the earth, its history, and all the people who have walked it.

William is an eight-year-old when the novel opens in 1992.Upon the death of his father in an explosion and fire on the family farm, William and his mother move to Kuran Station, a remote area west of Brisbane, where William's great-uncle John McIvor owns a huge farm.The farm's once-grand manse is now a decrepit, falling-down ruin, where John McIvor, having alienated his entire family, lives alone, except for a disagreeable housekeeper.McIvor, wanting to see if William might be a suitable heir, orders William to explore the land, feel its spirit, and understand its soul.In various episodes, William finds sacred places and sees visions--of a man on fire, an axe murder, a long-dead explorer, and the mythical bunyip.

William's story alternates with that of John McIvor as a young man in the late 1920s.His father, Daniel, "a hard man," was long-time manager of the Kuran Station farm, even participating in the resettlement of the aborigines, but when the Depression hits, Daniel is fired and the family is banished.John vows that someday he will become the owner of the Kuran Station, and he subordinates every aspect of his life to achieving that goal.As the novel develops, it becomes a microcosm of Australia's history of land ownership. The national government is proposing a Native Title Act, which would provide access to ancestral lands for the remaining aboriginal population.John McIvor and his friends are opposed.

On every level, the novel is a page-turner, filled with energy and excitement and containing all the elements of a Gothic melodrama.But the novel is also a bit frustrating.Several main characters are shown largely in terms of the obsessions which grip them, and this makes them unlikable and less than sympathetic for the reader.The extended explanation of Native Title legislation occasionally bogs down the narrative in legalistic details, and the descriptions of the land, gorgeous at the beginning of the novel, eventually seem over-written, especially noticeable when William, seriously ill, gets lost on the plains.

Winner of Australia's Miles Franklin Prize for Best Novel of 2004, this novel attempts to do it all, and it succeeds on most levels.Those who become involved in the story of William (and I was one) may become so caught up in the excitement that they will hardly care about the areas in which it may be less effective--a terrific read for summer which offers more than mere entertainment.nMary Whipple

The White Earth
Engaging and thoughtful.A book to make you ponder, but not ponderous.Draws you into the mind of a child attempting to cope with the adult world, but doesn't bore you with any of the mundane trials and tribulations of childhood.This is not a coming-of-age story with the usual cliches.You'll be transported to Australia's past and it's present.The landscape is so vividly drawn you may never need to go down under to see it for yourself.It's a story of one man's attempt to connect with land in a place where the land is the source of sustenance, but also cruelty.His vehicle: a child adrift.

Vivid, Morbid Australian Account
I found an advance reader's edition of this novel at my local bookstore for free and, having nothing better to read, gave it a try. I read a couple of chapters every night or so and found it mildly interesting until I got about half way through. Today, I started at the half way point and read over 150 pages to the end (in one day!) This is very complex book triggered conflicting responses in me.

At the start, the book was innocuous enough and almost seemed rather boring in its loving descriptions of the Australian landscapes. (We get it- it's dry and grassy!) William is a sympathetic character who goes to live with his crotchety great-uncle. They form a bond even though the uncle's moods can change rapidly, and Will soaks up everything his uncle carefully teaches him. As the book progresses however, the reader meets other characters, such as Will's cousin, who have differing views about the political and historical information provided. From the point where we learn that the uncle is not what he seemed, there is no going back.

The dark, despairing atmosphere only increases, and while many other reviewers compared this novel to Dickens, I thought more of an archetypal hero quest. Will's journey into the country alone reminded me strongly of (and don't laugh) the Lord of the Rings and Frodo's hopeless struggle. Dark things lurk in every corner, and even in William's own brain. The utter collapse of the ending was straight from Poe, and almost moved me to tears. This deeply poignant book has a few flaws, but I do look forward to reading more of McGahan's work, should I get the chance. ... Read more