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. 2020 Dec;53(6):1153-1157.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2020.08.003. Epub 2020 Aug 22.

Coronavirus Disease-19 and Otology/Neurotology

Esther X Vivas  1
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Coronavirus Disease-19 and Otology/Neurotology

Esther X Vivas. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2020 Dec.
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Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2, responsible for the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, has caused unprecedented changes to society as we know it. The effects have been particularly palpable in the practice of medicine. The field of otolaryngology has not been spared. We have had to significantly alter the way we provide care to patients, changes that are likely to become a new norm for the foreseeable future. This article highlights some of the changes as they apply to otology/neurotology. Although this is written from the perspective of an academic physician, it is also applicable to private practice colleagues.

Keywords: COVID-19; Infectious disease; Mastoidectomy; Middle ear; Neurotology; SARS-CoV-2; Skull base surgery.

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