E D I T O R I A L   The Editorial Committee is pleased to deliver to you this issue of the Revue de Laryngologie which enters its 129th year of publication. The contents cover the different aspects of the ENT specialty. The Editorial Committee wishes to take the opportunity to thank not only the authors for their confidence, but also the members of the International Reading Committee, whose difficult work is absolutely essential to insure the quality of the articles published. Among these, three relate to the surgery of the semicircular canals in vertigo- a technique explored in the past and used for other indications today, as it is often the case in medicine. The action of the surgeon appears quite coarse compared to the complexity of the sensorial organ. In spite of that, the benefit of this medical practice is certain for the patient: it allows a more functional approach of a surgical treatment which is still too often destructive. The next issue will be devoted to the problems of swallowing, through the critical reviews of the meeting organized by Doctor Virginie Woisard on this particular subject in June 2007. We wish you a pleasant and beneficial reading. Didier PORTMANN

CONTENT of current Issue N# 1 - 2008

REVIEW OTONEUROLOGY • Surgery of the semicircular canals Portmann D, Guindi S. (Bordeaux, Le Caire) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:3-9. Downloadable PDF document in english MAIN ARTICLE OTONEUROLOGY • Lateral semicircular canal plugging: A simple and effective surgical treatment against incapacitating Menière’s disease Gentine A, Martin E, Schultz Ph, Debry Ch, Charpiot A. (Strasbourg) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:11-16. Downloadable PDF document in english • Dehiscence of the superior semicircular canal: Approach and CT scan classifications Piton J, Négrevergne M, Portmann D. (Bordeaux) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:17-26. Downloadable PDF document in french • Evolution of facial nerve prognosis in vestibular schwannoma surgery by translabyrinthine approach Bouetel V, Lescanne E, François P, Jan M, Morinière S, Robier A. (Tours) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:27-33. Downloadable PDF document in french RHINOLOGY • Patient preference survey on the lack of taste and odor of Nasonex nasal spray. Which impact on compliance to treatment? Klossek JM, Serrano E, Dreyfus I, Mesbah K, Demoly P. (Poitiers) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:35-41. Downloadable PDF document in french • Treatment by enlargement of septal perforations De Gabory L, Stoll D. (Bordeaux) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:43-48. Downloadable PDF document in french CLINICAL NOTE CERVICO-FACIAL PATHOLOGY • Cat scratch disease: A diagnosis to be aware of! Aupy B, Conessa Cl, Clement Ph, Roguet E, Poncet J.-L. (Paris) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:53-56. Downloadable PDF document in french OTOLOGY • Post-traumatic otosclerosis: Coincidence or trigger factor? Polanski JF, Quispe MFM, Felix F, Condon L, Portmann D. (Curitiba, Bordeaux) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:57-59. Downloadable PDF document in english • Otologic surgery in HIV-infected patients Songu M, Portmann D. (Izmir, Bordeaux) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:61-63. Downloadable PDF document in english PLASTIC SURGERY • Reconstruction of a transfixing partial loss of substance from the wing of nose with the upper pedicled nasolabial flap Thiéry G, Coulet O, Guyot L. (Marseille) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:49-51. Downloadable PDF document in french TEACHING BULLETIN AUDIOLOGY N#32 • New potentialities of the hearing aids: The frequential transposition in high frequencies sensorineural hearing losses Ribeiro Nunes R, Miguéis AC. (Lisbonne, Coimbra) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:65-72. Downloadable PDF document in french UPDATE AND NEW INSIGHTS ? MISCELLANEOUS • In memoriam Doctor Fernando Jose Mirabal Ponce Portmann M. (Bordeaux) Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2008;129,1:60.