Cortical bone total ossicular graft supported with crescent-shaped cartilage.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the hearing outcomes of patients who underwent different type 4 tympanoplasty techniques.

Methods: Patients who underwent tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media and were treated with cortical bone total ossicular prosthesis supported with crescent-shaped cartilage (Group 1), cortical bone total ossicular prosthesis (Group 2) and titanium total ossicular prosthesis (Group 3) were included in the study. Hearing outcomes were evaluated and compared with audiological tests performed before and at least 1 year after surgery.

Effectiveness of Teletherapy Versus Face-To-Face Therapy in the Treatment of Females with Vocal Fold Nodules.

Background/aim: This study compares the effectiveness of teletherapy and face-to-face voice therapy in treating vocal fold nodules (VFNs) among female patients.

Methods: Fifteen individuals who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study and randomized, but after some dropouts, the study was completed with ten patients diagnosed with VFNs. Six patients received teletherapy while four were treated with face-to-face voice therapy.

Nasal axis lateralization suture technique in crooked nose.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to objectively and subjectively compare the preoperative and postoperative aesthetic and functional outcomes of the correction of crooked noses using a suture technique we call "nasal axis lateralization suture (NALS)".

Method: A total of 36 patients who had preoperative and postoperative photographs taken and who completed the Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) questionnaire were included in the study.

Results: Crooked noses were divided into two groups: C-shaped (17 patients) and I-shaped (19 patients).

Effect of Propolis on Salivary Glands After Radiotherapy.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of increasing propolis doses on salivary glands exposed to radiotherapy (RT).

Methods: Thirty-seven rats were divided into 4 groups: The control group (G0, n: 7), G1 group (n: 10), G2 group (n: 10), and G3 group (n: 10). The rats in the G1 group received 15 Gray (Gy) RT only to the head and neck area.

Otorhinolaryngologic Evaluation of Brick Kiln Workers: ENT Findings of Brick Kiln Workers.

Brick kiln workers were evaluated in the field using otorhinolaryngologic and head and neck surgery (ENT) assessments. One-hundred and twenty laborers were assessed. The subjects were divided into three categories according to the work area: before the brick kiln, in the brick kiln, and after the brick kiln.

The effect of systemic application of propolis on tongue damage and oral mucositis in rats exposed to radiation.

Purpose: In this experimental study, the effect of dose-dense systemic application of propolis on oral mucosity, histological changes in papilla, and inflammatory and hypoxic markers in rats exposed to radiation was investigated.

Methods: Seven rats were in the control and 30 rats in the experimental group. Three experimental groups were formed.

Microanatomic analyses of extratemporal facial nerve and its branches, hypoglossal nerve, sural nerve, and great auricular nerve.

Objective: To investigate microanatomic organizations of the extratemporal facial nerve and its branches, hypoglossal nerve, sural nerve, and great auricular nerve.

Methods: Nerve samples were dissected in 12 postmortem autopsies, and histomorphometric analyses were conducted.

Results: There was no significant difference between the right and left sides of the nerve samples for the nerve area, fascicle area, number of fascicles and average number of axons.

Stapes stabilizing cartilage graft.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate hearing results in patients with type 3 tympanoplasty using autologous cartilage grafts.

Methods: The study included patients treated with "stapes stabilizing cartilage graft" (SSCG) and Plastipore partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PPORP) for hearing reconstruction. Hearing results and complications were assessed and postoperative audiological tests were performed at least 6 months after surgery.

Oncological outcomes of early glottic carcinoma treated with transoral robotic surgery.

Objective: Although glottic level is an off-label use of da Vinci system, the feasibility and early-term outcomes of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the treatment of early-stage (Tis, T1, T2) glottic carcinoma have been documented. But little is known about the oncological outcomes. We investigated the oncological outcomes of TORS in patients followed at least three years and mean follow-up time was over five years.

Comparison of Sinonasal Complications of Microscopic and Endoscopic Approaches for Transsphenoidal Hypophyseal Surgery: Prospective Study.

Aim: To compare sinonasal complications after microscopic and endoscopic approaches for pituitary adenomas.

Material And Methods: At our clinic, sinonasal complications occurred in 31 patients who underwent microscopic transsphenoidal surgery between 2007 and 2014 and in 32 patients who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery between 2014 and 2016. We statistically compared the complications observed during endoscopic sinonasal examination performed by an otorhinolaryngologist.

An Alternative Rhinoplasty Technique: Rotational Spreader Flap ("Rabbit Flap").

Background: In modern rhinoplasty, septal cartilage is the most commonly used graft material. It is a big challenge if septal cartilage is insufficient. We present an alternative technique named the "rabbit flap," created from the cephalic portion of the lower lateral cartilage to show its effectiveness on nasolabial angle, nasal axis deviation, and nasal dorsal line.

PlasmaBlade vs. cold dissection tonsillectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study in adults.

We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical study to compare the efficacy and safety of the PlasmaBlade device and cold dissection for adult tonsillectomy. Our study group was made up of 20 patients-12 men and 8 women, aged 18 to 50 years (mean: 27.1)-who were undergoing a bilateral tonsillectomy.

Treatment of tongue base masses in children by transoral robotic surgery.

The feasibility and effectiveness of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in children with tongue base masses (TBMs) were evaluated. Eight pediatric patients who were treated with TORS for TBMs between January 2010 and January 2016 at a tertiary hospital included in the study. All pathologies were congenital lesions: four were lingual thyroglossal ductus cysts (LTGDCs), one was a minor salivary gland tumor, one was a vallecular cyst, one was a bronchogenic cyst, and one was an ectopic thyroid tissue.

Blood count values and ratios for predicting sleep apnea in obese children.

Objectives: To detect whether the mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are contributing factors in the diagnosis and severity of sleep apnea in obese children.

Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem, and its prevalence increases daily. Although PSG is the gold standard test in the investigation of sleep apnea, the application of this test requires equipment, personnel, time, and cost.

Late Postoperative Rhinological Complications After Microscopic Transnasal Hypophysectomy.

Aim: Major complications of microscopic transnasal hypophyseal surgery (MTHS), such as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, carotid injury, and optic nerve injury, are very rare. However, late rhinological complications can be ignored because they are a minor cause of morbidity compared with major complications. In this study, we extensively examined postoperative rhinological complications in patients who underwent MTHS for pituitary adenoma.

Caudal Septal Stabilization Suturing Technique to Treat Crooked Noses.

Aim: To rotate the nasal axis and septum to the midline using an L-strut graft and a novel caudal septal stabilization suturing technique to treat crooked noses.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-six patients were included in the study. First, an L-strut graft was prepared by excising the deviated cartilage site in all patients.

Treatment of large persistent tracheoesophageal peristomal fistulas using silicon rings.

Introduction: Tracheoesophageal peristomal fistulae can often be solved by reducing the size of the fistula or replacing the prosthesis; however, even with conservative techniques, leakage around the fistula may continue in total laryngectomy patients. Also, several techniques have been developed to overcome this problem, including injections around the fistula, fistula closure with local flaps, myofascial flaps, or free flaps and fistula closure using a septal perforation silicon button.

Objective: To present the results of the application of silicon ring expanding the voice prosthesis in patients with large and persistent peri-prosthetic fistula.

Follow-Up Results of Newborns after Hearing Screening at a Training and Research Hospital in Turkey.

Objective: This study aimed to present the follow-up results of newborns after universal newborn hearing screening at a Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul and to determine the ages of diagnosis, hearing aid fitting, and cochlear implantation in newborns with hearing loss.

Materials And Methods: A total of 5985 newborns were screened between December 2009 and August 2011 using the transient evoked otoacoustic emission test as the first two steps and automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) test as the third step. Newborns who failed the screening tests were referred to a tertiary hospital for clinic ABR and were followed up at least for 2 years.

Evaluation of Relationship Between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Self-Esteem in Rhinoplasty Candidates.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between body dysmorphic syndrome and self-esteem in rhinoplasty candidates.

Results: A negative statistical correlation was evident between Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination-Self Report (BDDE-SR) scores. In terms of responses to the first Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ) question, which focuses on general attitude toward body dysmorphic syndrome, the average RSES "YES" score was significantly less than the "NO" score.

Is Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Adolescents?

Objective: To investigate whether there is an association between metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in obese adolescents.

Methods: In total, 240 pubertal children or prepubertal children older than 11 y recruited consecutively from the pediatric endocrinology unit, obesity clinic. Patients with tonsillar and adenoid hypertrophy (grade 3/4), systemic illnesses, or chronic drug usage were excluded.

Detection of ideal reservoir level after laryngectomy using endoilluminator in voice rehabilitation.

Objective: To assess the diagnostic value of a novel device, the endoilluminator, in patients who can or cannot attain effective speech after application of voice prosthesis.

Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Methods: Thirty-four patients who underwent total laryngectomy and whose insufflation test was positive were included.

Comparative analysis of nasal deformities according to patient satisfaction.

Purpose: The study aim was to compare patient satisfaction levels among patient groups with nasal hump deformity (NHD), nasal axis deviation (NAD), and NHD plus NAD using the Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation Questionnaire (ROEQ) pre- and postoperatively.

Materials And Methods: Forty-seven patients were divided into the NHD (n = 16), NAD (n = 13), and NHD + NAD (n = 18) groups according to the patients' physical examination results. Deviation angles were measured using frontal views and the AutoCAD 2012 computer program.