Effect of allergic rhinitis on the outcomes of diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy.

Purpose: Studies on patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction have suggested the presence of comorbid allergic rhinitis. This study aimed to investigate the role of allergic rhinitis in the long-term surgical failure of diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy.

Materials And Methods: A total of 153 patients undergoing diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy between 2013 and 2017 were included in the study.

A Novel Modification of Tongue in Groove Technique (Auto-Septal Projection Graft) in Rhinoplasty.

Introduction: Derotation of the nasal tip with narrow nasolabial angle is a common nasal deformity that leads to a long nose appearance, named drooping nose. In these patients, there are various techniques described to fix droopy tip and to achieve a desirable nasal tip rotation such as caudal septal extension graft, extended columellar strut graft, tongue in groove, columellar strut graft, and tip rotation sutures. This study aimed to evaluate changes in nasal tip support after modified tongue-in-groove technique (auto-septal projection graft).

The Combined Use of Spreader Flap and Asymmetric Spreader Graft in Crooked Nose.

Objective: The crooked nose is still a challenging deformity for rhinoplasty surgeons although a significant number of correction methods have previously been described. The aim of this study is to present a new technique that the authors have used to correct the crooked nose in selected patients.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on 53 patients who underwent open technique rhinoplasty due to crooked nose.

Nasopharyngeal Glial Heterotopia with Intracranial Extension: A Case Report.

Nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia is a mass composed of mature neural tissue occurring outside the central nervous system and is extremely rare. The preoperative diagnosis of such a mass in the head and neck region is challenging. In this study, we report a case of a 16-month-old patient presenting with respiratory distress and snoring caused by nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia.

Evaluation of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in American Football Players.

Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the association between posterior channel benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and trauma that is frequently experienced by American football players.

Materials And Methods: Participants were classified into the following two groups: (1) a study group consisting of 63 male participants aged 18-30 years who had been playing American football for more than 2 years and (2) a control group consisting of 49 male participants aged 18-27 years with no history of otologic/vestibular disease or acute/chronic trauma. Trauma, age, total duration of playing American football, and weekly training hours of subjects in the study group were analyzed to determine any relationship with BPPV occurrence.

Is Osteoplasty With Unilateral Osteotomy Effective in the Correction of the Crooked Nose?

Objective: The crooked nose is frequently observed, and a significant number of correction methods have previously been described. Nevertheless, the condition remains a challenging problem for rhinoplastic surgeons. Here, the authors present a technique that the authors have used to correct a crooked nose in selected patients.

Assessment of the effectiveness of cyclosporine nasal spray in an animal model of allergic rhinitis.

The aim of this study is to show if cyclosporine has an antiallergic role in a rat model of ovalbumin-induced allergic rhinitis. The 54 rats were divided into six equal groups. The first group was a negative control group without induced allergic rhinitis; the second group a positive control with induced allergic rhinitis not receiving treatment.

Effect of nasal antihistamine on secretory IgA in nasal lavage of rats.

The humoral IgA is an immunoglobulin which plays a defensive role for organisms on mucosal surfaces. Today, intranasal antihistamines are effectively used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. In our study, the effect of azelastine hydrochloride-a nasal antihistaminic-on humoral IgA of the nasal mucosa has been reviewed empirically.

Association of Autologous Costal Cartilage Harvesting Technique With Donor-Site Pain in Patients Undergoing Rhinoplasty.

Importance: Postoperative pain at the donor site is a common morbidity following autologous costal cartilage grafting.

Objective: To evaluate postoperative pain at the donor site after the use of a muscle-sparing costal cartilage harvesting technique compared with a muscle-cutting technique using electrocautery.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Designed as a controlled trial without randomization, this prospective, comparative cohort study was conducted between January 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017.

Is Ginger Effective in Reducing Post-tonsillectomy Morbidity? A Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial.

Objectives: An assessment of the effects of ginger on pain, nausea, vomiting, bleeding, and wound site healing that occur after tonsillectomy.

Methods: This prospective clinical study was participated by 49 patients aged 18-45 years out of 56 patients that underwent tonsillectomy and regularly attended follow-up visits. The patients were randomly divided into two groups.

A new modification of Doyle splint (Hemi-split Doyle) in rhinoplasty with alar base reduction.

Patients perceive the pulling of a nasal splints as the most feared and stressful part of nasal surgery. Even the incisions made for alar base surgery can partly or entirely dehisce. So, we have been using modified Doyle silicone splints.

Changes occurring in mucosal contractility of the inferior turbinate and mucociliary clearance following total laryngectomy: A prospective clinical trial.

Objective: In this study, changes occurring in the contractility capacity of the inferior turbinate and mucociliary clearance time due to the interruption of nasal air flow were examined.

Material & Methods: A total of 23 patients undergone total laryngectomy between June 2010 and June 2012 were included in the study. Acoustic rhinometry test was performed in the patients before and after 0.

Osteoplasty in Crooked Nose Deformity: A Novel Approach.

Background: Crooked nose deformity is one of the most difficult issues to correct by rhinoplasty, as it can result in undesired late sequelae. Revision rates are often high, and numerous operational techniques have been tested. This study describes a crooked nose rhinoplasty technique that reduces the need for a double osteotomy in the long nasal bone.

Effect of the premedication with oral clonidine on surgical comfort in patients undergoing fess due to advanced nasal polyposis: A randomized double blind clinical trial.

Unlabelled: OBJECTıVE: The objective of this randomized double blind study was to evaluate effect of the premedication with oral clonidine on blood pressure, cleaning of surgical site and bleeding in the ESS performed due to advanced NP.

Methods: A total of 52 patients who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) due to Kennedy grade 4 nasal polyposis (NP) were included. Patients were randomized into two groups.

Is it effective to use the crushing technique in all types of concha bullosa.

A prospective study to evaluate long term results of crushing technique in concha bullosa surgery with radiographic and endoscopic methods and to determine the type of concha bullosa in which crushing technique is more effective. 71 patients who underwent concha bullosa surgery with septoplasty were included in the study. All concha bullosa were divided into three groups according to their types (Group 1 lamellar type, Group 2 bulbous type, Group 3 extensive type).

Split Cartilage Resection of Nasal Dome: A Solution to Ptotic Nasal Tips.

Objective: In ptotic noses, it is rather difficult to achieve the intended functional and cosmetic result without modifying the alar cartilage and creating a new nasal tip. The split cartilage resection method was intended to create a new and permanent nasal tip to protect the physiologic and cosmetic appearance of the nose in the presence of long and ptotic nasal tip.

Method: A total of 53 patients who had nasal tip ptosis were included in the study: 26 patients (Group 1) who underwent lateral crural overlap because of the alar cartilage problem and 27 patients (Group 2) who underwent dome split cartilage resection.

Effect of Nasal Corticosteroid on Secretory Immunoglobulin A Measured in Rat Nasal Lavage: Experimental Study.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to experimentally investigate the effects of nasal corticosteroids on the levels of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) in nasal mucosa in rats.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized control trial.

Setting: Research laboratory.

Asymmetrically pressing nasal splint for crooked nose deformity.

Objectives: Correcting crooked nose deformity is one of the most difficult procedure in rhinoplastic surgery. For that reason, the authors have been designed an asymmetrically pressing nasal splint. In this prospective study, the aim was to compare the effects of applying asymmetrically pressing nasal splint and normal symmetrically splint on the crooked nose.

A comparison of the long-term results of crushing and crushing with intrinsic stripping techniques in concha bullosa surgery.

Background: A prospective endoscopic and radiologic evaluation of long-term outcomes of crushing and crushing with intrinsic stripping, 2 minimally destructive techniques used for the surgical treatment of concha bullosa.

Methods: Forty-two patients who underwent concha bullosa surgery (a total of 55 conchae surgeries) were included in the study. The patients were allocated consecutively to either of the 2 groups: Group 1 (crushing, n = 28) and Group 2 (crushing with intrinsic stripping, n = 27).

Intratympanic aberrant and hypoplastic carotid artery.

Intratympanically aberrant internal carotid artery(ICA) is a rarely seen vascular abnormality. We present here the combination of aberration and prominent hypoplasia of the ICA in a case. Intratympanic aberrant ICA, which is rarely cited as a cause of tinnitus and hearing loss, should be known as a reason to be kept in mind as it may lead to life-threatening complications.