Management of foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract.

Foreign body (FB) aspiration and ingestion are frequently encountered by emergent otolaryngology services. The authors describe their experience in the management of FB cases in the aerodigestive tract. We carry a retrospective study about 626 patients who came or were referred to our department between 1996 and 2007 with a history or suspicion of a FB in the aerodigestive tract (except nasal and oropharyngeal FB).

[Orbital complications of sinusitis].

Purpose: Orbital complications of sinusitis are rare but serious, with potential functional and even fatal consequences. The purpose of this work is to study the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical features of the orbital complications of sinusitis, as well as the various treatment modalities and clinical course.

Patients And Methods: We report the results of a retrospective study of 34 cases of orbital complications of sinusitis, collected between 1998 and 2009.

[Sinonasal inverted papilloma: 43 cases].

Purpose: Inverted papilloma (IP) is a common epithelial tumor arising from the nasal vault. The aim of our study was to evaluate the advantages, the results and the limits in the treatment of this tumor.

Patients And Method: Retrospective study of 43 patients over the period 1989-2009.

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: five cases and a literature review.

Objective: In this retrospective study, we describe our experience in the diagnosis and management of rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RCM), a rapidly lethal fungal infection.

Methodology: Between 1997 and 2007, five patients hospitalized for suspicion of RCM. Computed tomography was performed in all cases, and diagnosis was confirmed after anatomopathological or mycological examination.

[An unusual lesion of the nasopharynx: oncocytic metaplasia].

Oncocytic metaplasia of the nasopharynx is an exceptional lesion which exact etiopathogenesis, although largely discussed, still remains controversial. The purpose of this paper is to present the epidemiological characteristics and clinical signs of this lesion and to study its pathogenesis and its therapeutic modalities. We report two cases that occurred respectively in a 53- and 60-year-old woman.