Protective effect of creatine on amikacin-induced ototoxicity.

Introduction: Aminoglycosides are widely known for their ototoxic side effects. Nevertheless, they are potent antibiotics used in the treatment of life-threatening conditions because of the current concern for antibiotic resistance. We hypothesized that creatine supplements which are believed to improve mitochondrial antioxidant defense system and maintain optimal energy homeostasis may improve the ototoxic side effects.

Lymph node yield and lymph node density for elective level II-IV neck dissections in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Purpose: To determine the minimum lymph node yield (LNY) in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCCs).

Methods: This retrospective study was performed in a tertiary care hospital setting and included 42 LSCC patients aged 39-81 years (females, n = 2; males, n = 40) who underwent a total or partial laryngectomy and elective bilateral level II-IV neck dissections (unilateral neck dissections: n = 84).

Results: The average LNY in the unilateral level II-IV lymph node dissections was 25.

A Noteworthy Pathology in Children with Learning Disabilities: Late Latency Response Failure in Central Auditory Processing.

Objectives: This study investigates the cortical auditory pathways in children with and without learning disability (LD).

Materials And Methods: A prospective, controlled clinical study was conducted on patients diagnosed with LD and was followed-up for a minimum period of 6 months in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry were included as study group. The control group comprised of age- and gender-matched healthy individuals.

Effects of early postoperative nasal decongestant on symptom relief after septoplasty.

Background: A randomized, prospective, double-blinded clinical study was conducted at a single, tertiary referral center. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of nasal decongestant use in the early postoperative period after septoplasty.

Methods: After septoplasty, patients who met the study inclusion criteria were randomized into 2 groups to receive either physiologic saline irrigation (saline group) or physiologic saline irrigation plus oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.

Changes in Acoustic Parameters of Voice After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Patients with Nasal Polyposis.

Our aim was to evaluate acoustic voice analysis of patients diagnosed with nasal polyps before and after endoscopic sinus surgery. Forty-three patients diagnosed with nasal polyposis who had undergone endoscopic sinus surgery were included in this prospective study. Patients were divided into three groups according to the stage of nasal obstruction before the surgery.

Hearing outcomes after suppurative chronic otitis media surgery.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the hearing outcomes after canal wall up mastoidectomy (CWUM) and canal wall down mastoidectomy (CWDM).

Patients And Methods: Ninety-two patients (74 males, 18 females; mean age 30.1 years; range 9 to 67 years) who were diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) between January 2009 and May 2011 were enrolled in this retrospective study.

Assessment of nasal mucociliary clearance in anesthetists.

Background/aim: To assess mucociliary clearance in anesthetists who were exposed to waste anesthetic gases occupationally.

Materials And Methods: The first group consisted of 30 anesthetists who had been working at least 2 years. The control group of 30 subjects was selected from hospital staff with no history of occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases.

Vestibular functions were found to be impaired in patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Objectives/hypothesis: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and balance disorders are common chronic diseases seen in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate vestibular functions in individuals with OSA.

Study Design: Cross-sectional clinical study.

Surgical approach and outcomes for revision surgery of the central neck compartment.

Revision surgery of the central neck compartment is still a controversial subject, and data are scarce in the literature regarding surgical approaches and outcomes. This might be a result of the small number of patients in need of revision of the central neck compartment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to document the approach and outcomes for revision surgery of the central neck compartment performed in our clinic.

Comparison of totally occlusive nasal pack, internal nasal splint, and transseptal suture technique after septoplasty in terms of immediate respiratory distress related to anesthesia and surgical complications.

Conclusion: The patients who underwent septoplasty with bilateral totally occlusive nasal packing had an increased risk of experiencing respiratory distress (RD).

Objective: To compare the immediate RD rates during recovery from anesthesia and surgical complications of totally occlusive nasal pack, internal nasal splint, and transseptal suture technique.

Methods: A total of 150 patients were assigned to one of three groups according to the technique utilized following septoplasty: transseptal suturing, internal nasal splint, or Merocel (nasal dressing without airway).

[Unusual distant metastasis of larynx carcinoma: a case report].

Although distant metastasis from larynx carcinoma is more common in the late stages, it may sometimes occur in the initial period of the disease. The tumor spread may be by a lymphatic or nonlymphatic route. A 40-year-old male patient presented with complaints of hoarseness and shortness of breath.

Lipoid proteinosis of larynx: review of four cases.

Lipoid proteinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intercellular deposition of an amorphous hyaline material. It mainly involves skin and mucosal membranes of upper aerodigestive tract as well as central nervous system, lung, lymph nodes and striated muscles. Etiology and pathogenesis are unknown.

Role of free radicals and antioxidants in nasal polyps.

Objectives/hypothesis: The aim of this study is to determine the role of free radicals and antioxidants in nasal polyps.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled study.

Methods: Thirty-one patients with nasal polyposis and a control group consisting of 19 patients with septal deviation and lower turbinate hypertrophy were included in the study.

The role of 70-degree telescopic examination during direct laryngoscopic evaluation of laryngeal cancers.

Endoscopy has currently been an indispensable method in many areas of otorhinolaryngology, especially in paranasal sinus surgery. Telescopic evaluation of the larynx has not drawn much attention. In this study, a 70-degree angled rigid telescope was used along with computerized tomography (CT), indirect and direct laryngoscopy in the evaluation of laryngeal cancer.

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.

Most of the malignancies arising from the upper respiratory system are squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rarely seen high grade variant of SCC that carries a poor prognosis. In this article, we present a case of BSCC of the larynx.