Comparative Survival Function in Patients with Positive Surgical Margins Following Laryngectomy.

This study aims to make a comparative analysis of disease-free survival (DFS) and overall disease-specific survival (OS) in patients with laryngeal carcinoma. The study was designed retrospectively. Sixteen patients with postoperative PSM and 30 with negative surgical margins (NSM) were included.

Finite Element Analysis of the Stress Distribution Associated With Different Implant Designs for Different Bone Densities.

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of implant design, bone type, and abutment angulation on stress distribution around dental implants.

Materials And Methods: Two implant designs with different thread designs, but with the same length and brand were used. The three-dimensional geometry of the bone was simulated with four different bone types, for two different abutment angulations.

Endoscopic Repair of Nasal Septal Perforations With Fascia Lata.

Purpose: Nasal septal perforation (NSP) consists of defects of mucosa, cartilage, and bone. Nasal septal surgery is by far the most common cause of NSP. Many surgical approaches have been described for NSP repair.

Superficial Parotidectomy Versus Partial Superficial Parotidectomy: A Comparison of Complication Rates, Operative Time, and Hospital Stay.

Purpose: The type and extent of surgery for benign parotid tumors are a subject of debate. We aimed to measure and compare hospital stay, operative time, and complication rates associated with superficial parotidectomy (SP) and partial superficial parotidectomy (PSP).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all patients who underwent surgery for benign parotid gland tumors in our tertiary center between January 2006 and March 2014 and were followed up for at least 3 years.

Application of Sal classification to parotid gland fine-needle aspiration cytology: 10-year retrospective analysis of 312 patients.

Background: The accuracy of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is controversial in parotid tumors. We aimed to compare FNAB results with the final histopathological diagnosis and to apply the "Sal classification" to our data and discuss its results and its place in parotid gland cytology.

Methods: The FNAB cytological findings and final histological diagnosis were assessed retrospectively in 2 different scenarios based on the distribution of nondefinitive cytology, and we applied the Sal classification and determined malignancy rate, sensitivity, and specificity for each category.

Unilateral Blindness After Septoplasty.

Septoplasty is a frequently performed procedure with mostly minor complications. Nevertheless, it may lead to serious complications.The authors present a 29-year-old patient admitted to their hospital 10 days after septoplasty in another institution.

A dilemma at gray scale thyroid ultrasound: microcalcification or not? Differentiation with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging-Virtual Touch Imaging.

Aims: To evaluate the capacity of virtual touch imaging (VTI) of the acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) techniquein the differential diagnosis of micro-echogenicities in thyroid nodules.

Material And Methods: The study comprised 28patients. Gray scale and ARFI displacement maps were used during ultrasound examination.

Puzzle-Formed Modified Turkish Delight for Nasal Dorsum Augmentation.

Structural deficiencies of the nasal dorsum are most commonly of congenital, traumatic, or iatrogenic etiology. Various grafts, including autografts, homografts, and synthetic materials, have been used to this end and are described in the literature.Autologous septal cartilage is the most commonly used graft material when limited augmentation rhinoplasty is planned.

The Importance of Soft Triangle in Rhinoplasty.

The soft triangle is a basic, yet delicate and vulnerable, subunit of the nose that is under-rated both academically and surgically. The soft triangle is located at the apex of the nostril, at the point where the dermis is in direct contact with dermis that contains no intervening subcutaneous tissue and it may be unintentionally harmed during rhinoplasty.The authors suggest using a modified incision and closure and filling with significantly or severely crushed cartilage to prevent notching and to provide support for the soft triangle.

The Benefit of a Complete Cephalic Trim and the Importance of the Scroll Area.

Cephalic trimming of the lower lateral cartilage (LLC) of the nose is often performed to refine a broad nasal tip in the horizontal dimension. The focus of cephalic trimming remains the preservation of the width of the lateral crura and the cartilage remnant at the cephalic end of the LLC is usually left intact, which leads to inadequate cephalic trimming.The authors suggest that cephalic trimming should continue all the way to the cephalic end of the LLC and no remnant cartilage should be left in the scroll area.

Clinical features of deep neck infection: analysis of 77 patients.

Objectives: This retrospective study aims to detect the prognostic factors which affect the duration of hospital stay and evaluate the complications which develop in patients with deep neck infection.

Patients And Methods: The study included 77 patients (40 males, 37 females; mean age 42.4±20.

Radiofrequency versus electrocautery for inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Aim: The aims of this study were to compare radiofrequency tissue reduction (RFTR) and electrocautery (EC) techniques by assessing preoperatively and 8 weeks postoperatively the visual analog scale (VAS), inspiratory peak flowmetry (IPF), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volume measurement of the inferior turbinate and to see whether EC still stands as a valid treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Methods: A total of 36 patients were included in the study. An equal number of patients were chosen randomly from 2 groups.