Microparticles of anthropogenic origin (microplastics and microfibers) in sandy sediments: A case study from calabria, italy.

Microparticles of anthropogenic origin, such as microplastics and microfibers, are pervasive pollutants in the marine environment of the world. These microparticles pollute water and can be ingested by biota; however, while microplastics are often monitored, very few studies focus on microfibers. Coastal areas, such as beaches, are more vulnerable to pollution due to their location between terrestrial and marine environments and their recreational and touristic functions.

Release of microplastic fibers from synthetic textiles during household washing.

Textile materials are one of the primary sources of microplastic pollution. The washing procedure is by far the most significant way that textile products release microplastic fibers (MPFs). Therefore, in this study, the effects of various textile raw materials (A acrylic, PA polyamide, PET polyester, RPET recycled polyester and PP polypropylene), fabric construction properties (woven, knitted), thickness and basis weight values on MPFs release at different washing stages (pre-washing, soaping/rinsing) were examined separately.

Olfactory changes after endonasal endoscopic cerebrospinal fluid fistula repair: long-term outcomes.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate odour measurements after endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas.

Method: Demographic characteristics, cerebrospinal fluid leak location, surgical procedure, aetiology and smell test results were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A total of 27 patients were included.

Long-term swallowing outcomes of radiotherapy and transoral laser microsurgery for T1 glottic cancer treatment.

Introduction: Both CO2 transoral laser microsurgery (CO2 TOLMS) and radiotherapy (RT) are standard of care in early glottic carcinoma. However, previous studies focus on voice outcomes rather than swallowing outcomes. This study aimed to compare the late post-treatment effects of CO2 TOLMS and RT treatment on swallowing function in T1 glottic carcinoma.

The Comparative Analysis of Suture versus Linear Stapler Pharyngeal Closure in Total Laryngectomy: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate and compare the outcomes in patients undergoing pharyngeal closure with the linear stapler and suture techniques after total laryngectomy.

Methods: Forty-one patients who needed total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomized into two groups according to the pharyngeal closure technique: the linear stapler group (Group A) and the suture closure group (Group B).

Comparative outcomes of extracapsular dissection and superficial parotidectomy.

Retrospective analysis of extracapsular dissection (ECD) and superficial parotidectomy (SP). Comparing the outcomes of ECD and SP in surgery of benign parotid masses. Total of 136 patients included in the study.

Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Dural and Calvarial Metastasis Mimicking a Lipoma With Difficult Diagnosis of the Primary Lesion.

Calvarial and dural metastases of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) are rarely reported in the medical literature. Most frequent calvarial metastases are seen to originate from lung, breast, and prostate cancers. Thyroid cancer metastases are generally well vascularized and cause destruction in the bone tissues.

Acceleration of Fracture Healing in Experimental Model: Platelet-Rich Fibrin or Hyaluronic Acid?

In this study, we compared the bone-healing effects of the local application of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and hyaluronic acid (HA) to bilateral tibial fractures in rats. Twenty-three adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Twenty-two animals were randomly allocated to a control group (n = 6) and 2 study groups: PRF (n = 8) and HA (n = 8).

Stereologic and ultrastructural comparison of human and rat amniotic membrane wrapping for rat sciatic nerve repair.

In this study we aimed to examine the effects on wound healing and nerve regeneration of human and rat amniotic membrane wraps around primary epineural anastomosis areas after a peripheral nerve transection injury in rats. We randomized 25 male adult rats with induced peripheral transection injuries into 5 groups (control, transection injury, primary epineural anastomosis [PEA] after injury, PEA with a human amniotic membrane [hAM] wrap, and PEA with a rat amniotic membrane [rAM] wrap groups and treated their injuries accordingly. We took tissue samples from the anastomosis regions, 12 weeks after the experiment, and analyzed them stereologically and ultrastructurally.

A comparison of two endoscopic posterior cordotomy techniques: Laser cordotomy vs diathermy-assisted cordotomy.

Objectives: To compare respiratory function, swallowing and voice quality of bilateral abductor vocal fold paralysis (BAVFP) patients undergoing laser and diathermy-assisted posterior cordotomy.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Tertiary academic hospital.

The Role of Microaspiration in the Pathogenesis of Gastroesophageal Reflux-related Chronic Cough.

Background/aims: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the main causes of chronic cough. We evaluated the role of microaspiration in the pathogenesis of reflux-related cough by determining the amount of lipid-laden macrophages (LLMs) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens.

Methods: A total of 161 cases of chronic cough were evaluated, and 36 patients (average age 48.

Electromyography-Guided Botulinum Toxin Injection Into the Cricothyroid Muscles in Bilateral Vocal Fold Abductor Paralysis.

Objectives: Bilateral vocal fold abductor paralysis (BVFAP) both deteriorates quality of life and may cause life-threatening respiratory problems. The aim of this study was to reduce respiratory symptoms in BVFAP patients using cricothyroid (CT) botulinum toxin (BTX) injection.

Methods: Before and 2 weeks and 4 months after bilateral BTX injection into the CT muscles under electromyography; alterations in respiratory, acoustic, aerodynamic and quality of life parameters were evaluated in BVFAP patients with respiratory distress.

A comparison of electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system and electrocautery in selective neck dissection.

The use of LigaSure™ vessel sealing system in head and neck surgery was reported to be reliable and safe, providing sufficient hemostasis and reducing operating time. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of this technique in patients undergoing selective neck dissections. This study was carried out as a prospective controlled study at an otolaryngology department of a tertiary medical center between July 2013 and July 2015.

Post-Surgical and Oncologic Outcomes of Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy: A Single-Institution Report of Ninety Cases.

Objective: The aim of this study was to report the post-surgical and oncologic outcomes of patients who underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL).

Methods: 90 patients who underwent SCPL between 1994 and 2014 were reviewed. 45 patients underwent cricohyoidopexy (CHP) and 45 patients cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP).

Long-term Follow-up of Positive Surgical Margins in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Face.

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in central facial locations and tumors with positive margins are at a higher risk of recurrence. The most effective treatment is total excision, which includes an adequate pathological margin.

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of the patients who underwent surgery for BCCs of the head and neck and of those who had positive surgical margins where Mohs surgery is not available.

The Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Oral Cavity Cancers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the effectiveness of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the detection of metastasis in N0 necks of T1-T2 early-stage oral cavity cancers.

Materials And Methods: Twenty neck dissections were performed in 18 patients diagnosed with T1 and T2 oral cavity cancer, with an indication for elective neck dissection between November 2007 and January 2011. The male to female ratio was 12:8, with a mean age of 54.

The effect of partial superficial parotidectomy on amplitude, latency and threshold of facial nerve stimulation.

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of partial superficial parotidectomy and facial nerve dissection to electrophysiologic parameters of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring such as nerve stimulation threshold, stimulus amplitude and latency. Twenty-five patients who underwent partial superficial parotidectomy for benign parotid gland mass were included in the study. After the identification of the facial nerve main trunk, minimum stimulation threshold, latencies and amplitudes of the orbicularis oculi (electrode 1) and orbicularis oris (electrode 2) electrodes at 0.

Post-surgical and oncologic outcomes of frontal anterior laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction: a review of 68 cases.

Objective: To report post-surgical and oncological outcomes of 68 patients treated with frontal anterior laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction.

Study Design: Demographic data and all information regarding histopathological grade, initial tumor stage and neck status, follow up time, postoperative complications, nasogastric tube removal time, decannulation time and recurrences were collected from the database and follow-up forms.

Setting: All patients between 1994 and 2014 who were treated with frontal anterior laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction for early glottic carcinoma at Ege University Otolaryngology Clinic were included in the study.

Structures of the APC-ARM domain in complexes with discrete Amer1/WTX fragments reveal that it uses a consensus mode to recognize its binding partners.

The tumor suppressor APC employs its conserved armadillo repeat (ARM) domain to recognize many of its binding partners, including Amer1/WTX, which is mutated in Wilms' tumor and bone overgrowth syndrome. The APC-Amer1 complex has important roles in regulating Wnt signaling and cell adhesion. Three sites A1, A2, and A3 of Amer1 have been reported to mediate its interaction with APC-ARM.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip: survival analysis with long-term follow-up.

The first aim of this study was to evaluate the survival of the patients who underwent surgery due to lip squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Furthermore, the predictive value of the prognostic factors regarding overall outcome was also assessed. The secondary objective was to justify the need of a prophylactic neck dissection according to the tumor size.

Partial laryngectomy with cricoid reconstruction: thyroid carcinoma invading the larynx.

Laryngotracheal invasion worsens the prognosis of thyroid cancer and the surgical approach for laryngotracheal invasion is controversial. In this paper, partial full-thickness excision of the cricoid cartilage with supracricoid laryngectomy and reconstruction of existing defect with thyroid cartilage are explained in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma invading the thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage without intraluminal invasion. Surgical indication should not be established by the site of involvement in thyroid carcinomas invading the larynx, as in primary cancers of the larynx.

The prognostic value of p53 expression in negative surgical margins of early glottic carcinoma in the prediction of local recurrences.

Conclusions: p53 overexpression (>5%) in the surgical margins was more valuable than in the primary tumor tissue for the prediction of local recurrence among surgically treated early glottic cancers. This is the first study to compare p53 values in both primary tumor and surgical margin tissues of the same patients with early glottic cancers.

Objective: To assess the prognostic value of p53 expression in the surgical margins of early glottic cancers treated with external laryngeal surgery in the prediction of local recurrences.