Sensory, voluntary, and motor postural control in children and adolescents with mucopolysaccharidosis.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate automatic and voluntary motor control performances, which have an important function in maintaining balance, in children and adolescents with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS).

Methods: The records of 70 patients were retrospectively analyzed. The results of Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) performed according to the age and development of the individuals were examined.

Endonasal choanal atresia repair; evaluating the surgical results of 58 cases.

Background: Choanal atresia is the most common congenital nasal anomaly, with an incidence of 1:5000-1:8000 live births. Atresia can be seen as membraneous, bony or mixed type. When it is bilateral, it is accepted lifethreatening, therefore bilateral atresia necessitates immediate intervention.

Evaluation of hearing in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever patients during attack period and attack-free period.

Objectives: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease worldwide. It usually has a childhood onset and is characterized with recurrent attacks with irregular intervals. Few studies have been performed to investigate hearing in FMF patients ran with various tests and showed different results.

Flow-volume curve in the diagnosis and follow-up of intrathoracic airway obstruction.

Spirometry is an easy method to measure lung function and to show pathophysiology. It assists not only to determine the severity of bronchial obstruction in asthma but also to differentiate the characteristics of the intrathoracic diseases narrowing the central airways. Different types of benign and malignant tumors of the trachea may cause emergence of symptoms of airway obstruction.

Otorhinolaryngological, audiovestibular and swallowing manifestations of patients with Niemann-Pick disease Type C.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate audiovestibular and swallowing impairment of patients with NPC.

Methods: Audiovestibular and swallowing evaluation were performed on patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) at Hacettepe University between 20013 and 2015 prospectively. Pure-tone audiometry (PTA), Auditory Brain stem response (ABR), Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) test and posturography were done.

Hearing stimulation of the pediatric patient with congenital aural atresia: surgical and audiological evaluation of 38 patients.

The aim of this work is to stress the importance of and discuss the timing and options for the treatment of congenital aural atresia (CAA), including non-surgical alternative treatment modalities and amplification, and to report the audiological and surgical results of a series of patients. Thirty-eight children with CAA were evaluated with regard to hearing and anatomical anomalies accompanying CAA: the state of the ossicles and the facial nerve, postoperative complications and audiological results. The ages of the patients ranged between 4 and 18 years, with a mean of 10 years.

The influence of low-level laser therapy with alendronate irrigation on healing of bone defects in rats.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of alendronate (Aln) irrigation with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the healing of bone defects in rats. Sixty Wistar rats weighing 250 to 300 g were randomly divided into three groups of 20 animals each: (1) control group, (2) Aln group, and (3) Aln with LLLT group. The distal epiphysis of all rats was perforated with a surgical bone drill.

Endolaryngeal dilatation versus laryngotracheal reconstruction in the primary management of subglottic stenosis.

Objectives: The scope of the study is to compare endolaryngeal dilatations (ED) with laryngotracheal reconstruction with cartilage grafting (LTRCG) in terms of restenosis.

Methods: Pediatric subglottic stenosis patients treated in Hacettepe University, between 2002 and 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. Patients who had ED or LTRCG as primary management were included in the study.

Laryngomalacia: patient outcomes following aryepiglottoplasty at a tertiary care center.

Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of stridor in neonates and infants. Most cases are mild and resolve spontaneously without treatment. Only severe cases with intolerable symptoms require surgical intervention; in such cases, supraglottoplasty is considered the treatment of choice.

Congenital laryngeal cyst: a rare cause of polyhydramnios.

Congenital laryngeal cyst is a rare cause of airway obstruction that may require urgent diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of a neonate having history of polyhydramnios and severe respiratory distress at birth. A laryngeal cyst detected during intubation.

Nasal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartoma in a premature infant.

Hamartomas are tumor-like lesions composed of tissue elements normally found at the site where they are located, but which grow in a disorganized manner. They generally occur at birth or soon after, although presentations during adult life have been reported. Hamartomas of the head and neck are very rare.

Pediatric tracheotomy: comparison of indications and complications between children and adults.

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the differences between adult and pediatric tracheotomies in terms of indications, early and late complications and decannulation time. A total of 136 (53 children, 83 adult) patients who underwent tracheotomy between 2006 and 2011 were studied. Prolonged intubation was the most common indication in children (84.

Treatment of congenital nasal cavity stenosis by balloon dilatation in a newborn: a case report.

Neonates are obligate nasal breathers, and any form of neonatal nasal obstruction may have serious consequences. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to avoid severe hypoxia. Congenital bony nasal stenosis (CBNS) is an extremely rare cause of neonatal nasal airway obstruction and can easily be confused with choanal atresia or stenosis.

A case of an extensive dentigerous cyst in the maxillary sinus leading to epiphora and nasal obstruction.

Background: The dentigerous cyst is defined as a cyst that originates by the separation of the follicle from around the crown of an unerupted tooth. The clinical examination reveals a missing tooth or teeth and possibly a hard swelling, sometimes resulting in facial asymmetry and possible pathologic fracture. A large maxillary cyst involves the whole sinus and can transmit pressure to the walls of the sinus and, consequently, cause ophthalmologic and nasal symptoms to develop.

Effect of biostimulation on healing of bone defects in diabetic rats.

Background And Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of biostimulation on healing of bone defects in diabetic rats.

Study Design/material And Methods: Twenty-eight Wistar rats weighting 250 to 300 g were used for this study. Diabetes was chemically induced with streptozotocin, and 14 nondiabetic and 14 diabetic rats were included in the study.

Histologic evaluation of the effects of Er:YAG laser on bone ablation.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the healing of bone defects created using an Er:YAG laser with those defects created using a surgical bone drill.

Methods And Materials: Fourteen Wistar rats were used for this study. Femurs were perforated with a surgical bone drill, coupled to a micromotor (bur group) to create a bone defect.

Er:YAG laser ablation of bone in experimental diabetics.

Background And Objective: The aim of this study was to compare bone healing in experimental diabetics after ostectomies obtained by Er:YAG laser and bur drilling.

Study Design/material And Methods: Twenty-eight Wistar rats weighing 250-300 g were used for this study. Diabetes was chemically induced with streptozotocin administered as a single intraperitoneal injection.

The effect of low-level laser therapy on healing of skin incisions made using a diode laser in diabetic rats.

Background And Objective: To investigate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on healing of skin incisions made using a diode laser in diabetic rats.

Material And Methods: Eighteen diabetic Wistar rats were used for this study. One incision was performed on the left side of the dorsum using a diode laser, and the other two incisions were made with a scalpel and diode laser on the right side of each rat.

The effect of gallium-aluminum-arsenide 808-nm low-level laser therapy on healing of skin incisions made using a diode laser.

Background And Objective: To investigate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on healing of skin incisions made using a diode laser in rats.

Material And Methods: Eighteen Wistar rats were used for this study. Two parallel incisions (approximately 15 mm in length) were performed on the left and right side of the dorsum of each rat using a diode laser (4-W output powers with a tip 300 microm in diameter, 6 mm long, and 635-nm aiming beam).

Effect of biostimulation on wound healing in diabetic rats.

Background And Objective: Impaired wound healing is a complication of diabetes and is a serious problem in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of biostimulation on wound healing in diabetic rats.

Material And Methods: Thirty-six female Wistar rats weighting 250 to 300 g were used for this study.

Efficacy of nasopharyngeal culture in identification of pathogen in middle ear fluid in chronic otitis media with effusion.

Purpose: Chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) is the leading cause of hearing loss during childhood. In bacterial etiology of OME, the most frequent pathogens responsible are Haemophilus influenzae followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarrhalis. This study aimed at evaluating the accuracy of nasopharyngeal (NP) specimens in the identification of pathogens in the middle ear fluid (MEF) in patients with OME.

A multidisciplinary approach to the management of individuals with fragile X syndrome.

Background: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability. Since the identification of the responsible gene (FMR1) and its protein (FMRP), there has been enormous progress in both clinical and pathogenetic research on the neurobehavioural aspects of the condition. However, studies regarding other medical problems anticipated in individuals with FXS are limited.