Prognostic Value of Polypoid Changes of the Middle Turbinate in Relapsed Nasal Polypi after FESS: A Prospective Cohort Study.

 Despite the high level of patient satisfaction with functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and the clinical improvement, polyp recurrence is observed in 23% to 87% of patients and requires reoperation.  To assess the prognostic value of polypoid changes of the middle turbinate (PCMT) in relapse of paranasal sinus polyps in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyp (CRSwNP) after FESS and the effect of partial middle turbinectomy (PMT) on the outcome of surgery.  We conducted a prospective clinical study on 60 patients with CRSwNP with and without PCMT.

Comparison between classic 'Fisch' and 'corner-tag' meatoplasty techniques after canal wall down tympanomastoidectomy.

Purpose: To compare outcomes of two different methods of meatoplasty following Canal Wall-Down tympanomastoidectomy.

Methods: A retrospective case review study of 48 patients with non-complicated unsafe chronic suppurative otitis media candidate for post-auricular canal wall-down tympanomastoidectomy via a post-auricular approach at Otolaryngology department, Benha university hospitals from January 2021 to January 2023, all were operated for the first time, and divided into 2 groups each of 24 patients. Group A submitted for classic 'Fisch', and group B 'Corner-Tag' meatoplasty.

Covid-19-Related Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: Clinical Features and Outcomes.

 There is a noticeable increase in the incidence of acute invasive fungal sinusitis which coincides with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It is a potentially-lethal fungal infection, with the most common form being the rhino-orbito-cerebral presentation.  The aim of the present study is to discuss the different epidemiological factors, risk factors, clinical presentations and outcomes of acute invasive fungal sinusitis which is noticeably related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.