Effect of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy on conjunctival morphology and visual quality.

Clinical Relevance: Endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (EN-DCR) is one of the preferred interventions for occlusion of the nasolacrimal drainage system. Understanding the bulbar conjunctival changes that occur after EN-DCR surgery will provide better insight into the effect of this procedure on visual quality and patient comfort.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate visual quality and bulbar conjunctival cytologic changes using in vivo confocal microscopy and corneal topography in patients with epiphora resulting from nasolacrimal duct obstruction after EN-DCR.

A comparison of two surgical techniques for basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid: two-step surgery and one-step surgery.

Objective: To compare the results of one-step surgery (OSS) and two-step surgery (TSS) in the surgical management of eyelid basal cell carcinomas (BCC).

Method: A total of 43 eyes of 43 patients were included. OSS was applied to 22 of these patients, while TSS was applied to 21 patients.

Salvage surgery in nasopharyngeal Cancer: Unraveling the efficacy of transnasal endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for advanced stage recurrent tumors.

Objective: This systematic review evaluates the efficacy and morbidity of transnasal endoscopic nasopharyngectomy as a salvage treatment for advanced-stage recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC).

Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic search in Medline, Scopus, and PubMed, identifying studies on transnasal endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for rNPC. Inclusion criteria encompassed histologically confirmed rT3 and rT4 NPC patients previously treated with radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.

Indications, Surgical Strategies And Hearing Outcomes of Revision Stapes Surgery for Otosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on 2602 Patients.

Objective: To summarize current knowledge on the indications, surgical strategies, and auditory outcomes of revision stapes surgery (RSS) for otosclerosis.

Data Sources: The search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science online databases, including papers published since 2000.

Review Methods: The study was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines.

Intraoperative surgical navigation as a precision medicine tool in sinonasal and craniofacial oncologic surgery.

Introduction: Recent evidence supports the efficacy of surgical navigation (SN) in improving outcomes of sinonasal and craniofacial oncologic surgery. This study aims to demonstrate the utility of SN as a tool for integrating surgical, radiologic, and pathologic information. Additionally, a system for recording and mapping biopsy samples has been devised to facilitate sharing of spatial information.

The Depth of Invasion and Level IV Cervical Node Metastasis in Patients with Clinically N0 Tongue Cancer.

Background: The accurate indication for level IV dissection is crucial for preventing complications such as phrenic nerve damage and chylous fistulas in clinically N0 tongue cancer. Although the depth of invasion is an established independent risk factor for occult lymph node metastasis in tongue cancer, its relationship with level IV metastasis has not been evaluated. This study investigated the relationship between the depth of invasion and level IV nodal metastasis in clinically N0 tongue cancer.

Management of Basal Cell Carcinomas: Clinical Experience.

Objective: Basal cell carcinomas (BCC) mostly originate from the head and neck region. Main goal in BCC treatment is to achieve both aesthetic and functional results while observing the principles of tumor surgery. We report our experience regarding the clinical, histopathological features and surgical treatment results of head and neck basal cell carcinomas in the light of the literature.

Can Wideband Tympanometry Predict the Prognosis of Otitis Media With Effusion?

Background And Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the capacity of wideband tympanometry (WBT) in predicting the prognosis of otitis media with effusion (OME).

Subjects And Methods: Sixty-one ears with effusion and 30 healthy ears of children were enrolled. The patients were followed up monthly using WBT.

Resection of the internal carotid artery in selected patients affected by cancer of the skull base.

Invasion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) has been historically considered a criterion of non-resectability of skull base cancer (SBC). Patients affected by SBC who underwent surgery including resection of ICA at two tertiary institutions were included. Demographics, oncologic, and surgical information, complications, and survival outcomes were retrospectively reviewed.

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Subjective Tinnitus.

 Increases in spontaneous activity in the neurons of the auditory cortex are presumed as the pathophysiology of tinnitus.  To investigate the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of tinnitus.  A total of 62 patients between the ages of 22 and 74 with chronic subjective tinnitus were enrolled in the study.

The role of CT angiography and endovascular treatment in acute-massive head and neck bleeding.

Purpose: To report the results of the endovascular treatment of acute-massive head and neck bleeding in a single center and underline the value of computerized tomography-angiography and endovascular treatment of this desperate patient group.

Methods: Forty-eight patients who suffered from acute-massive head and neck bleeding and in whom conservative treatment options had failed were included in the study. To localize the site of the bleeding, computerized tomography-angiography was obtained above the supra-aortic level.

Transorbital endoscopic approaches to the skull base: a systematic literature review and anatomical description.

Transorbital endoscopic approaches are increasing in popularity as they provide corridors to reach various areas of the ventral skull base through the orbit. They can be used either alone or in combination with different approaches when dealing with the pathologies of the skull base. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the surgical anatomy of transorbital endoscopic approaches by cadaver dissections as well as providing objective clinical data on their actual employment and morbidity through a systematic review of the current literature.

The Bibliometric Analysis of the Studies Presented at the Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology Congresses in the Period 2009-2018.

Objective: The aim of this study was to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the abstracts presented at Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology Congresses in the years from 2009 to 2018.

Methods: Abstracts were defined and grouped according to their field of study, design, level of evidence, number of authors, the main institution in which they were held, and whether they were uni- or multi-centric. Frequency and percentage tables were prepared.

The role of CD133 expression of cancer stem cells on radiotherapy response in early stage glottic cancers.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between CD133 positivity and radiotherapy (RT) response in early stage glottic laryngeal cancers.

Methods: Thirty seven patients with early-stage glottic laryngeal carcinoma who were treated with primary RT were evaluated. Patients with regular follow-up of at least 3 years were included in the study.

Skull base osteomyelitis: clinical and radiologic analysis of a rare and multifaceted pathological entity.

Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a potentially life-threatening inflammation of cranial base bony structures of variable origin. Criteria for diagnosis and treatment are still controversial. Demographics, predisposing factors, symptoms, imaging, and clinical, laboratory, histological, and microbiological data of patients managed for SBO at the University Hospital of Brescia (ASST Spedali Civili) between 2002 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.

Free Flaps for Advanced Oral Cancer in the "Older Old" and "Oldest Old": A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Study.

Surgery followed by adjuvant therapy represents the most adequate treatment for advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Free flaps are considered the best reconstructive option after major oral surgery. In the last decades, OSCC has increased in the elderly due to an augmented life span.

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Quercetin on Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Rats.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of quercetin on cochlear function and morphology, and its possible protective effect against acute cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in rats.

Materials And Methods: This prospective and controlled animal study was conducted on Wistar albino rats divided into four groups. Otoacoustic emission measures were performed three days after the first infiltration in Group 1 (saline), 2 (cisplatin), and 3 (quercetin).

Mucociliary clearance in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Introduction: Mucociliary clearance (MC) is a critical defense mechanism for the protection of the entire respiratory system. Nasal colonization of some pathogens and chronical nasal infections are important risk factors for peritonitis. Any disturbance in the MC causes stasis of secretions and secondary infections.

Endoscopic-assisted maxillectomy: Operative technique and control of surgical margins.

Background: When amenable to radical excision, cancer involving the maxilla is typically treated with maxillectomy followed by adjuvant therapy. Posterior tumor extension beyond the maxillary box leads to the invasion of complex areas, where achieving clear margins may be challenging.

Methods: Patients undergoing endoscopic-assisted maxillectomy for nasoethmoidal, maxillary, or hard palate cancer between 2007 and 2017 were included in the study.

Non-squamous cell carcinoma diseases of the larynx: clinical and imaging findings.

Introduction: Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common laryngeal neoplasm and accounts for approximately 95% of all malignant neoplams of the larynx. However, various benign and malignant tumors and inflammatory diseases may affect the larynx.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the clinical and imaging findings of non-squamous cell neoplasms and inflammatory diseases of the larynx.

Evaluation of the effect of inferior turbinate outfracture on nasolacrimal transit time by saccharin test.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of inferior turbinate outfracture on nasolacrimal transit time by saccharin test.

Materials And Methods: Twenty patients who underwent septoplasty + unilateral radiofrequency ablation and outfracture of inferior turbinate were enrolled into study. They had no complaints about their eyes and denied previous ocular surgery.