Endoscopic Evaluation after Conventional Adenoid Curettage.

 Adenoidectomy is one of the most common procedures performed by otolaryngologists. Traditional adenoid curettage is performed blindly, which can result in inadequate removal of the adenoid and injury to the surrounding structures.  To perform transnasal endoscopic examinations to assess the nasopharynx after conventional curettage adenoidectomy.

Infrahyoid muscle flap as augmentation of pharyngeal repair after total laryngectomy.

Introduction: To assess the usage of contralateral infrahyoid muscles as onlay flap in prevention of pharyngo-cutaneous fistula (PCF) in total laryngectomy (TL) patients with high risk factors of PCF development.

Methods: This study included 10 patients who suffered from advanced laryngeal carcinoma with presence of risk factors for development of PCF. We added an enforcement muscular layer during neo-pharynx wall repair, the infrahyoid muscle flap of the contralateral side of the tumour origin as an onlay muscular flap to cover the anastomotic site for healing augmentation.

Association of serum CD14 level and functional polymorphism C-159T in the promoter region of CD14 gene with allergic rhinitis.

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory tract affecting a significant number of the world's population. It occurs as an IgE-mediated immune response of the nasal mucosa to inhaled allergens. The human Cluster of Differentiation 14 (CD14) is a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-anchored molecule expressed on the surface of monocytes and macrophages and functions as a receptor to lipopolysaccharides and inhaled endotoxins that may stimulate interleukins production by antigen-presenting cells.

High-risk human papillomavirus enhances the expression of COX-2 VEGF, EGFR, ProEx-C, and TERT proteins in human papillomavirus-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma through activation of PI3K/Akt, pRb, and TERT signalling pathways.

Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma (HMSC) is a new type of sinonasal tumour that frequently drops out of accurate diagnosis. Human papillomavirus related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma was previously known as HPV-related sinonasal carcinoma with adenoid cystic characteristics, and it is connected to high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) strains whose prognosis is unknown. We aim to evaluate PI3K/Akt, pRb, and h telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) signalling pathway activation through the expression of proteins cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), ProEx-C, and TERT and their prognostic and clinicopathological value in HMSC patients.