Effects of Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate on Wound Healing After Surgical Phonotrauma Model in Rabbit Larynx.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of inhaled fluticasone propionate on wound healing after phonosurgical trauma of larynx in rabbit model.

Study Design: A randomized controlled study on experimental animals (rabbits).

Methods: In this prospective experimental animal study, surgically induced type 2 scar was created under general anesthesia in 52 vocal folds of 26 rabbits.

Role of the neck dissection in early-stage lower lip cancers.

Background: In early-stage lip cancer, spread to cervical lymph nodes is extremely rare. Elective neck treatment options include suprahyoid or supraomohyoid neck dissection, sentinel lymph node biopsy, or close follow-up. Aim: In this study, our aim was to investigate the effect of elective surgery on survival in patients operated for early-stage lip cancer.

Disease and Quality of Life Aspects of Cat Allergy in Non-Pet Owners with Allergic Rhinitis.

Introduction: The severity of cat allergy-related symptoms varies widely. The rising prevalence of cat owning makes it a significant human health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate disease severity and quality of life (QoL) aspects of cat sensitization and allergy in non-pet owners with allergic rhinitis (AR).

Successful Treatment of Central Nervous System Involvement in Posttransplant EBV-related Lymphoproliferative Disease With Intrathecal Rituximab Therapy.

The posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease is a severe cause of morbidity and mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Central Nervous System involvement in EBV-related PTLD is rare, and there is no standard treatment recommendation. We present our patient and discuss other previously reported cases of EBV-associated PTLD with CNS involvement.

Treatment Results and Postoperative Complications of Single-Stage Tracheal Resection in Adolescent Patients with Post-Intubation Tracheal Stenosis, Compared to Adults.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the treatment outcomes and postoperative complications of tracheal resection in patients under the age of 19 years with post-intubation tracheal stenosis, and to compare the results with those of adults.

Methods: Data were retrospectively retrieved from the medical records, including demographic characteristics, perioperative features, any postoperative complications and follow-up statuses of the patients. Treatment results and postoperative complications were compared between adolescent and adult groups.

The Bibliometric Aspects of Case Report/Series in Science Citation Index Otorhinolaryngology Journals.

Objective: The rate of case report/series (CR/S) acceptance by the high impact journals is steadily declining mainly due to low citations. The aim of this study is primarily to investigate the bibliometric aspects of CR/S in the field of otorhinolaryngology (ORL) and secondarily to guide prospective authors as to which type of CR/S have better chances of acceptance and citation in the current publication climate.

Methods: Bibliometric and citation analysis of CR/S published in Science Citation Index (SCI) journals of ORL covering the years of 2012-2016 was conducted.

The prognostic value of thyroid gland invasion in locally advanced laryngeal cancers.

Background: Locally advanced laryngeal cancers can spread to the thyroid gland by direct invasion of cricothyroid membrane. The prevalence of thyroid gland invasion (TGI) and the predictive factors of TGI were well described in literature. However, the association of TGI with survival was undetermined yet.

Clustering upper airway physicals, otitis media with effusion and auditory functions in children.

Objective: Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) has been identified as a cause of otitis media with effusion (OME), which is the most common cause of childhood hearing loss. Indeed, there may be other upper airway-related predisposing factors such as, location of the adenoid, accompanying tonsillar hypertrophy (TH) and nasal septal deviation (NSD) for the development of OME. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the associations between the upper airway physicals and OME with auditory functions.

The influence of age and language on developmental trajectory of theory of mind in children with cochlear implants.

Objective: The present study investigates if children with cochlear implants (CI) are associated with delayed development of Theory of Mind (ToM) and the differences in gain of ToM ability with respect to age, language and other aspects of CI.

Methods: One-hundred-eleven children with participation of their hearing parents, aged between 36 months and 132 months, who had congenital profound bilateral deafness and were unilateral CI users; plus 99 healthy children underwent 'Peabody Picture Vocabulary' and 'Sally-Anne' tests. A total of 77 children with CI (mean age: 76.

Necrotizing Fasciitis due to Candida Infection after Thyroid Surgery.

Surgical site infections (SSIs) after thyroidectomy are very rare as it is a clean case surgery, even the patterns for the use of prophylactic antibiotics is disputable. Cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue infections are the most common type of SSIs that develop due to the contamination of the skin flora pathogens during surgical incision. We report the case of a patient who, unlike the reports in the literature, developed necrotizing fasciitis due to Candida infection after total thyroidectomy.

Evaluation of Lateral Temporal Bone Resection in Locally Advanced Tumours of the Parotid Gland.

This study evaluated the effects of lateral temporal bone resection (LTBR) on local tumour control in patients with locally advanced parotid gland tumours. The medical records of seven patients treated with radical parotidectomy combined with LTBR for locally advanced primary parotid tumour at the Otolaryngology Department of Dokuz Eylul University between January 1995 and December 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Demographic variables, tumour characteristics, treatment properties, postoperative complications, follow-up durations and local, regional and distant recurrences were analysed.

The Effect of Tympanic Membrane Perforation Site, Size and Middle Ear Volume on Hearing Loss.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the location and the size of perforation in cases with tympanic membrane perforation, its relation to the manubrium mallei and middle ear volume, and to investigate how these are correlated with the severity and frequencies of conductive hearing loss.

Methods: This prospectively designed study included the patients who presented to the the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Dokuz Eylül University with hearing loss or tinnitus complaints in the period from June 2014 through June 2017 and were identified to have tympanic membrane perforation in their otoscopic examination. Patients who underwent myringoplasty and type 1 tympanoplasty and whose air-bone gap was found lower than 10 dB in the postoperative audiological examination were included in the study.

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma of the Nasal Septum: A Case Report.

Metastatic lesions of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are rare tumors. Carcinomas originating from intrapelvic organs play an important role in the differential diagnosis of these masses because of their paradoxic spread to the head and neck region. In this study we report a case with metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the caudal nasal septum.

Sound energy absorbance characteristics of cartilage grafts used in type 1 tympanoplasty.

Objective: The purpose of this prospective case-control study is to evaluate the sound energy absorbance characteristics of cartilage grafts in patients, who have undergone type 1 cartilage tympanoplasty.

Methods: Thirty-four operated ears of 32 patients and 70 ears of 35 control subjects were included. Differences of pure-tone audiometry thresholds and wideband ambient-pressure absorbance ratios with respect to the graft material, graft thickness, cartilage surface area ratio and elapsed time after surgery were analyzed.

Unilateral Pedunculated Lymphangiectatic Fibrolipomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil: A Rare Case.

Lymphangiomatous polyps are rare benign hamartomatous tumors of the palatine tonsils that can cause significant distress to the patients such as sore throat, foreign body sensation, a lumpy feeling in the throat region, dysphagia, and eventual suffocation. In this paper, the case of a 17-year-old male who came to the outpatient clinic with a complaint of difficulty in swallowing, eventual vomiting, and occasions of hematemesis is presented. On physical examination, the patient had a smooth-surface, polypoid, pedunculated tumoral lesion originating from the middle pole of the left palatine tonsil and protruding into the oropharyngeal isthmus.

Analysis of Otologic Injuries Due to Blast Trauma by Handmade Explosives.

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the otologic injuries due to handmade explosive-welded blast travma in the law enforcement officers during the combat operations in the curfew security region and to specify the disorders that Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery (OHNS) physicians can face during such operations.

Methods: Medical records of patients in law enforcement who were initially treated by OHNS physicians of Silopi State Hospital during combat operations, between December 14, 2015 and January 15, 2016 were reviewed. Twenty-five patients with otologic injuries due to blast trauma were included in the study.

Cochlear and Vestibular Effects of Combined Intratympanic Gentamicin and Dexamethasone.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of an intratympanic gentamicin-dexamethasone combination on the inner ear.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-six Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups: Group I (Control), group II (Intratympanic dexamethasone; ITD), group III (Intratympanic gentamicin; ITG), and group IV (Intratympanic gentamicin and dexamethasone; ITGD). On the first day after basal auditory brainstem response (ABR) measurements, the ITG group received 0.

A Case of Ameloblastic Fibroodontoma Extending Maxillary Sinus with Erupted Tooth: Is Transcanine Approach with Alveolectomy Feasible?

Ameloblastic fibroodontoma (AFO) is a rare entity of mixed odontogenic tumors and frequently arises from posterior portion of the maxilla or mandible in first two decades of life. Herein, a 35-year-old woman with a noncontributory medical history who presented with a progressive left maxillary toothache, left maxillary first molar tooth mobility, and swelling in the left maxillary molar area for the last 2 months was reported. Radiologically, a tumor that originated from periapical area of the second mature molar teeth of maxilla was seen and additively unerupted tooth was not detected.

Pharyngocutaneous Fistula after Total Laryngectomy: Risk Factors with Emphasis on Previous Radiotherapy and Heavy Smoking.

Objective: In this retrospective cohort study, we aimed to determine the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) after total laryngectomy (TL) and to define the possible predictors for PCF formation.

Methods: The medical records of 198 patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent TL were reviewed. After the exclusion of patients with history of free flap reconstruction, previous laryngeal surgery, and previous radiotherapy (RT) for other primary cancers, the risk factors for PCF were analyzed in 183 patients who were included in the study.

Analysis of histopathological aspects and bone destruction characteristics in acquired middle ear cholesteatoma of pediatric and adult patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the proliferative and apoptotic activity of middle ear cholesteatoma in pediatric and adult patients, in addition to comparing its histopathological aspects and the severity of advanced bone destruction.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of 223 patients treated for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma at the Otolaryngology Department of Dokuz Eylul University between January 1992 and December 2013 were retrospectively evaluated. Sixty-one patients subjected to tympanomastoidectomy due to middle ear cholesteatoma, with sufficient specimens for histopathological examination, were included in the study.

The treatment of pharyngoesophageal perforation following anterior cervical spine intervention.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in pharyngoesophageal perforation (PEP) following anterior cervical spine intervention (ACSI).

Methods: We reviewed the records of four patients with PEP after ACSI. Symptoms, physical examination findings, imaging results, treatment, and follow-up characteristics were evaluated.

Assessment of Subepithelial Angiogenesis in Acquired Cholesteatoma between Pediatric and Adult Patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare subepithelial angiogenesis developing within the perimatrix of the cholesteatoma between pediatric and adult patients.

Methods: Sixty-one patients who underwent mastoidectomy for the first intent because of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma between 1993 and 2013 and from whom appropriate tissue specimens were taken were included in the study. The patients were classified in the pediatric patient group if they were under the age of 18 years and the adult patient group if they were 18 years and older.

Theory of mind and unawareness of illness in schizophrenia: is poor insight a mentalizing deficit?

This study investigates the impact of theory of mind (ToM) deficits on poor insight in schizophrenia. The scale for unawareness of mental disorder (SUMD) was administered to 58 stable outpatients with schizophrenia. First and second order false belief tasks, the Eyes test and a battery of nonToM cognitive measures were administered.