Results of Platelet-Rich Fibrin Application in Pharyngeal Reconstruction After a Total Laryngectomy.

Introduction: Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is one of the most challenging complications observed after a total laryngectomy. Since the biochemical components of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) have well-known synergistic effects on the healing processes, this study aimed to demonstrate the contribution of PRF application to pharyngeal healing in patients undergoing a total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer.

Methods: The study compared patients who underwent a total laryngectomy due to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and had a PRF membrane placed during the pharyngoesophageal closure with those who did not.

Evaluation of inner ear damage by mastoid drilling with measurement of serum prestin (SLC26A5) levels.

Objective: The objective of this study is to demonstrate any inner ear injury caused by drilling in mastoid surgery with prestin, outer hair cell motor protein specific to the cochlea.

Methods: The patients with chronic otitis media requiring mastoidectomy (n = 21) and myringoplasty (n = 21) were included. Serum prestin level obtained from blood samples was measured before surgery and on postoperative days 0, 3, and 7 using Human Prestin (SLC26A5) ELISA Kit.

Semicircular canals are long in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Objective: To search for any morphological variation contributing to aetiopathogenesis and the diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, we measured the sizes of the semicircular canals in patients with and without benign paroxysmal positional vertigo using multidetector computed tomography.

Methods: Cranial bone computed tomography images of 30 benign paroxysmal positional vertigo patients and 30 control patients were acquired with a 128-slice computed tomography scanner and a transverse plane with a thickness of 0.67 mm.

A novel Turkish instrument for assessing quality of life in chronic otitis media –translation and validation of Zurich chronic middle ear inventory.

Background/aim: The Zurich Chronic Middle Ear Questionnaire (ZCMEI-21) is a newly-developed German-language questionnaire. The purpose of this study was to analyze the quality of life (QoL) of chronic otitis media (COM) patients and translate, transculturally adapt, and validate the ZCMEI-21 into Turkish.

Materials And Methods: Based on internationally accepted guidelines, the ZCMEI-21 was translated into Turkish.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Hilotherapy for Postoperative Edema, Ecchymosis, and Pain After Rhinoplasty.

Purpose: Edema and ecchymosis are among the most important morbidities after rhinoplasty. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of hilotherapy application compared with traditional ice applications after rhinoplasty in terms of periorbital edema, ecchymosis, and pain.

Patients And Methods: A total of 60 patients (35 women and 25 men) had undergone primary rhinoplasty with the same surgeon.

Costal Cartilage and Costal Perichondrium Sandwich Graft in Septal Perforation Repair.

Background: Repair of the septal perforation is a challenging procedure and there are many different surgical techniques. In this study, the authors present a novel method which the authors use costal cartilage and costal perichondrium sandwich graft as an interposition graft with bilateral opposing mucoperichondrial flaps.

Patients And Methods: Fourteen patients (5 females, 9 males) underwent septal perforation repair.

Otoprotection to Implanted Cochlea Exposed to Noise Trauma With Dexamethasone Eluting Electrode.

Cochlear implantation (CI) is now widely used to provide auditory rehabilitation to individuals having severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). However, CI can lead to electrode insertion trauma (EIT) that can cause damage to sensory cells in the inner ear resulting in loss of residual hearing. Even with soft surgical techniques where there is minimal macroscopic damage, we can still observe the generation of molecular events that may initiate programmed cell death various mechanisms such as oxidative stress, the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and activation of the caspase pathway.

The association of allergic rhinitis severity with neutrophil-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratio in adults.

Objective: To investigate the association of allergic rhinitis (AR) severity with neutrophil-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratios in adult patients.

Methods: The study design was prospective observational study and the study included 209 AR patients and 243 healthy individuals. The patient group comprised 38.

A new technique to find the facial nerve and recess by using the short process of the incus and the spine of Henle as landmarks: incus-spine angle.

Background: Precise techniques to find the facial nerve (FN) and recess are lacking.

Objectives: We aimed to define incus-spine and incus-FN angles which can be used to localize the FN and recess during mastoidectomy.

Material And Methods: Thirty adult cadaveric temporal bones were studied.

Two Different Percutaneous Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Abutment Systems: Comparative Clinical Study.

Objective: To compare two different percutaneous bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) abutment systems regarding operation time, scar healing, quality of life, implant stability, audiologic results, and complications.

Materials And Methods: The study involves a prospective multi-center clinical evaluation. Thirty-two consecutive patients who had undergone BAHA surgery from January 2011 to January 2013 in two tertiary centers were included in the study.

[A rare cause of oropharyngeal mass: bilateral aberrant internal carotid artery].

Bilateral pharyngeal internal carotid artery aberration is a rarely seen variation which poses a risk during the surgical interventions of this area. A 74-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with the complaints of a sensation of fullness in his throat and dysphagia. Oropharyngeal examination revealed bilateral smooth-surfaced masses in the posterior pharyngeal wall.

The use and possible complications of graft materials in rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty is indicated for improving nasal breathing, the appearance of the nose, mental well-being and self-confidence. In rhinoplasty, the most important factors are the surgeon's experience and sense of balance and beauty. Facial beauty is related to balance and the symmetry of different parts of the face, including the nose.