Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartoma is Frequent in Olfactory Cleft After Nasalization.

Objectives: To assess the site and histopathology of polyps at the first revision surgery for recurrent nasal polyposis (NP) after radical ethmoidectomy (nasalization).

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2015, a total of 62 patients having undergone revision surgery for recurrent NP after nasalization were included.

Auditory fatigue among call dispatchers working with headsets.

Objectives: To determine whether call center dispatchers wearing headsets are subject to auditory fatigue at the end of a work shift.

Material And Methods: Data was gathered at times when call centers were busiest. All call operators wore a headset for up to 12 h.

Bronchial or Laryngeal Obstruction Induced by Exercise?

A child suspected of exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction and asthma is examined by laryngoscopy and respiratory resistance (Rrs) after exercise challenge. Immediately at exercise cessation, the visualized adduction of the larynx in inspiration is reflected in a paroxystic increase in Rrs. While normal breathing has apparently resumed later on during recovery from exercise, the pattern of Rrs in inspiration is observed to reoccur following a deep breath or swallowing.

Relationship between FDG-PET and different types of sinonasal malignancies.

Conclusion: The sensitivity and specificity of a FDG-PET scan may be different according to the histology. The SUV and SUV ratio may reflect the tumor's aggressive behavior.

Objectives: To describe the characteristics of PET/CT scans, including the maximum standard uptake values (SUV), at initial diagnosis according to six main types of sinonasal malignancies: sinonasal adenocarcinoma (SNAC), sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), sinonasal malignant melanoma (SMM), olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB), and sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNEC).

Can surgeons predict the olfactory outcomes after endoscopic surgery for nasal polyposis?

Objectives/hypothesis: The aim of this study is to identify predictors for olfactory outcomes in patients with nasal polyposis (NP) after surgery on the ethmoidal labyrinths, either with or without resection of the polyps of the olfactory cleft (OC).

Study Design: Prospective study.

Methods: Ninety-six patients endoscopically operated on for NP were enrolled in this study.