Publications by authors named "B Romanos"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of conventional endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and a modified version for treating nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) while evaluating factors that influence success rates.
- - Analysis of medical records from 2016 to 2020 showed a success rate of 98.0% for the modified DCR compared to 84.8% for the conventional method, with certain factors like mucosal flap preservation contributing to higher success odds.
- - The findings concluded that while the modified technique significantly improved success rates, there were no notable differences in complication rates or average surgery time between the two methods.
Background: Myringotomy with trans-tympanic T-tube (TTT) placement is the most common surgical procedure performed in children. Finding a technique that provides longer aeration periods, lower complications rates, and less need for subsequent interventions will help the healthcare system from preventable events.
Objectives: To compare the efficiency and complications rates of the traditional TTT to those of the novel postero-superior tubes in a grooved bone (TGB) for long-term middle ear ventilation in children suffering from recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM), or chronic otitis media with effusion (COME).
Background: The objective of this study was to compare the low-priced monopolar electrocautery to the high-priced, worldwide used, plasma ablation in tonsillotomy among children aged between three and twelve years, suffering from obstructive breathing disorders (OBD), with respect to post-operative pain, bleeding and related morbidities.
Methods: A randomized case-control study was conducted in the Eye and Ear Hospital International- Lebanon. 103 children aged between three and twelve years suffering from OBD secondary to tonsillar hypertrophy were randomly assigned into two groups.
Timothy Syndrome (TS) is caused by very rare exonic mutations of the CACNA1C gene that produce delayed inactivation of Cav1.2 voltage-gated calcium channels during cellular action potentials, with greatly increased influx of calcium into the activated cells. The major clinical feature of this syndrome is a long QT interval that results in cardiac arrhythmias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Genome-wide association study was carried out on personality traits among bipolar patients as possible endophenotypes for gene discovery in bipolar disorder.
Methods: The subscales of Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) were used as quantitative phenotypes. The genotyping platform was the Affymetrix 6.