Comparison of acidifying agents and clotrimazole for treatment of otomycosis: a comprehensive one-way mini-review.

Background And Purpose: This review aimed to compare the efficacy of acidifying agents and clotrimazole in the treatment of patients with otomycosis.

Materials And Methods: The databases, including Research Gate, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Embase, Medline, Scopus, Cochrane, and library databases of clinical trials were searched in this study. The keywords were "Fungal Ear Infection" and "Otitis External" for otomycosis, "Clotrimazole", Lotrimin", "Mycelex", "Desenex", and "Clotrimaderm Mycoderm" for clotrimazole, and "Boric Acid Alcohol", "Alcohol-vinegar solution", Burow solution (Domeboro), "Isopropyl Alcohol", "VoSol" and "Acetic Acid" for acidifying agents.

Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Stapedotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objective: To determine the outcomes and complications of endoscopic versus microscopic stapes surgery in patients with otosclerosis.

Study Design: Randomized, single-blinded clinical trial.

Methods: Patients with otosclerosis who underwent either trans-canal microscopic or endoscopic stapedotomy at a tertiary care hospital were compared.

Polysomnographic Findings Versus Degree of Obstruction During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Muller's Maneuver.

Purpose: To investigate associations between polysomnographic findings and the severity of upper airway obstructions during Muller's Maneuver (MM) and Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study. Adult patients newly diagnosed with OSAS in a tertiary sleep center were included consecutively and evaluated by polysomnography and MM.

Intratympanic Triamcinolone or Dexamethasone in Sudden Sensory Neural Hearing Loss: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a condition in which a person experiences a rapid loss of hearing, often in one ear. The cause of SSNHL is not always clear, but it is thought to be related to issues with the inner ear, auditory nerve, or other parts of the hearing pathway. Intratympanic injection is a treatment method for SSNHL in which a medication (corticosteroids) is injected directly into the middle ear space through the tympanic membrane.

Jugular foramen versus hypoglossal canal in axial CT scan.

Background: Differentiating jugular foramen from hypoglossal canal in computed tomography (CT) scan is vital for correct diagnosis of posterior fossa pathologies; however, it has been shown that the ability for differentiating these skull base elements is limited. The purpose of this study was to produce a simple algorithm for differentiating the jugular foramen from the hypoglossal canal in axial CT scan on two levels (top level where bony carotid canal is evident and lower level where bony carotid canal is not evident).

Methods: Data derived from axial CT scan of 250 patients (500 sides) were used for producing algorithm.

Fixed vs Measured Length of Stapes Prosthesis in Stapes Surgery.

The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between the prosthesis length and the outcome of the primary stapes surgery in patients with otosclerosis. This was a retrospective cohort study. We reviewed medical records of 218 patients between January 2015 and August 2020 in two different referral centers.

Is Cartilage Thickness Important in Cartilage Tympanoplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Cartilage is used as a grafting material for tympanoplasty. The rigidity of the cartilage is the main concern. There are debates regarding slicing the cartilage when it is used as a graft.

Sleep Medicine Evaluation in the Annual Patient Management Problem (PMP) Exam for Otolaryngology Residents.

The sleep medicine has not been previously included in the patient management problem (PMP) exam for otolaryngology residents at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The aim of this study, is to evaluate the results of this first implementation. This was a cross-sectional study.

Subglottic mucormycosis in a COVID-19 patient: a rare case report.

Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection caused by fungi of Mucorale order. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and other immunosuppressive conditions such as neutropenia and corticosteroid therapy are known risk factors. A new risk factor for this infection is COVID-19 which facilitates mucormycosis by different mechanisms.

Prevalence of otic capsule dehiscence in temporal bone computed tomography scan.

Purpose: To investigate the radiologic prevalence of otic capsule dehiscence in temporal bone computed tomography (CT) scan.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The temporal bone CT scans of the patients presenting to a tertiary center were evaluated for possible dehiscence in any part of the otic capsule; then, all of the dehiscence were confirmed by a trained academic radiologist.

New Modification of Smell Identification Test for the Detection of Malingerers: A Pilot Experimental Study.

Background: A major problem with the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is its poor sensitivity for malingering detection in a group of people familiar with the test mechanism. This study aimed to evaluate the modification of UPSIT to detect anosmia malingering.

Methods: This was a pilot experimental study conducted in 2019 in Tehran.

Safety and feasibility of simultaneous left and right heart catheterization via single-arm arterial and venous access.

Background: Catheterization via the radial artery has become the method of choice for evaluation of the coronary arteries; however in patients requiring simultaneous coronary and right heart catheterization upper extremity access is not commonly used.

Aims: In the present study we aimed to assess whether simultaneous left and right heart catheterization via the radial artery and antecubital vein might increase the vascular access site complications.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 49 patients with congenital and valvular heart disease requiring both left and right heart catheterization were enrolled, and rates of vascular access complications, including radial artery obstruction (RAO), were compared to 49 subjects in the control group who underwent catheterization only via radial artery access.

Effect of Paracetamol versus Ibuprofen in Adenotonsillectomy.

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effects of paracetamol and ibuprofen on pain, bleeding, nausea, and vomiting following adenotonsillectomy in children.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Block randomization was used to assign 50 patients to two groups of paracetamol and ibuprofen.

A Comparison of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Modified Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation in Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Study Objectives: To compare the efficacy of modified radiofrequency tissue ablation (MRFTA) with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) based on both subjective and objective outcome measures in patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods: Forty patients with mild to moderate OSA were randomly divided into UPPP and MRFTA groups. Evaluation was made based on the apneahypopnea index (AHI), Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), immediately before the surgery and 6 months postoperatively.

Rate of Occult Cervical Lymph Node Involvement in Supraglottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Introduction: To assess the rate of cervical lymph node involvement in patients with supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with no lymph node in clinical assessments and radiological studies.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-six patients who underwent elective dissection of the cervical lymph node of the second through fourth level were enrolled, and pathologic evaluation of the dissected lymph nodes was performed. Lymph node involvement and association between tumor grade, smoking and gender with lymph node involvement were assessed.

Quality of life comparison in common rhinologic surgeries.

Various questionnaires are used in patients who undergo rhinologic surgeries but a unique comprehensive questionnaire is needed to evaluate quality of life (QOL) in rhinologic surgeries. The purpose of this study was to prepare a comprehensive questionnaire and compare QOL among four common rhinologic surgeries including functional endoscopic sinus surgery, septoplasty, septorhinoplasty, and septoplasty with turbinoplasty preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. This was a prospective interventional before-and-after study.