Correction: Isolated Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in ENT: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s12070-024-04494-1.].

Isolated Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in ENT: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis.

Tuberculosis (TB) constitutes 15-20% of TB cases in general practice among HIV-negative adults in India. The head and neck region provides an impressive field of research because of its varied presentations and different sites of involvement. TB may often mimic malignancy and is misdiagnosed, which leads to an unnecessary delay in diagnosis.

Study on Effects of Sublingual Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis Patients.

Allergic Rhinitis is one of the most common allergic disease and characterized by sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion and nasopharyngeal itching. The initial management includes pharmacological treatment and the patients who are refractory to pharmacological treatment are then reffered for immunotherapy. SLIT has been widely used for treatment of allergic rhinitis and has proven its clinical efficacy.

Laryngotracheal Stenosis: Our Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Laryngotracheal stenosis is a recalcitrant disease with high morbidity. Laryngotracheal stenosis can be defined as a partial or circumferential narrowing of the airway and may be congenital or acquired. Sites involved are supraglottis, glottis, or sub glottis.

Comparative evaluation of early versus late tracheostomy for reduction of the length of ICU stay, incidence of nosocomial pneumonias, risk of laryngeal injury and mortality of mechanically ventilated patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western India.

Introduction: Tracheostomy is a very common procedure performed in ICU as it offers significant advantages over prolonged endotracheal intubation. It facilitates weaning by decreasing the work of breathing in patients with limited reserve by decreasing the dead space area, decreases the requirement for sedation, and may allow for earlier patient mobilization, feeding, and physical and occupational therapy as compared to prolonged intubation along with lesser oral and oropharyngeal ulcerations, improves pulmonary toileting, and lowers incidence of pulmonary infections. Tracheostomy, however, is not devoid of risks.

Different Approaches for Thyroid Surgery.

Introduction: Surgery remains main treatment of choice for thyroid nodule for diagnosis and treatment. Conventional thyroid surgery gives scar in the neck so many young patients particularly unmarried females demand thyroid surgery without visible scar in the neck for cosmetic reason. Extra cervical approaches have continued to evolve with an increasing body of research (Sarda AK, Bal S, Kapoor MM (1989) Near-total thyroidectomy for carcinoma of thyroid.

Role of High Resolution Computed Tomography of Temporal Bone in Patients with Cholesteatoma, in a Tertiary Care Health Center.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the necessity of high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) temporal bone in patients with active squamosal chronic otitis media, by comparing the preoperative HRCT temporal bone findings with intra operative findings in a tertiary care health center where patient load is tremendous.This study was conducted in the department of otorhinolaryngology, over a period of two years from November 2017 to November 2019 in which 100 patients with active squamosal chronic otitis media diagnosed clinically were taken. All patients underwent preoperative HRCT temporal bone and subsequent tympanomastoidectomy.

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma-our experience at a referral hospital.

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, highly vascular locally invasive tumor with a strong tendency to bleed. It usually occurs in young adolescent males. This is a retrospective study of 53 patients with nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.

Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy with conventional instruments: results and advantages over external dacryocystorhinostomy.

Background: The aim of study is to evaluate the Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with conventional instruments, its results and advantage over external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).

Methods: The study group comprised of 127 patients who underwent consecutive endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. The cases operated by one team were included in the study to make the uniform analysis and its result.

Foreign body in tracheobronchial tree.

Inhalation of foreign body into the tracheobronchial tree is a medical emergency sometimes resulting into sudden death. The current mortality rate due to foreign body inhalation ranges from 0% to 1.8%.

External vs. internal osteotomy in rhinoplasty.

Background: The aim of study is to compare the external osteotomy vs. internal osteotomy in patients undergoing rhinoplasty.

Methods: The study group comprised of 45 patients that had undergone rhinoplasty surgery.

A case study of Plummer-Vinson syndrome.

The case series presents the pattern of association of different co-morbid conditions of Plummer Vinson's Syndrome. The commonest morbidity is web at post cricoid level. The symptoms of dysphagia are more common and there appears to be a female preponderance.