Changes occurring in the nasal mucociliary transport in patients with one-sided septum deviation.

Septum deviation is the most commonly seen nasal pathology. Mucociliar activity can be affected by septum deviation that can be detected in many nasal pathologies. This study was aimed to compare the changes occurring in the mucociliary activities in both the nasal cavities of 20 patients with one-sided septal deviation and 20 healthy young individuals without septal deviation.

Giant concha bullosa: a case report.

Concha bullosa is a relatively common anatomic variant that is in fact an enlarged pneumatized middle turbinate. We report a case of giant concha bullosa in a 21-year-old woman who had a history of nasal obstruction. Anterior nasal examination of the nasal cavity revealed bilateral nasal masses which were covered with normal mucosa.

Pyocele of the middle turbinate: a case report.

Mucoceles are uncommon and the majority of cases occur in the frontoethmoidal complex. The accumulation of mucous secretion and eventual secondary infection may result in the formation of a pyocele of the middle turbinate, which is exceptionally rare. This case report presents a patient with a large pyocele of the middle turbinate invading the orbit.

[The topographical anatomy of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and its importance in thyroid surgery: a cadaver study].

Objectives: We investigated topographical anatomic features of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) in relation to the superior thyroid artery (STA) and its vulnerability to injury in individuals with a normal thyroid size.

Study Design: Thirty fresh cadavers (18 females, 12 males; age range 20 to 50 years) with a normal thyroid size and no signs of abnormality in the neck were studied. The external branch of the SLN was identified and classified according to the system proposed by Cernea et al.

Short-term evaluation of over-under myringoplasty technique.

Over-under tympanoplasty is a technique aimed at eliminating the disadvantages of the two classical techniques of overlay and underlay myringoplasty, which are employed in repairing the tympanic membrane. In this retrospective study, a total of 104 patients underwent myringoplasty, which was performed by means of the underlay technique in 46 patients and over-under technique in 58 patients. The mean follow-up period was 11 months.

[The effect of laryngectomy and postoperative radiotheraphy on thyroid gland functions].

Objectives: We investigated the frequency of hypothyroidism in patients treated with total laryngectomy, hemithyroidectomy-isthmectomy, and postoperative radiotherapy for T3 or T4 larynx cancers.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-nine male patients (mean age 54 years; range 43 to 72 years) with T3 or T4 larynx cancers were prospectively included in the study. Preoperatively, thyroid function tests were normal in all the patients.

[The relationship between the presence of Candida colonization in the oropharynx and on the Blom-Singer voice prosthesis and its effect on the length of prosthesis use].

Objectives: We investigated the effect of oropharyngeal Candida colonization on the contamination of the Blom-Singer voice prosthesis and its lifetime.

Patients And Methods: The study included 26 male laryngectomized patients (age range 45 to 76 years) in whom the Blom-Singer low-pressure prosthetic valve inserted required removal due to improper functioning. All patients had postoperative radiotherapy.

[The effect of nasal packing with or without an airway on arterial blood gases during sleep].

Objectives: We investigated the effect of postoperatively applied nasal packing with or without an airway on partial arterial oxygen (PaO(2)) and carbon dioxide (PaCO(2)) pressures during sleep.

Patients And Methods: The study included 40 patients (24 men, 16 women; mean age 29 years; range 18 to 60 years) who underwent septoplasty operation. The patients were randomly assigned to postoperative nasal packings with (n=20) or without (n=20) an airway.

Effect of topical 5-fluorouracil on closure time of myringotomies created by a radiofrequency surgical unit in guinea pigs.

Purpose: To delay the closure time of myringotomy without inserting a ventilation tube by creating a myringotomies in guinea pigs by a radiofrequency surgical unit and using topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).

Background: Topical 5-FU was used successfully in glaucoma surgery to depress the proliferation of fibroblasts, but the effects of 5-FU in the myringotomy site in delaying closure are not known. The availability of the use of a radiofrequency surgical unit in performing myringotomy and the effects of a radiofrequency surgical unit myringotomy in the patency period of the myringotomy opening are not known.