[Epidemiological and demographic analysis of indications for Baha® surgery in Poland--multicenter study].

Aim Of The Study: To collect and analyze epidemiological and demographical data of patients qualified for and implanted with the Baha® system in Poland.

Material And Method: 17 out of 28 otolaryngology departments performing Baha® implantation in Poland participated in the study. Up to date there were 286 patients registered in database.

[Cervical tuberculosis -- scrofula].

We described a diagnostic procedure of two cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in elderly people. The paper presents the diagnostic difficulty caused by the lack of obtaining an adequate amount of material and low sensitivity and specificity of the conventional techniques. The probe Tec ET test was used with conventional microbiology and histology helps in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by improving specificity, sensitivity.

[Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the larynx--a case report].

This paper discusses a rare case of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the larynx. The diagnosis was based on histological investigation expanded with immunohistochemical tests of a fragment of a tissue taken through laryngofissure. The treatment in case of small cell carcinoma diagnosis differs from the treatment in case of other neuroendocrine carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx.

[The case of otologic cerebrospinal fluid leak in patient with recurrent meningeal infection].

The authors present a cause of 51 year old female with recurrent meningeal infection. The patient had a remote history of head injury that she had almost forgotten. CT was performed but no pathology of temporal bone origin was diagnosed.

[Intracranial complications of sinusitis in patients of the otolaryngology Department of the regional hospital in Olsztyn treated between 2004-2007].

Sinusitis is common disease. However intracranial complications of sinusitis are rare, but they are still a serious problem that results in high mortality. Diagnostic advantages of CT scanning and magnetic resonance imaging as well as therapeutic advantages of FESS prevent spread of complications.

[Malignant melanoma of the auditory tube].

Melanomas of the mucous membranes of airway tract constitute around 1% of the total melanomas of head and neck. The most common site of the tumor are the nasal and paranasal sinuses but melanomas of the oral cavity are described too. The location of malignant melanoma in the eustachian tube is very rare.

[Parapharyngeal phlegmon as a complication after tonsillectomy].

Authors wanted to draw attention to possibility of dangerous postoperative complications when the clinical manifestation of reactivation Herpes simplex virus infection develops during the postoperative period. We report a case of parapharyngeal phlegmon following tonsillectomy in a previously healthy 18-year old woman. On postoperative day six signs of Herpes simplex virus infection were presented in our patient.

[Case of esophageal foreign body complicated by mediastinitis and broncho-esophageal fistula].

Authors describe the case of esophageal perforation in 85-year woman ended with good outcome. The patient was admitted to our ward with suspicion of foreign body in esophagus and the clinical manifestation of early stage mediastinitis. We resigned esophageal perforation debridement because of the old age and patient's poor general condition.

[Tuberculosis of the inner ear].

Tuberculosis of the middle ear is a rare, but not a nonexistent disease. It is well reported in literature that the typical features of this disease have been changing over the years, what can lead to delay in proper diagnosis and cause irreversible complications. Presented two cases of tuberculous otitis media confirm the opinion that historically classical triad of features: painless otorrhea, multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane and concomitant peripheral facial paralysis is often absent in the clinical picture of this disease.