Outcomes of Endoscopic Powered Revision Dacryocystorhinostomy.

Objective of this study is to determine the etiology of patients applied with revision endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and to evaluate the operation results.The patients were retrospectively evaluated in respect of demographic data, the time from primary to revision surgery, revision etiology, the use of bicanalicular silicone nasolacrimal tube (BNLT), the time to postoperative removal of the silicone tube, and the success of the revision surgery.The study included 27 patients applied with revision endoscopic DCR between January 2013 and January 2016.

Investigation of myringosclerosis development in different grafting materials after myringo-/tympanoplasty.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of myringosclerosis in tragal perichondrium (TP) and temporalis fascia (TF) grafts after myringo-/tympanoplasty.

Patients And Methods: Thirty patients, who were diagnosed with non-suppurative chronic otitis media and administered myringo-/tympanoplasty under general anesthesia using TP or TF as grafting material in our clinic between January 2012 and May 2013, were recruited in this retrospective case-control study. Patients were divided into two groups according to used graft material as group 1 (TP) (9 males, 6 females; median age 35.

Swelling around the implant body: A late complication of cochlear implantation. How to deal?

Objective: In this retrospective review, we aimed to determine the most appropriate management of the complication of late swelling around the implant body following cochlear implantation.

Methods: The medical records of 516 patients who underwent cochlear implantation between January 2008 and June 2013 were reviewed for a history of swelling around the implant body. RESULTS; Of the 516 patients, 16 (8 males and 8 females) had a history of swelling around the implant body following implantation.