The comparison of the histopathological results of the thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies in the 795 patients with thyroidectomy.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) by the postthyroidectomy pathology results.

Method: Seven hundred and ninety-five patients with FNAB and following thyroid operations which have been performed between April 2008 and December 2019 were included in this study. By comparing the results of the FNAB and final pathologies, the specificity, sensitivity, FNR, false positivity ratio (FPR), accuracy and also the effect of nodule diameter on these have been evaluated.

Laryngoscopic Examination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turkish Voice Speech and Swallowing Disorders Society and Turkish Professional Voice Society Recommendations.

COVID-19 is highly transmissible and spreads rapidly in the population. This increases the occupational risk for health care workers. In otolaryngology clinic practice, patients with upper respiratory tract infection symptoms are common.

Risk Factors and Diagnostic Methods in Vocal Cord Mucosal Lesions.

Objectives: This study was an examination of malignancy risk determined according to clinical characteristics and preoperative diagnosis in vocal cord lesions compared with the definitive pathology results.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of the files of patients who were admitted to a clinic due to hoarseness and/or a laryngeal lesion and underwent a suspension laryngoscopy (SL) between 2014 and 2018. The patient files were examined and the parameters of age, gender, smoking status, alcohol use, and the site of the lesion were compared for the risk of malignancy.

An Examination of Vocal Tract Acoustics following Wendler's Glottoplasty.

Purpose: To investigate the formant frequency (FF) features of transgender females' (TFs) voice after Wendler's glottoplasty surgery and compare these levels with age-matched healthy males and females.

Study Design: Controlled prospective.

Methods: 20 TFs and 20 genetically male and female age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study.

Original Research: Aerosolized Lidocaine: Effective for Safer Arousal After Suspension Laryngoscopy.

Aim: To examine the systemic and local effects of the lidocaine on the larynx and trachea which is applied after the end of the surgery and through various application methods.

Study Design: Randomized controlled prospective study.

Method: The study is composed of patients who underwent suspension laryngoscopy (SL) for benign laryngeal diseases (cysts, polyp, granuloma, etc) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I, between January 2017 and January 2018.

Association of Autologous Costal Cartilage Harvesting Technique With Donor-Site Pain in Patients Undergoing Rhinoplasty.

Importance: Postoperative pain at the donor site is a common morbidity following autologous costal cartilage grafting.

Objective: To evaluate postoperative pain at the donor site after the use of a muscle-sparing costal cartilage harvesting technique compared with a muscle-cutting technique using electrocautery.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Designed as a controlled trial without randomization, this prospective, comparative cohort study was conducted between January 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017.

Eustachian tube diameter: Is it associated with chronic otitis media development?

Objective: To evaluate the effect of ET diameter on Chronic Otitis Media (COM) pathogenesis.

Study Design: Retrospective.

Subjects And Methods: Patients with unilateral COM disease are included in the study.

An objective assessment of halitosis in children with adenoid vegetation during pre- and post-operative period.

Objectives: Although most specialists in otorhinolaryngology and pediatrics find halitosis to be a common problem in children with adenoid hypertrophy, there are no objective data on this topic in the literature. Whether adenoid hypertrophy is a risk factor for halitosis or whether halitosis is a sign of adenoid hypertrophy remains unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether children diagnosed with adenoid hypertrophy have a higher probability of halitosis than do children in the normal population and whether adenoidectomy can decrease oral malodor.

Prognostic factors in type I tympanoplasty.

Objective: To identify the preoperative factors that influence the success rate of type I tympanoplasty.

Methods: A total of 247 type I tympanoplasty procedures were included in the present study. We determined the effects of the following preoperative variables on the anatomical and functional outcomes of type I tympanoplasty in order to identify prognostic preoperative factors: age (<16 years vs.

Peak nasal inspiratory flowmetry for selection of patients for radiofrequency ablation of turbinates.

Objectives: Our goals were to investigate (I) the effectiveness of the topical vasoconstrictor test (TVT) and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measurement for the selection of patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) who will benefit from radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the turbinates and (2) the efficacy of the TVT and PNIF in follow-up of treatment outcomes.

Methods: Patients with bilateral chronic nasal obstruction due to ITH underwent assessment with a visual analog scale (VAS) and PNIF before and after the TVT. Twenty patients with symptom improvement according to VAS and PNIF results were enrolled in the study.

The effect of medical treatment on voice quality in allergic rhinitis.

To evaluate the change in the voice quality of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) after medical treatment. The study enrolled 69 subjects: 39 with high serum-specific IgE levels to inhalant allergens as the study group and 30 healthy individuals as controls. All patients were evaluated using the total nasal symptom score (TNSS) and voice handicap index-10 (VHI-10) and then underwent an acoustic voice analysis.