Recurrent Sialolithiasis following Intraoral Deep Hilar/Intraparenchymal Stone Removal from Wharton's Duct.

(1) Background: Submandibular gland (SMG) sialolithiasis treatment has shifted significantly, favouring minimal invasiveness. Nonetheless, transoral stone removal remains viable for distal, deep hilar, and intraparenchymal stones. However, data are limited regarding recurrence and revision surgery; (2) Patients/Methods: This retrospective study included 226 patients with SMG stones treated using Wharton's duct slitting and marsupialisation over nine years; 138 had deep hilar or intraparenchymal stones, while 88 had distal stones.

Assessment of Intranasal Function of the Trigeminal Nerve in Daily Clinical Practice.

Background: The trigeminal nerve is a mixed cranial nerve responsible for the motor innervation of the masticatory muscles and the sensory innervation of the face, including the nasal cavities. Through its nasal innervation, we perceive sensations, such as cooling, tingling, and burning, while the trigeminal system mediates the perception of airflow. However, the intranasal trigeminal system has received little attention in the clinical evaluation of patients with nasal pathology.

First Branchial Cleft Anomalies: Rare Work Type I and Type II Entities.

First branchial cleft anomalies (FBCAs) are the most infrequent malformations that occur during the development of the branchial apparatus, appearing in less than 8% of all branchial anomalies. Traditionally, they are classified into Work type I and II, depending on their origin. We present a pair of rare FBCAs: a case of a preauricular Work type I cyst with twin fistulae coursing toward the parotid gland and a Work type II cyst of significant dimensions.

Nasal Septum Hemangioma in a 9-Year-Old Boy.

Hemangiomas of the head and neck account for about 7% of all benign tumors in children. Τhey are rare in the nasal cavity and especially in the nasal septum. Only 16 cases of intranasal hemangiomas in childhood have been previously described in the literature and 6 of them arising from the nasal septum.

Prevention of Frey's Syndrome with the Use of Porcine Dermal Collagen Graft: Retrospective Analysis of 76 "Formal" Parotidectomies for Benign Pathologies.

Background: Frey's syndrome is a well-known complication of parotid surgery; its prevention may be achieved by the use of an interpositional barrier between the overlying flaps and the exposed parenchymal bed of parotid gland. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate clinical outcomes with and without the interpositional placement of a porcine dermal collagen graft (PDCG) for prevention of syndrome occurrence.

Methods: We conducted a 20-year retrospective study including the patients who had undergone "formal" (superficial, total, or subtotal) parotidectomies for benign pathologies.

Magnetic nanoparticles: An indicator of health risks related to anthropogenic airborne particulate matter.

Due to their small dimensions, airborne particles are able to penetrate through inhalation into many human organs, from the lungs to the cardiovascular system and the brain, which can threaten our health. This work establishes a novel approach of collecting quantitative data regarding the fraction, the composition and the size distribution of combustion-emitted particulate matter through the magnetic characterization and analysis of samples received by common air pollution monitoring. To this end, SQUID magnetometry measurements were carried out for samples from urban and suburban areas in Thessaloniki, the second largest city of Greece, taking into consideration the seasonal and weekly variation of airborne particles levels as determined by occurring traffic and meteorological conditions.

Juvenile Recurrent Parotitis: The Role of Sialendoscopy.

Juvenile recurrent parotitis (JRP) is a recurrent parotid inflammation of nonobstructive, nonsuppurative nature. It manifests in childhood and usually resolves after puberty but may also persist into adulthood. JRP is characterized by recurrent episodes of unilateral or/and bilateral parotid swelling with pain, reduction of salivary secretion, swallowing difficulty, fever, and malaise.

Vitamin D₃ deficiency and its association with nasal polyposis in patients with cystic fibrosis and patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.

Background: Currently vitamin D3 (VD3) or cholecalciferol is considered an immunomodulator that may be implicated in nasal polyposis (NP) pathophysiology.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate if deficiency of VD3 is associated with the presence of NP in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

Methods: In total, 152 adult participants were included in five phenotypic groups: CF with NP (CFwNP) (n = 27), CF without NP (CFsNP) (n = 31), CRS with NP (CRSwNP) (n = 32), CRS without NP (CRSsNP) (n = 30), and controls (n = 32).

Intranasal trigeminal function in patients with empty nose syndrome.

Objectives/hypothesis: Trigeminal nerve mediates the perception of nasal airflow. This study examines whether impaired intranasal trigeminal function is a part of the paradoxical nasal obstruction sensation in patients with empty nose syndrome (ENS).

Study Design: Prospective case-control study in a tertiary hospital.

Percutaneous Removal of a Tiny Needle Fracture From the Right Ventricle of the Heart in a Drug Abuser.

Purpose: To demonstrate the successful percutaneous removal of a tiny needle fracture from the heart with the use of a guide wire with a magnet at its distal end and two snares through both femoral veins.

Case Report: We report a rare case of a tiny needle fracture in the apex of the right ventricle of the heart in a drug abuser after its migration from the neck through the lumen of the right internal jugular vein. The procedure of the percutaneous approach and removal of this tiny foreign body was extremely difficult and dangerous due to its location and tiny size.

Evaluation and management of juvenile recurrent parotitis in children from northern Greece.

Background: Juvenile Recurrent Parotitis (JRP) is a recurrent parotid inflammation of childhood.  The aim of our study was to investigate the clinical, laboratory and imaging profile of children with JRP as well as to estimate the impact of siadendoscopy as a therapeutic tool in the clinical outcome of JRP.

Methods: Twenty-three children with JRP aged 3.

Brush cytology with immunocytochemical evaluation of VEGF expression versus biopsy in clinically precancerous laryngeal lesions: can we diagnose laryngeal cancer only with brush cytology?

Introduction. Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the most common SCC of the head and neck. The high incidence of this malignancy and the low survival rate necessitate the development of novel diagnostic approaches.

Long-term results of combined approach in parotid sialolithiasis.

Combined sialendoscopic and transcutaneous approach in parotid sialolithiasis is a surgical option for large and impacted stones. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term results regarding postoperative stenosis, recurrent swellings and gland function. Prospective study in a tertiary referral center of patients with parotid sialolithiasis requiring combined approach.

Conservative management of bilateral pneumoparotitis with sialendoscopy and steroid irrigation.

Pneumoparotitis is a rare condition related to retrograde airflow into the ductal system of the gland and secondary infections. Although counselling is enough in the majority of cases, persistent problems require surgery. Sialendoscopy and ductal irrigation with steroids have never been described as a treatment option.

A novel technique for mitomycin-c application in frontal sinus surgery.

Objective: Local application of mitomycin-c (MMC) seems to be effective in reducing adhesions and stenosis after FESS. However this is not clearly seen in frontal sinusotomy. This study assesses the effectiveness of local MMC in the frontal ostium using a foamy material (otowick) and compared with cottonoids.

Cricotracheal separation with multiple cricoid fractures after blunt neck injury: a case report.

Background/aim: Cricotracheal separation is a rare injury with fatal results in most cases. Clear guidelines are not available and several dilemmas are to be faced during patient management in such cases.

Description Of Case: We present a case of cricotracheal separation with multiple cricoid fractures in a 16-year-old male with blunt neck trauma.

Scintigraphic detection of a parotid salivary gland malfunction, in chronic sialolithiasis and fat infiltration with no risk factors.

Long lasting sialolithiasis can cause structural and functional changes of the salivary glands, inflammatory infiltration and fibrosis. However fat infiltration with sialolithiasis has not been described in the parotid glands. We describe a 60 years old man, bus-driver who presented with a history of reccurent right parotid sialadenitis and was diagnosed to have bilateral sialolithiasis and left parotid fat infiltration.

Sizeable acquired subglottic cyst in a baby with Williams-Beuren syndrome: association or coincidence?

We describe a case of an acquired subglottic cyst presented with persistent stridor and voice hoarsening in a baby diagnosed with Williams-Beuren syndrome that was born premature and required intubation during neonatal period. We also comment on whether this is a coincidence or there can be an association between impaired elastogenesis, a feature of patients with the syndrome and the formation of a subglottic cyst.