Evaluation of subarcuate canal on CT images in the perspective of clinical basis.

Objectives: The aim of our study to contribute to the field of morphometrics by including measurements of the SAC and SAF and their distances from surrounding structures, particularly for surgeons involved in retrosigmoid approach for internal acoustic meatus tumor surgery and cerebellopontine angle surgery. Although there is limited information in the literature regarding the role of the subarcuate fossa (SAF) and subarcuate canal (SAC), it has been suggested that the SAC may be a potential pathway for infection from the middle ear to the posterior cranial fossa, and cerebellar abscesses may have this origin.

Methods: For the images of our study, computerized tomography images of 118 individuals (59 females and 59 males) between the ages of 18-65 who applied to Bayındır Health Group.

Evaluation of the Sigmoid Sinus Morphology by Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Touchstone of the Posterior Cranial Fossa.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to analyze the relationship of the sigmoid sinus (SS) with the external auditory canal, facial nerve, and mastoid cells from an anatomic point of view, to define the position of the SS during transmastoid, translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid (lateral suboccipital) approaches, in tympanomastoidectomy and posterior cranial fossa surgery.

Methods: In this study, the morphologic structures associated with the sigmoid sinus were evaluated in cone beam computed tomography images taken between 2015 and 2022. The images of 68 men and 106 women, aged 18-65 years, obtained from the archive of Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology were analyzed.

A comparative study of two adenoidectomy technics for efficacy and safety: Conventional curettage adenoidectomy versus endoscopic microdebrider adenoidectomy.

Purpose: Conventional cold curettage adenoidectomy (CCA) is the most used method for Adenoidectomy. With the advances in surgical instruments, endoscopy assisted less invasive techniques are coming into use. Herein we compared CCA with endoscopic microdebrider adenoidectomy (EMA) in terms of safety and recurrence.

and the Compartmentalization of Bony External Ear Canal.

'Lateral meatal Fossa' and 'lateral meatal tissue pad', new anatomic landmarks on the lateral part of external bony ear canal posterosuperiorly just beneath the suprameatal spine which when identified and taken into consideration, may have a definite advantage in retroauricular approach to middle ear surgery. The bony external ear canal also may be divided in two parts as lateral and medial bony external ear canal. Therewithal tympanomeatal flap covering canal may be denominated to lateral tympanomeatal flap and medial tympanomeatal flap.

Tri-layer Tympanoplasty as a New Technique in High-risk Tympanic Membrane Perforations.

Introduction: The eradication of the middle ear disease is mentioned as the fundamental principle of tympanoplasty. The presence of some factors related to patient or disease itself forces the physician to classify the chronic ear disease as high-risk perforations. The aim of this study was to present a tri-layer tympanoplasty technique and its otological and audiological outcomes in the ears with high-risk perforations.

Mulberry hypertrophy and accompanying sinonasal pathologies: A review of 68 cases.

Mulberry hypertrophy occasionally coexists with sinonasal pathologies. There are very few reports in the literature on this clinical entity. We conducted a retrospective study to draw attention to this condition in the context of accompanying sinonasal pathologies.

Does amikacin treatment cause subclinical hearing loss in patients with cystic fibrosis?

Introduction: Aminoglycosides (AGs) have been widely used for potential life-threatening bacterial infections. Although AGs are well known for their ototoxic side effects, some AGs such as amikacin are considered less harmful to auditory functions; thus, auditory monitoring is mostly neglected during treatment with these drugs.

Objective: To reflect the potential auditory hazards of repeated amikacin use on the patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Modified Continuous Mucosal Connell Suture for the Pharyngeal Closure After Total Laryngectomy: Zipper Suture.

Objectives: Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a serious complication after total laryngectomy, and there are some risk factors stated in the literature. The surgical suture techniques are not studied so much. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 'modified continuous mucosal Connell suture' on the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy.

The effects of aminoguanidine, methylprednisolone, and melatonin on nerve recovery in peripheral facial nerve neurorrhaphy.

Background: The medications may enhance the recovery after nerve paralysis. We aimed to evaluate the effects of aminoguanidine (AG), melatonin, and methylprednisolone on peripheral facial nerve neurorrhaphy.

Methods: The buccal branch of the facial nerve was transected and autografted in 32 New Zealand rabbits.

The treatment of neck and parotid gland in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of face and forehead and the review of literature.

Introduction: The treatment of cervical lymph node metastases have a significant prognostic effect on the face and forehead skin cancers. We aimed to point out the importance of loco-regional treatment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of face and forehead.

Presentation Of Case: We present our experience with four cases that had squamous cell carcinoma of face and forehead skin.

Atypical presentation of congenital cholesteatoma in an adult case with good hearing result.

Introduction: Congenital cholesteatoma is thought to be caused by inadequate folding of the epidermoid formation inside the middle ear cleft. During development of the middle ear mucosa, stratified squamous epithelium accumulates in the embryonic life. Its typical appearance is a "pearl" beneath the anterosuperior quadrant of the tympanic membrane.

Sinonasal anatomical variations: their relationship with chronic rhinosinusitis and effect on the severity of disease-a computerized tomography assisted anatomical and clinical study.

Abstract: The anatomy of the sinonasal area has a very wide rage of anatomical variations. The significance of these anatomical variations in pathogenesis of rhinosinusitis, which is the commonest disease in the region, is still unclear. The aims of the study were to compare the rate of sinonasal anatomical variations with development and severity of chronic rhinosinusitis patients.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma originating from the frontal sinus.

Primary lymphoma of the paranasal sinuses is a rare entity. Most cases are reported to occur in the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses as well as the nasal cavity. Primary involvement of the frontal sinus is very rare.

Topical bupivacaine compared to bupivacaine infiltration for post-tonsillectomy pain relief in children: a prospective randomized controlled clinical study.

The objective of this study is to compare the topical administration of bupivacaine hydrochloride, saline and bupivacaine hydrochloride infiltration on post-tonsillectomy pain in children. Sixty children undergoing tonsillectomy were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomized into three groups using sealed envelopes.

Inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in the treatment of dry central perforated chronic otitis media as an effective and time-saving procedure.

The aim of this study is to compare the inlay butterfly transcanal cartilage tympanoplasty with the conventional underlay tympanoplasty. Operation time, pre- and postoperative hearing levels, successful closure rate of tympanic membrane (take rate) and long-term re-perforation in dry perforated chronic otitis media were evaluated. The study design consists of case series with a chart review.

Relationships between clinical behavior of laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas and expression of VEGF, MMP-9 and E-cadherin.

The biological mechanisms of cancer and associations with behavior of tumours need to be studied to understand progression and determine appropriate treatments. Here we investigated expression of VEGF, MMP-9 and E-cadherin in laryngeal SCCs and their relations with clinical behavior. This prospective study was based on 38 surgical specimens from patients with primary laryngeal SCC and data recorded in their cards.

Nasopharyngeal lymphangioma in an adult: a rarity.

Lymphangiomas are rare congenital tumors of the lymphatic system, most often encountered during childhood. Although the most frequent locations for lymphangioma are the head and neck region, isolated involvement of the nasopharynx is very rare and only two cases have been reported since 1969. We report a case of a 60-year-old male with a nasopharyngeal mass that presented with nasal obstruction.

Repositioning of the caudal septal dislocations with notching and suturing the cartilage to the nasal spine.

We aim to define a cartilage reshaping and repositioning technique for caudal septal dislocations, with the logic of adapting the smoother tissues to the stiffer structures. The study was designed retrospectively with the patient charts and photographic analysis. Thirty-six patients who had septal surgery in a septoplasty or an open approach septorhinoplasty operation and meet the inclusion criteria were evaluated for the study.

Larynx cancer treatment results: survive and quality of life assessment.

Objectives: To make a contribution to the treatment modality of larynx cancer, we evaluated our surgical outcomes of the patients with larynx cancer and their quality of life in the postoperative period.

Patients And Methods: Forty-three patients (38 males, 5 females; mean age 57.6 years; range 34 to 84 years) with larynx cancer were included in this retrospective clinical study.

[Pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy: incidence, predisposing factors, and treatment].

Objectives: We investigated the incidence and etiologic factors of pharyngocutaneous fistulas occurring after total laryngectomy.

Patients And Methods: The study included 53 patients (46 males, 7 females; mean age 59 years; range 34 to 84 years) who underwent total laryngectomy for epidermoid carcinoma. Risk factors for pharyngocutaneous fistula, its incidence and time of occurrence, treatment approaches, and length of hospital stay were evaluated.

Coincidence of conchachoanal polyp and complete mulberry hypertrophy of inferior concha.

We report two unique cases of 50- and 28-year-old Turkish men with coincidence of conchachoanal polyp and mulberry hypertrophy of the inferior concha. We operated on both cases with endoscopic stripping of the polypoid tissue while preserving the periosteum and healthy mucosa of the inferior nasal concha. The polypoid tile of the left inferior nasal concha was resected in the case with mulberry hypertrophy at only the tail of the concha.

Effect of functional neck dissection and postoperative radiotherapy on the spinal accessory nerve.

Conclusions: We encountered shoulder syndrome after functional neck dissection (FND) less frequently than reported in the literature. This technique is a favorable treatment choice for appropriately selected patients with head and neck cancer with cervical metastasis. It depends on careful dissection of neurovascular tissues during surgery and preserved shoulder function due to chronic neurological degeneration caused by surgery.