Otological symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the temporomandibular joint.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to describe the pattern of otological symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), having clinical temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement. This issue had not been previously addressed.

Methods: A questionnaire and examination findings protocol was applied for 141 patients with RA and 141 control subjects.

Temporomandibular disorder: A previously unreported complication of chronic suppurative otitis media.

Objective: The aim of the current clinical study was to test the hypothesis that chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) might be significantly associated with signs of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement.

Methods: The study involved 79 patients with CSOM and 79 control subjects. The TMJ was clinically examined in both groups.

Chronic craniomandibular pain after craniotomy: A long-term clinical study.

Objective: Chronic craniomandibular/cervical pain and temporomandibular disorders have not been studied in patients who had a craniotomy several years previously. The aim of the current clinical work was to address these issues.

Methods: A total group of 150 ambulant patients who had a previous craniotomy was subclassified according to whether or not the temporalis muscle was manipulated.

The potential role of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in adjuvant cancer therapy especially colorectal cancer.

Cancer is a global health issue that is rising swiftly with younger people and an increased number of patients. The role of human microbiota in the pathophysiology of tumors has been paid more and more attention. Microecologics including prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics are among the best validated/proven resources for the application of microbiological prophylaxis and therapy.

A clinical study on the incidence of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint following harvesting of temporalis fascia.

Objective: The aim of the current clinical study was to reveal whether harvesting of a temporalis fascia graft would be associated with a higher incidence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement.

Methods: The study group involved 104 patients who had middle-ear operations, 67 of which involved harvesting of temporalis fascia and 37 that did not. The TMJs were clinically examined in each group.

A minireview of the anatomical and pathological factors pertaining to Costen's syndrome symptoms.

: Interest in the symptoms pertaining to Costen's syndrome has revived in recent years. The aim of this work is to address the symptoms of Costen's syndrome from the basic science perspective: A minireview of the literature related to Costen's syndrome symptoms was performed by retrieving relevant articles from the PubMed database from 1980 until 2021.: The validity of Costen's syndrome symptoms has been confirmed by a multitude of articles.

A comparative clinical study of arthrogenous versus myogenous temporomandibular disorder in patients presenting with Costen's syndrome.

: Costen's syndrome involves otoneurological and sinonasal symptoms associated with temporomandibular disorder (TMD). The current study compared the symptoms related to Costen's syndrome in patients with arthrogenous versus myogenous TMD.: The study involved 294 consecutive patients with TMD, prospectively examined over a period of 6 months.

A comparative clinical and radiographic study on patients with chronic facial pain with and without temporomandibular disorder presenting to an otolaryngology clinic.

: Facial pain associated with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is considered a component of Costen's syndrome. However, prior to the current study, no previous clinical and radiographic studies have addressed facial pain in patients with TMD. : The study included 212 patients with chronic facial pain examined in an otolaryngology clinic.

A comparative clinical study of temporomandibular disorder patients in the otolaryngology clinic versus a rheumatology clinic.

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) may be associated with local or widespread symptoms, including pain. The aim of this study was to compare clinical features of TMD patients presenting to an otolaryngology clinic with TMD patients presenting to a rheumatology clinic. The study included 107 patients in the otolaryngology setting and 103 patients in the rheumatology setting.

Otological symptoms and audiometric findings in patients with temporomandibular disorders: Costen's syndrome revisited.

Objective: Otological symptoms (otalgia, subjective hearing loss, blocked ear sensation, tinnitus and vertigo) associated with temporomandibular disorders are documented features of Costen's syndrome. However, the origin of these symptoms and the causes of hearing loss are unknown. This study aimed to characterise hearing loss in a large number of patients with temporomandibular disorders.

A comparative histopathological study of vocal fold polyps in smokers versus non-smokers.

Background: A large proportion of patients with vocal fold polyps are cigarette smokers. However, prior to this report no comparative study of polyp histopathology in smokers versus non-smokers had been performed.

Methods: A prospective histopathological study of vocal fold polyps excised from 29 patients was undertaken.

Mycological study on cholesteatoma keratin obtained during primary mastoid surgery.

Objective: Established middle-ear cleft cholesteatoma is associated with keratinous debris, which is likely to be an ideal medium for saprophytic fungal colonisation. This prospective case study aimed to explore the incidence and nature of fungal elements in cholesteatoma keratin samples obtained during primary mastoid surgery.

Methods: All cases of middle-ear cleft cholesteatoma treated with primary mastoid surgery at the El-Sahel Teaching Hospital over a seven-month period were included.

Acute presentation of a plunging ranula causing respiratory distress: case report.

Objective: A plunging ranula is an uncommon cause of neck swelling which typically presents in a gradually progressive fashion. This report describes a rare case of acute presentation of a plunging ranula. The condition progressed rapidly to respiratory distress, requiring urgent surgery.

Microbiological study of role of fungi in primary atrophic rhinitis.

Background: Fungal rhinosinusitis has gained much attention in recent years. To our knowledge, no previous studies have addressed the role of fungus in primary atrophic rhinitis.

Study Design: Prospective case study.

Comparative study of palatine tonsil histology in mammals, with special reference to tonsillar salivary glands.

The authors studied the histology of palatine tonsils from various mammals. Special reference was made to tonsillar salivary glands, which are usually rudimentary in humans. Tonsillar salivary glands were a prominent feature in all categories of mammals studied, apart from humans.

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the auricle: progression of histopathological changes.

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is a rare condition that demonstrates dermal or subcutaneous proliferation of endothelial cells associated with an inflammatory cell infiltrate. A case is reported, with emphasis on the histopathological features on repeated biopsies. The report serves to stress the importance of considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of lesions in and around the ear.

The laryngeal dissection laboratory.

The purpose of this study was to dissect various animal larynges in support of a proposal for a laryngeal dissection laboratory. It was found that although the bovine larynx is larger than the human larynx, the anatomy is similar. Thirty-three bovine larynges were dissected by the author in various simulated phonosurgical and partial laryngectomy procedures.

Pott's puffy tumour caused by mucormycosis.

A case of Pott's puffy tumour in a diabetic patient with renal failure is reported. The patient did not respond to intravenous antibiotics and further investigation revealed that the patient had mucormycosis. As far as we are aware, this is the first case of Pott's puffy tumour due to mucormycosis to be reported in the literature.

Results of inlay cartilage myringoplasty in terms of closure of central tympanic membrane perforations.

There is a current effort to perform myringoplasty for tympanic membrane perforations as a day-stay procedure. In 1998, an inlay myringoplasty using tragal cartilage/perichondrium was described. A retrospective study was performed by the author to analyse the results of inlay cartilage myringoplasty, in terms of closure of simple perforations of the tympanic membrane.

Use of the automatic tympanometer as a screening tool for congenital choanal atresia.

Choanal atresia is a significant congenital anomaly, which may be associated with other congenital anomalies. Recommendations have been previously proposed for neonatal screening of all newborns to detect this condition. A previously unreported, simple method using the automatic tympanometer to screen newborns for congenital choanal atresia is proposed.

Otoscopic appearances and tympanometric changes in narghile smokers.

Narghile (water-pipe) smoking requires the generation of significant negative intrapharyngeal pressure, which may be transmitted to the middle ear through the Eustachian tube. A total of 80 ears from regular narghile smokers were examined otoscopically and by tympanometry. Seventy ears from heavy cigarette smokers were similarly examined and served as a control group.

Jugulotympanic paraganglioma (glomus tumour) presenting with recurrent epistaxis.

A case is presented where a left jugulotympanic paraganglioma (JTP) extended to the nasopharynx and the patient presented with recurrent epistaxis. Although initial biopsy of an aural polyp had been suggestive of the diagnosis several years previously, the diagnosis was not confirmed until the patient presented with recurrent epistaxis and severe anaemia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported of such a presentation of JTP.

Simultaneous leukaemic infiltrate and cholesteatoma in the same temporal bone.

Leukaemic relapse in the ear is very rare. We report a case of relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in the left ear. The patient presented with an aural polyp and ipsilateral facial palsy.