Fungal sinusitis due to mucormycosis in a diabetic immunosuppressed patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Introduction: Mucormycosis is an acute onset, invasive, fungal infection, characterized by organ involvement, and caused by Mucor, Rhizopus, or Absidia. Our aim was to present a case of mucormycotic infection and emphasize its importance in a diabetic immunosuppressed patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Case Presentation: A 68-year-old hypertensive and diabetic male patient with a diagnosis of AML developed respiratory failure and exhibited diffuse bilateral consolidation in high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT).

Comparative Survival Function in Patients with Positive Surgical Margins Following Laryngectomy.

This study aims to make a comparative analysis of disease-free survival (DFS) and overall disease-specific survival (OS) in patients with laryngeal carcinoma. The study was designed retrospectively. Sixteen patients with postoperative PSM and 30 with negative surgical margins (NSM) were included.

The Wheel-Shaped Composite Cartilage Graft for Type 1 Tympanoplasty: Comparison with Palisade and Island Cartilage Graft.

This study aims to compare the graft success and hearing results of the palisade and island cartilage graft, with wheel-shaped composite cartilage graft (WsCCG) for type 1 tympanoplasty. The study was designed retrospectively. Only patients with conductive hearing loss and simple pars tensa perforation of the tympanic membrane were included in the study.

Lacrimal Sac Anterior Border-Maxillary Line Distance: Effect on Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) Surgery Results and NLDO-SS Questionnaire.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the maxillary line (ML)-lacrimal sac anterior border (LSA) distance on the results of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) operation. The study was designed retrospectively. The distance between LSA and ML was measured from preoperative paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNSCT) images.

Inferior Turbinate Bone Graft for Dorsal Augmentation in Rhinoplasty.

The most serious form of nasal dorsum pathologies is saddle nose deformity. Vary of nasal dorsal augmentation grafts were reported in the literature but inferior bone graft (ITBG) alone has not attracted attention. The ITBG has advantages such as easy and fast harvesting, easy to shape due to cancellous bone tissue.

Anterior Palatoplasty With Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for All Type of Pharyngeal Collapse.

Objectives/hypothesis: This study was aimed to compare the efficiency of the anterior palatoplasty and expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty (APwESP) technique for all patterns of velopharyngeal obstruction (anterior-posterior [APPC], lateral [LPC], or combined circular pharyngeal collapse [CPC]).

Study Design: The study was designed as a randomized prospective trial at Kâtip Çelebi University, Atatürk Training, and Research Hospital.

Methods: Patients only with velopharyngeal obstruction were included.

Does cartilage tympanoplasty impair hearing in patients with normal preoperative hearing? A comparison of different techniques.

Objectives: To evaluate and compare functional outcomes of tympanoplasty procedures with temporalis fascia and four different types of cartilage grafts in chronic otitis media (COM) cases with normal preoperative hearing levels.

Methods: Records of patients who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty for non-complicated COM in a tertiary medical center between January 2010 and January 2017 were reviewed. Patients with central or marginal and dry perforations of the tympanic membrane, normal middle ear mucosa, intact ossicular chain and patients with a preoperative pure tone average (PTA) level of 25 dB or less and a word recognition score (WRS) of 88% or greater were included in the study.

The wheel-shaped composite cartilage graft (WsCCG) and temporalis fascia for type 1 tympanoplasty: a prospective, randomized study.

Objectives: To compare the anatomical and functional outcomes of two different grafts which are used for the reconstruction of subtotal or total tympanic membrane perforations: the wheel-shaped composite cartilage graft (WsCCG) and temporalis fascia (TF).

Methods: Ninety patients (94 ears) who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty for non-complicated chronic otitis media between March 2014 and June 2016 in a tertiary referral center were included in a randomized, controlled, prospective clinical trial. Tympanic membranes were reconstructed with the WsCCG or TF.

Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck: our experience with vacuum-assisted closure therapy.

Objectives: To present the outcomes of our case series of head and neck necrotizing fasciitis (HNNF) in which vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is used in most of the cases in the treatment.

Methods: Case series in a tertiary referral center.

Results: Eleven patients were treated for HNNF between January 2008 and January 2017.

Endoscopic-Powered Dacryocystorhinostomy Without Stenting: Long-term Outcomes of 120 Procedures.

Background The necessity of silicone stenting in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) procedures is a controversial subject in the literature. Objective The purpose of the present study is to assess the long-term anatomical and functional outcomes of endoscopic-powered DCR (EP-DCR) without stenting or mucosal flaps. Methods One hundred twenty EP-DCR procedures were performed in 107 patients.

Management of thyroid gland invasion in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of thyroid gland invasion in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; and the association between clinicopathological parameters and thyroid gland invasion. Medical records of 75 patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent total laryngectomy with thyroidectomy were reviewed, retrospectively. Preoperative computed tomography scans, clinical and operative findings, and histopathological data of the specimens were evaluated.

Correlation of computed tomography, echo-planar diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and surgical outcomes in middle ear cholesteatoma.

Conclusion: Echo-planar diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW MRI) is more reliable than high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in predicting the presence and localization of cholesteatoma before tympanomastoid surgery.

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of HRCT and echo-planar DW MRI in the detection and localization of cholesteatoma.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients were prospectively included in this study.

Factors confusing the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux: the role of allergic rhinitis and inter-rater variability of laryngeal findings.

The objective of the study was to determine the inter-rater variability in assessment of laryngeal findings and whether diagnosing laryngopharyngeal reflux based on the laryngeal findings and history alone without considering allergic rhinitis leads to the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux. Patients with positive and negative skin prick tests were recruited from an allergy clinic in a tertiary teaching university hospital. All subjects completed the Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) and underwent laryngeal examinations by three physicians blinded to the skin prick test results and the Reflux Finding Score (RFS) was determined.

Does topical anesthesia using aerosolized lidocaine inhibit the superior laryngeal nerve reflex?

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of topical lidocaine in attenuating the laryngeal reflex and blunting hemodynamic response by inhibition of the superior laryngeal nerve in laryngeal microsurgery, which would be helpful in preventing potential complications.

Study Design: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study.

Setting: Tertiary medical center.

Staphylococcus aureus cavernous sinus thrombosis mimicking complicated fungal sinusitis.

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of infections involving the paranasal sinuses or the middle one-third of the face. We report a challenging case of cavernous sinus thrombosis to familiarize otolaryngologists with its clinical features, diagnosis, and management. The patient was a 45-year-old diabetic woman whose signs and symptoms mimicked those of complicated fungal sinusitis.

Comparison of different tympanic membrane reconstruction techniques in type I tympanoplasty.

The objective of the study was to assess the functional results after type I tympanoplasty with temporal muscle fascia, perichondrium/cartilage island and cartilage palisades. The records of 120 patients who underwent type I tympanoplasty operation between January 2003 and June 2007 were retrospectively reviewed. This study aimed to comprise a homogeneous group of patients to make the comparisons as accurate as possible.

[Transnasal endoscopic approach in choanal atresia].

Objectives: The aim of surgery for choanal atresia is to remove the atretic plate completely and to assure long-term patency. We evaluated the effectiveness and results of endoscopic transnasal approach in the treatment of choanal atresia.

Patients And Methods: The study included eight patients (1 male, 7 females; mean age 25.