A case report of sudden-onset auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder associated with Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome (riboflavin transporter deficiency).

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to describe a child with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) associated with Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere (BVVL) syndrome, which is a rare, inherited, neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by defects in riboflavin transporter genes.

Design: We report the audiological and clinical profile of a child who presented with a complaint of sudden loss of speech understanding associated with an atypical form of ANSD. He was later diagnosed with BVVL.

Determination of Anxiety, Health Anxiety and Somatosensory Amplification Levels in Individuals with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

Objectives: Psychiatric comorbidities may intensify peripheral vertigo and increase the number of repositioning maneuvers required. This study was designed to examine the relationship between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and anxiety and assess its association with somatic amplification and health anxiety.

Materials And Methods: Sixty patients with BPPV (43 women, 17 men; age range: 24-81 years, mean age 40.

Nasopharyngeal Mass Diagnosed as Transsphenoidal Encephalocele in an Adult Patient.

Transsphenoidal encephalocele, a rare congenital malformation, is generally diagnosed during childhood when investigating the reason for complaints such as nasal obstruction and recurring cerebrospinal fluid fistula. In this adult patient, the authors identified an asymptomatic transsphenoidal encephalocele after requested monitoring of a pedunculated mass detected in the nasopharynx during nasal endoscopy. After evaluation, the authors decided to follow the patient.

Reliability of high-pitch ultra-low-dose paranasal sinus computed tomography for evaluating paranasal sinus anatomy and sinus disease.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of high-pitch ultra-low-dose computed tomography (CT) for detecting important paranasal sinus anatomic landmarks and pathologies.

Materials And Methods: Sixty patients (22 females, 38 males) aged 15 to 67 years (mean age, 33.68 y; SD, 9.

Comparison of postoperative bleeding between submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and tonsillectomy.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of postoperative secondary hemorrhage for tonsillectomy and submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP).

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective case series, the medical records of 404 patients who underwent tonsillectomy with unipolar electrocautery and smUPPP at our institution between January 2001 and December 2010 were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (198 patients) underwent tonsillectomy; Group 2 (206 patients) underwent smUPPP.

The morphology of the nasopharyngeal inlet in obstructive sleep apnea.

Routine flexible optic laryngoscopy (FOL) can visualize the airway from the nasopharynx to the hypopharynx in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With the tip of a flexible endoscope at the nasopharyngeal inlet (NPI), we can visualize the morphology of this area. We evaluated the effect of NPI morphology on OSA severity.

Effect of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty on retropalatal region.

Flexible optic laryngoscopy (FOL) allows us to visualize the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-related airway passages. Retropalatal region is a part of upper airway contributing to the OSA. We aimed to demonstrate the changes in the retropalatal surface area (RPSA) after submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP) in an attempt to exhibit enlargement as a predictor of surgical treatment.

Will a crushed concha bullosa form again?

Objectives/hypothesis: This study endoscopically and radiologically evaluated whether a surgically crushed concha bullosa (CB) can form again.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Methods: This study included 14 adults who underwent CB surgery between March 2010 and February 2011.

Evaluation of pediatric subglottic cysts.

Introduction: Subglottic cysts (SGCs) are increasingly recognized as a cause of upper airway obstruction in previously intubated infants. Endoscopic marsupialization with cold steel instruments or CO(2) laser has been reported to be the standardised treatment method for SGCs. SGC case series of 9 patients who were treated with endoscopic marsupialization with cold steel instruments or CO(2) laser and mechanical decompression with balloon dilatation are presented.

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in postoperative follow-up: reliability for detection of recurrent cholesteatoma.

Introduction: Cholesteatoma is a progressively growing process that destroy the neighboring bony structures and treatment is surgical removal. Follow-up is important in the postoperative period, since further surgery is necessary if recurrence is present, but not if granulation tissue is detected. This study evaluates if diffusion-weighted MR imaging alone can be a reliable alternative to CT, without use of contrast agent for follow-up of postoperative patients in detecting recurrent cholesteatoma.