Boomerang-shaped vs. shield-shaped chondroperichondrial cartilage grafts for type 1 tympanoplasty in children: A study of 121 patients.

Many techniques and graft materials have been used for the reconstruction of the tympanic membrane. We conducted a retrospective study to compare anatomic and functional outcomes of type 1 tympanoplasty that we performed with boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial cartilage grafts (BSGs) and shield-shaped chondroperichondrial cartilage grafts (SSGs) in pediatric patients. Our study population was made up 121 patients-61 boys and 60 girls, aged 7 to 16 years (mean: 12.

Boomerang-Shaped Chondro-Perichondral Graft Versus Temporalis Muscle Fascia Graft: Which One is to be Trusted?

The aim of this study was to compare anatomical and audiological results of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (BSCPG) with temporal muscle fascia in type 1 tympanoplasties. Sixty-eight patients in BSCPG group and 54 patients in fascia group were evaluated. Otomicroscopic examination was done periodically till 24 months as for graft perforation, lateralization and retraction and mean air conduction threshold and airbone gap values were measured.

The effects of dust storms on quality of life of allergic patients with or without asthma.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the quality of life of allergic patients with or without asthma during dust storms.

Patients And Methods: A total of 148 allergic patients (66 males, 82 females; mean age 35.7±15.

Treatment of Large Tympanic Membrane Perforations: Medial to Malleus Versus Lateral to Malleus.

The perforation size affects the success of tympanic membrane (TM) reconstruction, in addition to the surgical technique used. Large TM perforations present a surgical challenge. The perforation size has been reported to be a prognostic factor, and poorer results are obtained with large versus small perforations.

Necessity of mastoidectomy in patients with chronic otitis media having sclerotic mastoid bone: a retrospective clinical study.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the efficiency of mastoidectomy during tympanoplasty procedures in patients having sclerotic mastoid bone with dry or dried up tympanic cavity.

Patients And Methods: The study included 146 patients (66 males, 80 females; mean age 28.6 years; range 16 to 52 years) having sclerotic mastoid bone who underwent tympanoplasty between March 2010 and March 2013.

Clinical features of deep neck infection: analysis of 77 patients.

Objectives: This retrospective study aims to detect the prognostic factors which affect the duration of hospital stay and evaluate the complications which develop in patients with deep neck infection.

Patients And Methods: The study included 77 patients (40 males, 37 females; mean age 42.4±20.

Surgical success of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft in pediatric chronic otitis media cases.

Objectives: To reveal the success of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (BSCPG) in pediatric chronic otitis media cases.

Methods: A total of 43 pediatric patients (age 7-16 years) who had undergone type 1 tympanoplasty with the diagnosis of chronic otitis media between March 2010 and March 2013 were included in this retrospective study. The main outcome measures were the graft success rate and level of hearing improvement.

Congenital agenesis of the internal jugular vein: an extremely rare anomaly.

Vascular anomalies of major venous vessels are rarely seen. Moreover, congenital absence of internal jugular vein is extremely uncommon. In our case, a female patient presented with primary unknown left cervical mass.

Uncinatotomy: performing endoscopic sinus surgery without an uncinectomy.

Background: The results of endoscopic sinus surgery performed for chronic rhinosinusitis are controversial. For a better surgical outcome, different surgical techniques involving an uncinectomy as the primary step of the operation have been proposed. The surgery should resolve the pathophysiologic problems caused by the disease and preserve the normal anatomy and physiology.

Myocardial infarction as a rare cause of otalgia.

Aim. To present a case referred to our clinic with severe right ear pain but without any abnormal finding during otological examination and diagnosed as myocardial infarction and also to draw attention to otalgia which can occur secondary to myocardial infarction. Case Report.

Endonasal endoscopic excision of a rare tumor: nasal bone osteoid osteoma.

Background: Osteomas are slow-growing, benign tumors that frequently occur in paranasal areas; are detected by their symptoms, depending on their location and size, or incidentally on radiologic examination; and rarely arise from the nasal bone. We present an isolated nasal bone osteoma--which has not, to our knowledge, been reported previously--that was excised using an endoscopic endonasal approach via intercartilaginous incision and reconstructed with MEDPOR.

Methodology: A 21-year-old male patient attended the Mardin State Hospital ENT Clinic with the complaint of a slowly enlarging mass on the left side of the nose.

External auditory canal stenosis due to the use of powdered boric acid.

Acquired stenosis of the external auditory canal (EAC) may occur because of chronic external otitis, recurrent chronic catarrhal otitis media associated with tympanic membrane perforation, chronic dermatitis, tumors, and trauma. Stenosis occurs generally at the one-third bone part of the external auditory canal. In this article, we present 3 cases of acquired EAC stenosis due to the previous powdered boric acid application.

Comparison of nasal mucociliary clearance in adenoid hypertrophy with or without otitis media with effusion.

Objective: To investigate pre- and postoperative mucociliary clearance in patients with adenoid hypertrophy or combined with otitis media with effusion.

Methods: Patients were divided into two groups: Group 1-patients with adenoid hypertrophy (AH), and Group 2-patients with AH and otitis media with effusion (AHOME). In all patients, AH size was recorded, and the Andersen saccharin and methylene blue tests were conducted before and 1 month after surgery to obtain mucociliary clearance time (MCT).

Endoscopic versus microscopic approach to type 1 tympanoplasty in children.

Objectives: We investigated the outcomes of the endoscopic versus microscopic approach to type 1 tympanoplasty in pediatric patients.

Methods: In this retrospective study, the outcomes of 61 ears of 60 pediatric patients (33 male and 27 female) who underwent type 1 tympanoplasty were evaluated. One patient underwent a bilateral operation.

Bipolar cautery tonsillectomy using different energy doses: pain and bleeding.

Objective: Tonsillectomies are the most frequently applied operations in the ENT practice. Even though different surgical tonsillectomy techniques have been used, bipolar cautery is the most frequently used one. Our aim was to compare postoperative bleeding rates, pain scores and recovery times in tonsillectomies performed by using bipolar cautery in Joules (1Watt·sec or Ws) calculated by multiplying Watts by the duration of cauterization.

A new grafting technique for tympanoplasty: tympanoplasty with a boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (TwBSCPG).

The aim of this study was to introduce a new grafting technique in tympanoplasty that involves use of a boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (BSCPG). The anatomical and functional results were evaluated. A new tympanoplasty with boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (TwBSCPG) technique was used in 99 chronic otitis media patients with central or marginal perforation of the tympanic membrane and a normal middle ear mucosa.

Extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma of the nasal septum: a rare clinical entity.

Angiofibromas (AFs) are benign, potentially local aggressive, and rich vascular neoplasms that originate from posterior lateral wall of the nasopharynx in adolescent males. However, they could be encountered in sites other than nasopharynx. The maxillary sinus is the most common location of extranasopahryngeal AFs.

Histopathologic parameters in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: impact on quality of life outcomes.

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease with a significant impact on health-related quality of life (QOL) of the patient. Histologic inflammatory markers in CRS are an important marker in determining the severity of the disease. In this study, we evaluated the association of histopathologic parameters with QOL questionnaires in patients with CRS with nasal polyposis after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).