An effective method for videorecording the nasal-dorsal part of a rhinoplasty - a multiple case study.

Rhinoplasty is a difficult procedure to record for several reasons which include the narrow, dark and deep surgical field cluttered with many instruments, and the heads and hands of the surgical team often blocking the view. This study discusses 13 rhinoplasty cases that were recorded using the authors' technique. A three-minute, unedited segment was extracted from the mid-portion of each surgical case, and that footage was evaluated by three specialist examiners.

[Subjective assessment of olfactory function].

Of the five senses, the sense of smell is the most complex and unique in structure and organization. As diagnostic and therapeutic modalities are often underdeveloped, the sense of smell has been inadequately studied. Olfactory disorders may result from benign pathologies such as sinusitis as well as several diseases including Parkinson's disease, temporal lobe epilepsy, schizophrenia and Alzheimer disease.

Unpredicted effects of Ankaferd® on cartilage tissue.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the histopathological changes secondary to the administration of Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) into the auricular cartilage.

Materials And Methods: Both of the auricular cartilages of thirty New Zealand rabbits were marked with tattoo ink. A 0.

Schwannoma of the submandibular gland: a case report.

Introduction: Schwannoma is a benign, solitary, and slowly progressive encapsulated tumor originating from the sheath of myelinated nerve fibers. Schwannoma of the salivary gland is a particularly rare form of an extracranial neurogenic tumor. Here, we present an unusual case of a schwannoma of the submandibular gland in a 19-year-old man.

[Conservative approach to isolated cricoid cartilage fracture].

Isolated cricoid fracture is encountered rarely during the clinical follow-up. A 71-year-old female patient was referred to emergency service with complaints of fall from height, and urgent tracheotomy was performed due to dyspnea. During the examination, isolated fractures of the cricoid cartilage were identified.

Correlation of symptoms with total IgE and specific IgE levels in patients presenting with allergic rhinitis.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation of symptoms in patients with presumed allergic rhinitis on the basis of their medical history and physical examination with the levels of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE, and to question the necessity of these tests in diagnosis.

Methods: The records of 295 patients, who had at least two complaints of nasal itching, nasal obstruction, runny discharge and sneezing, and/or presumed as allergic rhinitis on physical examination findings were retrospectively screened. The correlation between the levels of IgE, specific inhalant IgE, and food-specific serum IgE were evaluated in these patients.

Is there a need for audiologic evaluation in patients with Behçet disease?

Behçet disease is known to be a multisystem condition. We conducted a study to determine the prevalence of hearing loss in patients with Behçet disease and to identify any associations between audiologic findings and other clinical manifestations and treatment. Our study group was made up of 41 adults with Behçet disease and 41 healthy sex- and age-matched controls.

Sleep disorders in Behçet's disease, and their relationship with fatigue and quality of life.

Behçet's disease, a systemic vasculitis, can cause varying degrees of activity limitation, fatigue and quality of life impairment. To date, there have been no studies regarding sleep disturbance and its relationship with fatigue and life quality in Behçet's disease. We aimed to evaluate sleep disorders and polysomnographic parameters, and to determine their relationship with fatigue and quality of life in Behçet's disease.

Effects of the folk medicinal plant extract Ankaferd Blood Stopper® on the ocular surface.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of Ankaferd Blood Stopper(®) (ABS) on the ocular surface.

Methods: Twenty adult male Wistar albino rats, weighing 390-530 g, were used in this prospective, controlled trial. One drop of ABS and one drop of balanced salt solution (BSS) were instilled into the lower conjunctival sac of the right and left eyes, respectively.

[The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in patients with simple snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and the relation between allergic rhinitis and the development of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and OSAS severity in patients with simple snoring and OSAS.

Patients And Methods: A total of 80 patients (51 males, 29 females; mean age 45.4±8.

Does preincisional injection of levobupivacaine with epinephrine have any benefits for children undergoing tonsillectomy? An intraindividual evaluation.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of peritonsillar injection of levobupivacaine with epinephrine in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, through an intraindividual study.

Patients And Methods: 20 children (age 6-13 years) undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, intraindividual trial. After entubation and just prior to incision, 3 ml of 0.

[Foreign body which resembles concha bulloza in the middle meatus: a case report].

Diagnosis of foreign body in the nasal cavity may be difficult because it has a wide variety of presentations. Concha bullosa is defined as the pneumatization of the middle concha in various degrees. A 43-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of breathing difficulty through her right nostril which had been going on for the last year.

Effectiveness of dexmedetomidine in reducing bleeding during septoplasty and tympanoplasty operations.

Study Objective: To determine the effect of dexmedetomidine on intraoperative bleeding during septoplasty and tympanoplasty operations.

Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Setting: Univesity medical center.

Could radiofrequency myringotomy be an alternative to incisional myringotomy?

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of radiofrequency myringotomy (RFM) and the closure time of the myringotomy site in comparison to incisional myringotomy (IM).

Methods: We performed conventional surgical myringotomy on the right ears and RFM on the left ears of 40 rabbits. In order to investigate the effect of the power of energy delivered on the patency period we arranged the animals into two groups: three power grade in RFM group 1 (RFMg1; n: 20) and six power grade in RFM group 2 (RFMg2; n: 20).

Effect of adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy on cardiac functions in children with obstructive sleep apnea.

Background/aims: We aimed to determine the effects of adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy (AT) on cardiac functions in children with adenoid and/or tonsillary hypertrophy and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) by using echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging facility (TDI).

Methods: Twenty-nine children with adenoid and/or tonsillary hypertrophy and OSAS and 26 children with primary snoring entered the study. Cardiac functions were assessed by echocardiography with TDI in both groups.

A reliable surface landmark for localizing supratrochlear artery: medial canthus.

Objective: To determine the reliability of medial canthus as a surface landmark to locate supratrochlear vascular pedicle.

Study Design And Setting: The distance from medial canthal line to supratrochlear vascular pedicle was measured in 57 healthy volunteers (Doppler imaging study) and also in 15 fresh cadavers.

Results: In the Doppler study, the pedicle was found at most 3 mm lateral or medial to medial canthus (mean +/- SD, 0.

Effects of intramuscular and peritonsillar injection of tramadol before tonsillectomy: a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Background/aims: Our objective was to investigate the efficacy of intramuscular injection and peritonsillar infiltration of tramadol to prevent pain in children undergoing tonsillectomy.

Methods: In a double-blinded trial, 45 children were randomized into three groups: infiltration anesthesia with tramadol (2 mgkg(-1)) to the peritonsillar area (INF group, n=15), intramuscular analgesia with tramadol (2 mgkg(-1)) (IM group, n=15), and the placebo controls (PL group, n=15). Visual analog scale (VAS) scores for pain assessment, heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during and after anesthesia were recorded.

Tularemia, a reemerging disease in northwest Turkey: epidemiological investigation and evaluation of treatment responses.

An outbreak of tularemia occurred in three provinces in Turkey in February 2004 and reemerged in the same provinces in February 2005. A total of 61 cases, 54 of which were confirmed with the micro-agglutination test, were diagnosed with oropharyngeal tularemia. No culture for Francisella tularensis was attempted, but PCR for F.

[Long-term results of radiofrequency-assisted posterior transverse cordotomy in a rabbit model].

Objectives: We evaluated the long-term results of radiofrequency-assisted posterior transverse cordotomy in a rabbit model.

Study Design: Ten healthy New Zealand rabbits were subjected to videolaryngoscopic examination following intraperitoneal anesthesia with 20 mg/kg thiopental. After local infiltration anesthesia with lidocaine, a laryngofissure procedure and exposition of the vocal cords were carried out and posterior transverse cordotomy was performed to the right vocal cord in the cutting mode using radiofrequency waves (Ellman Surgitron).

The effect of lateral osteotomy of septorhinoplasty on nasolacrimal duct functions: a radionuclide imaging study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lateral osteotomy of septorhinoplasty on nasolacrimal duct functions by dacryoscintigraphy.

Methods: The study group comprised 60 nasolacrimal systems of 30 consecutive patients who underwent septorhinoplasty. Dacryoscintigraphy images were taken in the preoperative period and postoperative 1st week and 3rd month.

Evaluation of nasal mucociliary functions with rhinoscintigraphy in coal workers' pneumoconiosis.

Objective: To compare nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) functions in coal workers with pneumoconiosis, coal workers without pneumoconiosis and healthy controls by using technetium-99m-labeled macroaggregated albumin rhinoscintigraphy.

Methods: Sixty-five of the 86 coal workers were clinically documented as suffering from coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP group). CWP workers were divided into two groups according to smoking status: 44 smokers (CWP-S) and 21 nonsmokers (CWP-NS).

Importance of identifying the course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in total and near-total thyroid lobectomies.

In our clinic, near-total thyroidectomy is the principal surgical procedure performed for benign thyroid diseases. We conducted a single-institution study on 176 consecutive patients who underwent near-total thyroidectomy due to various thyroid diseases. We compared the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury between total and near-total thyroid lobectomy sides in each patient.

Enlargement of the bone component in different parts of compensatorily hypertrophied inferior turbinate.

Background: To evaluate the unilateral compensatorily hypertrophied inferior turbinate (CHIT) by computed tomography (CT) and determine the enlargement of the bone component in different parts of the CHIT.

Methods: Patients were studied in three groups: those with a straight or nearly straight septum (n = 143), with mild deviation (n = 42), and with moderate to severe deviation (n = 99). The cross sectional area (CSA) of the inferior turbinate (IT) bone and the whole turbinate were measured at anterior, middle, and posterior thirds of the IT in coronal sections.