Complete remission of stage IV sinonasal small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A case report.

Sinonasal small cell carcinoma (SmCC) is a rare type of neoplasm. The current case report describes the case of a 30-year-old male patient with stage IV SmCC who underwent concurrent radiotherapy (RT) plus etoposide-cisplatin treatment. Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and fibroscopy examination showed complete remission at 3 months post-treatment.

Modified alar batten grafts for treatment in nasal valve dysfunction: Our experience.

Objective: Alar batten grafts are used to treat in nasal valve dysfunction (NVD). They can be placed by open or closed rhinoplasty using rib, septal, or auricular concha cartilage. Our surgical team used a modified placement of the classic alar batten.

Emergent tracheostomy during the pandemic of COVID-19: Slovenian National Recommendations.

Purpose: Emergent tracheostomy under local anaesthesia is a reliable method of airway management when orotracheal intubation is not possible. COVID-19 is spread through aerosol making the emergent tracheostomy a high-risk procedure for surgeons. The surgical establishment of the air conduit in emergency scenarios must be adjusted for safety reasons.

Otoplasty Using the Combined Mustardé-Furnas Technique: Satisfaction and Objective Results.

Background: To understand the level of satisfaction among patients undergoing otoplasty using the combined Mustardé-Furnas technique. To evaluate surgery outcomes using McDowell/Wright (MW) criteria.

Objectives: The authors sought to analyze any possible correlation between satisfaction level and surgery outcome.

Facial paralysis: Clinical practice guideline of the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology.

Bell's palsy is the most common diagnosis associated with facial nerve weakness or paralysis. However, not all patients with facial paresis/paralysis have Bell's palsy. Other common causes include treatment of vestibular schwannoma, head and neck tumours, iatrogenic injuries, Herpes zoster, or trauma.

Primary small cell carcinoma of the larynx. Survival time of 47 months. Case report.

Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx is a rare type of neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), few cases of which have been described in the literature. The prognosis for this type of carcinoma is poor, with a survival time typically not exceeding two years. We describe the case of a 54-year-old male patient with a primary tumor in the right ventricular band and a biopsy compatible with SCC.

Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia of the Larynx Requiring Total Laryngectomy.

BACKGROUND Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH) is a reactive epithelial proliferation occurring secondary to infection, neoplasm, injury, and inflammation. The histopathological characteristics of PEH may lead to it being confused with well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). CASE REPORT We present here the case of a 57-year-old male patient, who was diabetic and a smoker, who presented with dysphonia.

Anatomical variants and bilateral lacrimal pathways surgery: avoiding unnecessary surgery.

Success rates (SR) of transcanalicular diode laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TCL DCR) may be affected by the presence of nasal anatomical variations and additionally by whether or not the pathology is bilateral. The aim is to determine whether it is necessary to perform preliminary nasal anatomical variations surgery and to determine whether bilateral cases may be operated simultaneously. We extracted the patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral TCL DCR and we compared SR across the different groups using ANOVA, Chi-square testing and logistical regression.

Influence of Septal Deviation on the Prognosis of Transcanalicular Diode Laser-Assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy.

Purpose. The objective of the present study is to determine whether the success rate in transcanalicular diode laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy (TCL DCR) is influenced by the variant septal deviation (SD). Methods.

Delayed diagnosis of childhood deafness: the value of false negatives in the Programme for Early Detection of Neonatal Hearing Loss.

Introduction: Despite its importance, the existence of false negatives (patients who are told they hear well, but they have some degree of hipacusia) is rarely evaluated in programs for early detection of hearing loss. The aim of this study is to determine the variables that can lead to a delayed diagnosis, especially the existence of false negatives and the lack of registration of risk factors.

Methods: A retrospective study of prevalence has been carried out, in which the medical records of children diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss born within 2005 and 2012 in the health centers of study have been analyzed.

Hyperfunctional parathyroid carcinoma with mediastinal extension.

Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is an extremely rare malignancy, 0.005% of all tumours and between 0.5% and 5% of all parathyroid neoplasms.

[Thirteen years' experience with superficial partial parotidectomy as treatment for benign parotid tumours].

Introduction: Most authors agree that surgery is the treatment of choice for benign tumours of the parotid gland. However, the best surgical technique and the extent of surgery remain controversial. This study attempts to establish whether the implementation of a partial superficial parotidectomy (PSP) is appropriate for the treatment of benign parotid gland tumours.

[Diode laser surgery in the endoscopic treatment of laryngeal paralysis].

Several surgical procedures have been proposed for the treatment of respiratory distress secondary to bilateral vocal cord paralysis. The aim of all surgical techniques used is to restore a glottic lumen sufficient to guarantee adequate breathing through the natural airway, without tracheotomy and preserving an acceptable phonatory quality. In this study we present our experience from 1998 to 2004 concerning the use of the diode contact laser for a modified Dennis-Kashima posterior endoscopic cordectomy (extended to the false homolateral chord in 3 cases and to the homolateral arytenoid vocal process in 6 cases).

[Nasal malignant meningioma].

Extracraneal meningiomas represent 2% of all meningiomas and can appear in different locations including paranasales sinuses. There are no statistics regarding ectopic malignant meningiomas, but they are considered extremely rare. Due to this, there is no management protocol.

[Surgical repair of an anastomotic stenosis in pharyngeal reconstructions using antebrachial free flaps].

To obtain suitable deglutoria function and less morbidity after hypopharyngeal surgery, antebrachial free flaps is a very useful option. A posible complication is oral feeding impossibility due to neopharyngeal stenosis. Tumor recurrence must be excluded.

[Combined intratympanic and intravenous dexomethasone to control vertigo in Meniere disease].

Objective: To verify the result in the use of intratympanic corticosteroids, combined with intravenous, in patients with Meniere disease (MD).

Material And Methods: Ten patients with vertigo due to MD in stages 4-5 or 6 were included in the study. Combined intratympanic and intravenous dexamethasone was infiltrated.

[Surgical treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy with argon plasma: a long-term follow-up in 157 patients].

Surgical treatment of the inferior turbinate in patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinitis that does not respond to medical treatment is a well established procedure. CO2 laser, YAG laser, KTP laser, conventional electrocautery, cryotherapy, chemosurgery and turbinectomy or submucosal turbinectomy have been performed for the removal of nasal obstruction. Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) is a new, innovative technique in Otorhinolaryngology which is based on high-frequency electrocoagulation with an argon-gas source.

[Chronic pharyngitis and macrolides].

We have noticed that macrolides can improve the main symptoms of many patients with chronic pharyngitis. We feel that the efficacy of macrolides for chronic pharyngitis can be due to the anti-inflammatory effect of this group of antibiotics. However, we think that at present the use of macrolides is not the therapy of choice for chronic pharyngitis.

["Irritative" pathology of the external auditory canal and decreased sound sensation].

We have not found in the literature an explanation for the intermittent and transient decreased lesser hearing sensation in patients with dysesthesia of the external auditory canal (EAC). In this paper we offer a possible explanation for it. Our hypothesis is that the stimulation of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal and facial nerves in the EAC is able to increase the stiffness of the ossicular chain by means of a reflex stimulation of malleus and stapes muscles.

[Results of videonystagmographic (VNG) analysis in vestibular post-traumatic pathology].

From February 1998 to July 1999, 569 patients affected by vestibular disorders--following a whiplash injury and/or a cranial trauma--were studied. The neuro-otological examination included a tonal audiometry, brain stem auditory evoked potentials, clinical and instrumental vestibular tests (caloric test, rotatory test, assessment of visually guided eye movements). The study of eye movements was conducted with the support of the Ulmer video-oculographical system.

[Diagnostic and therapeutic management of headache caused by nasal contact].

Since 1948, contact between two nasal structures has been accepted as a source of facial pain and numerous medical and surgical techniques have been used to alleviate it. We report a series of 15 patients with unilateral headache and contact between two nasal structures. All patients were tested with topical anesthetic to confirm the diagnosis.