: The deltopectoral (DP) flap represents a reconstructive option for the head and neck. It is a fasciocutaneous flap raised from the anterior chest wall below the clavicle. Its role partially declined with the arise of free flaps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sinonasal cancer represents a challenging disease because of its difficult diagnosis and different histology. Despite a multidisciplinary evaluation and treatments, a poor prognosis is still present. We retrospectively analyzed patients with sinonasal cancer treated in our institution, paying attention to histology and real-life prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Olfactory dysfunction (OD) represents a frequent complaint in general population and especially in patients with chronic sinonasal diseases. The aim of this study was the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Self-reported Mini Olfactory Questionnaire (Self-MOQ) into Italian.
Methods: One hundred fifty patients affected by chronic sinonasal diseases and reporting hyposmia were enrolled.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
August 2023
Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Italian version of the Brief Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (Brief-IT-QOD).
Methods: The study consisted of six phases: item generation, reliability analysis (112 dysosmic patients for internal consistency analysis and 61 for test-retest reliability analysis), normative data generation (303 normosmic subjects), validity analysis (comparison of Brief-IT-QOD scores of healthy and dysosmic subjects and scores correlation with psychophysical olfactory testing TDI and SNOT-22 scores), responsiveness analysis (10 dysosmic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps patients before and after biologic therapy), and cut-off value determination (ROC curve analysis of Brief-IT-QOD sensitivity and specificity).
Results: All subjects completed the Brief-IT-QOD.
Objective: Expanded endonasal approaches (EEA) have become the main approach to the anterior skull base. A specific questionnaire, the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test for Neurosurgery (SNOT-NC), was developed in German to assess quality of life after EEA. The aim of this study was the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of SNOT-NC.
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