Intramuscular hemangiomas of the head and neck: Three case reports.

Hemangiomas are tumors of vascular origin that frequently occur on the skin and mucosal surfaces in the pediatric age group. Hemangiomas located in skeletal muscles are called intramuscular hemangiomas. Intramuscular hemangiomas mostly occur in the extremities and the trunk.

Ethmoid roof radiology; analysis of lateral lamella of cribriform plate.

Objective: We evaluated the extent of asymmetry evident in paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) scans of Turkish patients without sinusitis in the ethmoid roof. Our data contribute to the body of knowledge on the subject.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively studied multiplanar reformatted CT images of the paranasal sinus (1-mm sections) from 110 patients (50 male, 60 female).

Paranasal sinus mucoceles: our clinical experiments.

Objectives: We present the clinical and radiological features, treatment protocols, and medium-long-term results of our patients following surgery for paranasal sinus mucocele, along with a review of the relevant literature.

Materials And Methods: A total of 18 patients (11 women and 7 men) who underwent surgery for paranasal sinus mucocele at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, between 2006 and 2013 were examined retrospectively. The mean patient age was 41 (range 4-73).

Retrospective analysis of surgical treatment of choanal polyps.

Objectives: This study aims to discuss the efficacy of the surgical method performed in patients with choanal polyp in the light of the literature.

Patients And Methods: The study included 76 patients (42 males, 34 females; mean age 25.36 years; range 7 to 73 years) diagnosed with choanal polyp in the sinonasal region between January 2005 and December 2013 in the otorhinolaryngology clinic of Kocaeli University.

Parotid gland tumours in Turkish population: analysis of 165 patients.

Background: Retrospective data on 165 patients who presented with a parotid mass and underwent surgery in our clinics during 2000-2009 were examined. The obtained data (demographic data, surgical procedures, histopathological diagnoses) were compared to similar studies to make contributions to the literature.

Materials And Methods: Patients were classified according to their histopathological diagnosis.

[Bilateral inverted papilloma originating from the frontal sinus].

Inverted papilloma is a benign neoplasm characterized by its high rate of recurrence, local aggressiveness, and malignancy potential. Nasal obstruction is the most frequent presenting complaint. Bilateral inverted papillom involving both sides of the frontal sinus is extremely rare.

[Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma].

Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm presenting with the characteristics of a malignant teratoma and carcinosarcoma. The most common sites of origin of teratocarcinosarcomas are the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. The clinical presentation is usually with nasal obstruction and episodes of epistaxis.

[Evaluation of efficacy of otosclerosis surgery on hearing outcomes].

Objectives: In this study we aimed to evaluate the audiologic results and audiologic success rates following otosclerosis surgery and to discuss surgical complications and their management.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 115 ears of 100 patients who were diagnosed with clinical otosclerosis and operated at Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology between May 2002 and April 2013. Postoperative air-bone gap was used in the evaluation of the success of the hearing results.

Endoscope-assisted transoral approach to parapharyngeal space tumors.

Background: Parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors are rare tumors for which the surgical management differs widely. The purpose of this study was to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the endoscope-assisted transoral approach over the traditional approaches.

Methods: This prospective study included 4 patients who were diagnosed with PPS tumors and treated with the endoscope-assisted transoral approach.

Meningioma arising from the anterior skull base and filling the nasal cavity.

Meningiomas are usually benign tumors that are frequently encountered in the intracranial region. They account for 15% of the overall intracranial tumors. Of the intracranial meningiomas, less than 3% extend up to the sinonasal region.

[Endoscopic management of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and clinic outcomes].

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2012, 10 patients (7 females, 3 males; mean age 36.1 years; range 1 to 52 years) who were diagnosed with CSF fistulas in Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Ear Nose and Throat Clinic were retrospectively analyzed.

[Odontogenic and nonodontogenic jaw cysts: experience in 25 cases].

Objectives: We retrospectively evaluated the patients with jaw cysts treated at our center.

Patients And Methods: The study included 25 patients (14 males, 11 females; mean age 33+/-19 years; range 7 to 69 years) who underwent surgery for odontogenic or nonodontogenic jaw cysts.

Results: The most common presentation was a swelling in the jaw with or without dental problems.

The comparison of acellular dermal matric (Alloderm), Dacron, Gore-Tex, and autologous cartilage graft materials in an experimental animal model for nasal septal repair surgery.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the compatibility of Alloderm, Dacron, Gore-Tex, and autologous cartilage graft materials with host tissues in nasal septal perforation repair surgery.

Methods: The materials were placed into the nasal septum of 16 New Zealand rabbits. At the end of the 3rd month, septums of the rabbits were removed totally and reactions, such as inflammation;foreign body giant cell; or fibrosis that developed in the surrounding tissue against the implant material were evaluated.

Choanal polyps: an evaluation of 53 cases.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience on the diagnosis and treatment of choanal polyps (CP).

Methods: This study consists of 53 patients with CP diagnosed by means of rhinoscopy, nasal endoscopy, computerized tomography, surgical, and histologic findings between 1996 and 2005.

Results: The origins of the CPs were the unilateral maxillary sinus in 47 patients, simultaneously bilateral maxillary sinus in 2 patients, septum in 2 patients, sphenoid sinus in I patient, anterior ethmoid sinus in 1 patient.

Management of lateral sinus thrombosis in chronic otitis media.

Objective: To present our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of lateral sinus thrombosis (LST) secondary to otogenic disease.

Patients And Methods: We have retrospectively reviewed all the cases of LST caused by chronic otitis media in ten years.

Results: In our series of five patients, four patients were successfully treated by surgery without opening the sigmoid sinus.

The learning curve in endoscopic pituitary surgery and our experience.

Experience is the important point in reduction of the complications and in the effectiveness of the surgical procedure in pituitary surgery. Endoscopic pituitary surgery differs from microscopic surgery, since it requires a steep learning curve for endoscopic skills. In this article, we evaluate our learning curve in two groups, as early and late experience.

Injection tongueplasty: effects of sclerosant OK-432 on rat tongue.

Our aim was to investigate the effect of sclerosant agent OK-432 on tongue fibrosis and to determine whether the fibrosis formed by this substance increases with dose. Fifty Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups for the study. In the first group 0.

Combined use of histopathology with touch smear cytology in biopsies of the larynx.

The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the effectiveness of combined use of histopathology with cytology in biopsies of the larynx. Biopsies taken for this purpose are studied by using two different methods and the results are evaluated. One hundred and thirty-five patients with suspected malignant laryngeal lesions were examined by direct microlaryngoscopy for primary diagnosis.

An erosive mass involving the nasal cavity and maxillary sinus: rhinosporidiosis.

Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of the mucous membranes caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi. The disease is endemic in India, but is very rare in other countries. A review of the literature shows that our patient is the second documented case from Turkey.

Cervical bronchogenic cysts in head and neck region.

Congenital cysts of the neck are not uncommon. Most of these are thyroglossal, branchial cleft and thymic cysts. Bronchogenic cysts are uncommon developmental anomalies of the tracheobronchial tree and rarely occur in the neck.

Soft tissue response of the larynx to silicone, Gore-Tex, and irradiated cartilage implants.

Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the efficiency of three different materials (Silicone, Gore-Tex, and irradiated cartilage) used in medialization laryngoplasty. Local tissue reaction to implants in laryngeal skeleton has been examined for this purpose.

Study Design And Methods: In this prospective study, New Zealand rabbits were used.

A case of congenital bilateral stapes agenesis.

Congenital absence of the stapes and the oval window is an anomaly reported in only sporadic cases. We present a 17-year-old male patient with congenital bilateral conductive hearing loss. The external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane appeared normal on both sides.

Use of polyethylene terephthalate and expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene in medialization laryngoplasty.

Various materials have been used up to the present time in vocal fold augmentation. Although silicon has been the most frequently employed, the surgical difficulties encountered in shaping, positioning and placing this material have led to a search for a more easily applicable material. In our study, we investigated the local tissue reaction to implants in the laryngeal skeleton of 10 New Zealand rabbits in which we performed medialization laryngoplasty employing polyethylene terephthalate (PETP=Dacron) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE=Gore-Tex).

[Evaluation of the combined suprahyoid-transoral approach to the tongue base tumors].

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and functional results of the combined suprahyoid-transoral approach in early-stage tongue base cancers.

Patients And Methods: Five patients (4 females, 1 male; mean age 47 years; range 12 to 65 years) with tongue base tumors underwent surgery via the combined suprahyoid-transoral approach. Diagnoses were adenoid cystic carcinoma in three patients and squamous cell carcinoma in two patients.

[ENT examination in SCUBA divers and ENT pathologies restricting diving].

SCUBA diving can be safely performed if a careful pre-dive examination regarding the medical standards of diving is performed, and if all necessary precautions are taken with attention being paid to the potential risks of diving. The most frequent medical problems arising from SCUBA diving fall into the otolaryngology discipline; thus, candidates should be examined in terms of ENT disorders that may prevent them from diving. This article aims to review particular aspects of ENT examination, investigation methods, and criteria for candidates