A novel predictive marker for the viscosity of otitis media with effusion.

Objectives: To evaluate the significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio for the prediction of the viscosity of otitis media with effusion.

Methods: This retrospective study was performed on 81 patients who were admitted to the otolaryngology clinic.The patients were divided into two groups according to their effusion type, as serous or mucoid, which was defined intraoperatively after myringotomy.

A novel predictive marker for the recurrence of nasal polyposis following endoscopic sinus surgery.

We aimed to determine the value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) ratio for prediction of recurrence in patients subjected to endoscopic sinus surgery. Higher neutrophil counts mean more chronic inflammation so the NLR value could show the inflammatory level resulting with higher incidence of recurrence. From January 2011 to March 2013, we performed a retrospective review of the complete blood count samples from 192 patients with chronic sinusitis who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery.

Choanal polyp originating from the inferior turbinate presenting as nasal polyposis.

Although choanal polyps frequently arise from the maxillary sinus, a choanal polyp originating from the inferior turbinate is a rare entity. A 14-year-old girl who had a history of bilateral nasal obstruction with snoring, mouth breathing and nasal discharge for 10 years was presented. On endoscopic examination, a polypoid mass completely obliterated the right nasal cavity.

Clinical impact of ectopic teeth in the maxillary sinus.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical features, aetiologic factors, challenging properties (such as radio opacity in Water's view in a patient with no sinusitis), signs and symptoms of the ectopic teeth in the maxillary sinus.

Study Design: Clinical symptoms and radiographic findings of 14 patients with ectopic teeth in the maxillary sinus were evaluated. Computed tomography (CT) and conventional radiographic images of maxillary sinus and clinical findings were compared with each other with regard to the final diagnosis.

What is the relationship between chronic sinus disease and isolated nasal septal deviation?

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study is to examine the role of isolated nasal septal deviation (NSD) in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

Study Design And Setting: The interaction between isolated NSD and chronic sinus disease were retrospectively evaluated in 1452 patients. Out of 1452 patients, 152 patients were included in the study.

Squamous cell metaplasia of the nasopharyngeal epithelium and its association with adult-onset otitis media with effusion.

Conclusion: The common association between adult-onset otitis media with effusion (AO-OME) and squamous cell metaplasia (SCM) of the epithelium of Rosenmüller's fossa, which is near the Eustachian tube orifice, implies the predictive role of metaplasia, which probably compromises the drainage function of the middle ear.

Objective: To determine the effects of nasopharyngeal epithelial changes (SCM) on AO-OME. AO-OME is a multifactorial and insidious disease that may necessitate detailed investigation, i.

[Toxoplasmosis in patients with lymphoid hyperplasia of the head and neck].

Objectives: To investigate the incidence of toxoplasmosis in patients with lymphoid hyperplasia of the head and neck.

Patients And Methods: In this study, 53 patients (32 males, 21 females; mean age 11.2+/-4.

The effect of topical corticosteroid on basic fibroblast growth factor in nasal polyp tissue.

Background: The etiology of nasal polyposis and pathophysiological mechanisms of polyp formation is still poorly understood. Experimental models have suggested that nasal polyp growth requires extracellular matrix formation and is associated with fibroblast proliferation. Intranasal corticosteroids appear to be useful in reducing nasal polypoid lesions and the likelihood of polyp recurrence after surgery.

Incidence of unexpected pathology in routine adenoidectomy specimens.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of unexpected pathologies in adenoidectomy specimens and necessity for histopathologic evaluation of adenoid tissue.

Materials And Methods: All patients younger than 16 years who underwent routine adenoidectomy were reviewed. Patients were excluded if the primary surgery was other than routine adenoidectomy such as nasopharyngeal biopsy for suspicion of malignancy or other pathology.

Nitric oxide level in the nasal and sinus mucosa after exposure to electromagnetic field.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in nitric oxide (NO) level in the nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa after exposure radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMF).

Study Design And Setting: Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly grouped as follows: EMF group (group I; n, 10), EMF group in which melatonin received (group II; n, 10) and the control (sham operated) group (group III; n, 10). Groups I and II were exposed to a 900 MHz.

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression in nasal polyps treated with corticosteroid.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression in nasal polyp cases who were administered topical corticosteroid and in middle turbinates.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four patients with nasal polyps were included in the study group. These patients were treated with 100 microg budesonide in each nostril twice daily for 2 months before the surgery.

Allergic contact dermatitis prevalence in patients with eczematous external otitis.

Eczematous external otitis, because of its basic allergic nature, tends to be chronic or recurrent. The purpose of our study was to investigate the association between allergic contact dermatitis and chronic eczematous external otitis. Sixty-six patients with eczematous external otitis and 48 healthy volunteers were included in this study.

The role of free oxygen radicals on the development of otitis media with effusion.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if free oxygen radicals (FORs) and antioxidant enzyme activities have some role in pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children with adenoid hyperplasia.

Methods: Seventy-four patients were enrolled in three groups of this study. The study group (Group I) included 26 patients who had adenoidectomy with ventilation tube placement due to chronic OME.

Asymptomatic food hypersensitivity prevalence in patients with eczematous external otitis.

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to investigate the association between food hypersensitivity and eczematous external otitis.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 27 patients with eczematous external otitis and 16 healthy volunteer were included. The existence of food hypersensitivity was defined by positive epicutaneous prick test and specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies.

[The adverse effect of gas formation on prognosis in a patient with deep neck infection].

A seventy-one-year-old woman was hospitalized with a suspicion of deep neck infection and poor general health. She had been receiving treatment for hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, and cardiac failure and had a history of tooth ache and severe neck pain lasting for the past 10 days. She had been admitted to another center where she had received antibiotic treatment for five days for widespread swelling in the neck and lower extremities, fatigue, and difficulty in breathing and swallowing.

[The correlation between computed tomography findings of the paranasal sinuses and the symptoms of acute sinusitis].

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between symptoms, coronal paranasal computed tomography (CT) findings and anatomic variations in patients with acute sinusitis.

Patients And Methods: The study included 44 patients (23 females, 21 males; mean age 35 years; range 21 to 74 years) whose diagnosis was acute sinusitis by history and physical examination. A comprehensive inquiry into the symptoms was made and coronal paranasal CT scans were obtained in all the patients.

Multiple huge osteomas of the mandible causing disfigurement related with Gardner's syndrome: case report.

As osteomas of the bones including the jaws may be the initial symptom or clinical finding in the Gardner's syndrome, this entity should always be included in the differential diagnosis. A 20-year-old boy was referred to our clinic from another medical center. Extra-oral examination of the patient revealed an obvious asymmetry and disfigurement of the left mandibular corpus, angle and ramus.

Asymptomatic IgE mediated food hypersensitivity in patients with nasal polyps.

The aim of this prospective study is to compare the prevalence of atopy in patients afflicted by nasal polyps with the atopy prevalence in healthy volunteers without nasal polyps, since systemic allergy and allergy in the nasal mucosa are still being debated as underlying causes for nasal polyps. Thirty-four cases with nasal polyposis without asthma and history of allergy or atopic disease were enrolled in the study and compared with 20 healthy volunteer controls in respect to asymptomatic food hypersensitivity. Hypersensitivity for 48 kinds of commonly consumed food in Turkey was investigated by an epicutaneuos prick test, Multi-Test II (Lincoln Diagnostic, Inc, USA), using a special applicator.

Correlation between blood group and noise-induced hearing loss.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between blood group and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

Material And Methods: The study was conducted in 176 factory workers who had been exposed to a noise level of 85-90 dB for 8 h a day for a period of > or = 10 years. Pure-tone audiometric measurements were performed in a standard silent room.

Otitis media with effusion and histopathologic properties of adenoid tissue.

Objective: Adenoidectomy is being generally used for the treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME). The purpose of current study was to determine objectively the significance of the histopathology of adenoid tissue on the development of otitis media with effusion.

Methods: The records of all the patients operated on with the diagnosis of adenoid enlargement with or without OME were reviewed and pathologic specimen were re-evaluated regarding histopathological properties by one pathologist unfamiliar with the diagnosis.

New sinus culture applicator (Yariktas applicator).

Identification of the pathogen is crucial for the selection of an appropriate antibiotic in the management of sinusitis. We describe an original instrument that provides contamination-free culture from the sinus in endoscopic sinus surgery.