Reliability of high-pitch ultra-low-dose paranasal sinus computed tomography for evaluating paranasal sinus anatomy and sinus disease.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of high-pitch ultra-low-dose computed tomography (CT) for detecting important paranasal sinus anatomic landmarks and pathologies.

Materials And Methods: Sixty patients (22 females, 38 males) aged 15 to 67 years (mean age, 33.68 y; SD, 9.

Comparison of postoperative bleeding between submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and tonsillectomy.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of postoperative secondary hemorrhage for tonsillectomy and submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP).

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective case series, the medical records of 404 patients who underwent tonsillectomy with unipolar electrocautery and smUPPP at our institution between January 2001 and December 2010 were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (198 patients) underwent tonsillectomy; Group 2 (206 patients) underwent smUPPP.

The morphology of the nasopharyngeal inlet in obstructive sleep apnea.

Routine flexible optic laryngoscopy (FOL) can visualize the airway from the nasopharynx to the hypopharynx in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With the tip of a flexible endoscope at the nasopharyngeal inlet (NPI), we can visualize the morphology of this area. We evaluated the effect of NPI morphology on OSA severity.

Effect of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty on retropalatal region.

Flexible optic laryngoscopy (FOL) allows us to visualize the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-related airway passages. Retropalatal region is a part of upper airway contributing to the OSA. We aimed to demonstrate the changes in the retropalatal surface area (RPSA) after submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP) in an attempt to exhibit enlargement as a predictor of surgical treatment.

Quantification of retropalatal region in obstructive sleep apnea.

Objective: Flexible optic laryngoscopy (FOL) allows us to visualize the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-related airway passages. However, objective data presenting evidence of OSA through this perspective are lacking. The aim of this study was to quantify the surface area of the retropalatal region in control subjects and OSA patients utilizing FOL images.

Will a crushed concha bullosa form again?

Objectives/hypothesis: This study endoscopically and radiologically evaluated whether a surgically crushed concha bullosa (CB) can form again.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Methods: This study included 14 adults who underwent CB surgery between March 2010 and February 2011.

Long-term efficacy of submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

The objective of the study was the assessment of the long-term efficacy of submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Thirty-two of 156 patients who underwent UPPP between January 2001 and March 2007 with a follow-up period of 36-96 months (mean, 56 months) were included in the study conducted at the university affiliated center. Preoperative and postoperative snoring evaluation forms and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESC) scores were used for subjective analysis.

Arteriovenous hemangioma formation following radiofrequency ablation for inferior turbinate reduction.

Inferior turbinate reduction by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been recommended as an easy and safe option for the treatment of patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Complications of this type of excision are generally acceptable. We describe a case of RFA turbinate reduction that resulted in an unusual complication: the formation of an arteriovenous hemangioma.

[Endonasal phototherapy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis].

Objectives: In this study, we assessed the effect of endonasal phototherapy on quality of life, nasal obstruction and the other symptoms in allergic rhinitis with visual analog scale (VAS), sinonasal outcome test-20 (SNOT-20), and acoustic rhinometry.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-four patients (6 males, 18 females; mean age 41.3±13.

Histopathologic response to highly purified liquid silicone injected intradermally in rats' skin.

Background: This study aimed to assess and compare the tissue response to small- and large-volume injections of pure liquid silicone in rats.

Methods: The study used 25 Sprague-Dawley rats. Two different injection sites were determined for a single rat, and 5000 centistoke liquid silicone was injected subdermally using 0.

Incidental diagnosis of mastoiditis on MRI.

The aim of this study was to document patients with clinical mastoiditis who were reported to have mastoiditis by radiologists due to increased fluid signal intensity in the mastoid air cells on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain and temporal bone MRI reports between January 2004 and November 2009 were obtained from the radiology units of four different hospitals of the same Health Care Group. MRI reports for keyword mastoiditis and 406 patients were reported to have radiological mastoiditis on MRI due to increased fluid signal intensity.

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency tonsil ablation for the treatment of halitosis.

The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of temperature-controlled radiofrequency (RF) tonsil ablation in the treatment of halitosis caused by chronic tonsillitis with caseum. The study method was retrospective. The medical records of 58 patients undergoing temperature-controlled RF tonsil ablation due to chronic tonsillitis with caseum between November 1, 2005 and November 30, 2008 were reviewed.

[Reduction of the inferior turbinates with a microdebrider].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of submucosal microdebrider turbinate reduction in patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Patients And Methods: The study included 503 patients (190 females, 313 males; mean age 28 years; range 18-68 years) who underwent turbinate reduction by a microdebrider for inferior turbinate hypertrophy. The inferior turbinates were examined by anterior rhinoscopy and nasal endoscopy before and three weeks after surgery and their size was graded from I to III.