Turkish Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis (ART).

Object: To prepare a national guideline for Otorhinolaryngologist who treat allergic rhinitis patients.

Methods: The study was conducted by three authors, namely the writing support team. The support team made the study plan, determined the writing instructions, chose the subgroups including the advisory committee, the advisors for authors and the authors.

The willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and affecting factors among healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional study in Turkey.

Introduction: While discussions on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines continue, healthcare professionals' attitudes and their growing fear and anxiety during the pandemic process are not yet fully known. In this study, we aimed to investigate the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and affecting factors in healthcare professionals.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional online survey conducted in 1574 healthcare professionals consisting of physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and healthcare personnel in Turkey in December 2020.

Is there an association between migraine and allergic rhinitis?

We conducted a prospective study to evaluate nasal signs and symptoms and to perform allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) testing to investigate the relationship between migraine and allergic rhinitis. Our study group consisted of 40 patients diagnosed with migraine-22 men and 18 women, aged 21 to 38 years (mean: 25.7).

Better knowledge and regular vaccination practices correlate well with higher seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in people at risk: Promising survey results from a university outpatient clinic.

Background: The knowledge, beliefs, opinions, and attitudes of patients and their relatives regarding seasonal influenza vaccination were evaluated.

Methods: This descriptive study was undertaken in the outpatient clinics of Baskent University Hospital. There were 566 responders who completed a self-administered questionnaire.

Do probiotics have a role in the treatment of allergic rhinitis? A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To investigate clinical evidence for the efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR).

Methods: A systematic search was conducted to review the results of all randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement. Primary outcome measurements were total nasal and ocular symptom scores (SS) and quality of life (QoL) questionnaires.

Effects of nasal pack use on surgical success in septoplasty.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effects of nasal packs on surgical success and related complications in septoplasty.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-eight patients (21 males, 17 females; mean age, 36.6 years, range 18 to 61 years) were included in the study.

Management of lingual hemangioma in a case with von Willebrand disease.

Hemangiomas are the most common vascular tumors and von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. In this article, we report a 21-year-old female who had von Willebrand disease presenting with 1x1 cm lesion of the tongue. The lesion was located at the anterior one-third in midline tongue throughout full-thickness.

The necessity of dissection of level IIb in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a clinical study.

Objective: Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas readily metastasize to adjacent cervical lymph nodes. This is seen frequently in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), and neck dissection may be performed in addition to excision of the primary lesion. The aim of this study was to define the frequency of level IIb metastasis to the lymph nodes in patients who underwent selective neck dissection because of LSCC.

New technique for the treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis: Vocal and ventricular fold lateralization using crossing sutures with thyroplasty technique.

Conclusion: All patients treated with this new lateralization technique had a good quality of life and no dyspnea at rest or upon exertion. We believe that this technique is an important addition to the many surgical techniques for the treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis (BVCP).

Objectives: Most techniques used in the treatment of BVCP result in a prolapse of the laryngeal soft tissues into the endolarynx owing to Bernoulli's principle.

The maxillary sinus after total laryngectomy: an electron microscopic study.

Nasal breathing is completely ceased after total laryngectomy. This results in some structural changes in the nasal mucosa, which has been described in numerous studies. This study investigates the changes that appear in the paranasal sinus mucosa.

Occult contralateral nodal metastases in supraglottic laryngeal cancer crossing the midline.

We evaluated the risk of occult contralateral neck involvement according to T stage and ipsilateral neck stage in centrally located supraglottic laryngeal cancer. The side largely involved by the tumor was defined as ipsilateral and the other side was defined as contralateral in terms of the neck dissection side. We retrospectively analyzed clinical and pathologic data from a group of 189 centrally located supraglottic cancer patients in which bilateral neck dissection was part of the primary treatment.

Is dissection of levels 4 and 5 justified for cN0 laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer?

Conclusion: Dissecting levels 2 and 3 and sparing the dissection of level 4 and the contralateral neck when frozen section results are negative are reasonable options for the selective dissection of cN0 necks. Our findings show that dissection of level 5 is considered unnecessary, unless there is overt metastasis.

Objective: The level of node involvement and recurrence rates were assessed in cN0 laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma patients in order to develop appropriate guidelines for the treatment of the neck.

Primary hydatid cyst of the neck.

Hydatid cyst in the head and neck is very rare even in countries where echinococcus infestation is endemic. We report the case of a 33-year-old female patient presenting with a hydatid cyst in the lateral cervical region. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst is made mainly with the help of imaging methods and review of the patient's history.