Perceptual and acoustic voice analysis in patients with glottis cancer after endoscopic laser cordectomy.

<b>Introduction:</b> Treatment of glottis cancer, despite oncological safety, should consider postoperative voice quality. CO₂ laser endoscopic cordectomy allows radical removal of the tumor while maintaining respiratory, defensive and phonatory functions. <br><b>The aim:</b> The aim of the study is perceptual and acoustic evaluation of voice in patients after endoscopic CO2 III-Va laser cordectomy due to glottis cancer.

Phonatory compensation in patients with larynx cancer after CO2 laser cordectomy.

Introduction: CO2 laser endoscopic cordectomy is the method of laryngeal cancer treatment. The type of cordectomy (I-VI) depends on the extent of the tumor. Endoscopic laser surgery provides more satisfactory phonation conditions in comparison to open surgical procedures.

[Activity of vestibular organs in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis].

Unlabelled: Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass and alterations in the microstructure of the skeleton. It is a worldwide disease, most prevalent in women over the age of 70. It is estimated that approximately 15-18% of women over 50 years of age are affected by osteoporosis and further 37-50% of women have decreased bone mass.

[The voice and speech quality in laryngectomy patients rehabilitated with second generation voice prosthesis].

Unlabelled: Voice rehabilitation with the application of voice prostheses is a method of choice in surgical rehabilitation of patients following total laryngectomy.

The Aim Of The Study: To compare voice quality and fistula speech with use of second generation voice prostheses to voice and esophageal speech in patients rehabilitated with vocal method.

Material And Methods: The following study comprised 37 patients with fistula speech (group I).

[CO2 laser treatment of rhinophyma].

Unlabelled: Treatment of the advanced form of rhinophyma causing severe nasal deformity and nasal breathing impairment is reserved mainly for surgical methods. Laser techniques among them play particular role. The aim of the study was to present short series of patients suffering from severe form of rhinophyma, who were treated with CO2 laser, emphasizing the advantages and disadvantages of the method used.

[The surgical dilation of glottic rima with laser surgery in paralysis dysphonia].

Unlabelled: Vocal cord paralysis, a complication after strumectomy, affects about 1% of treated patients. Patients with unilateral paralysis are usually treated with foniatric and conservative therapy. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis with the paramedial placement of vocal folds usually requires surgical treatment.

[Submucosal bipolar radiofrequency therapy for treatment of turbinate hypertrophy].

Disturbance of nasal airflow occurs in about 30% of human population. Turbinate hypertrophy is frequently the base of many nasal obturative diseases. The aim of this study was to determine short- term and long term effects of the radiofrequency therapy (RFT) for patients with turbinate hypertrophy.

[The assessment of nasal surgery and uvulopalatopharyngoplasy (UPPP) in the treatment of patients with mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)].

Unlabelled: The role of nasal patency in the pathogenesis of OSA is not fully understood. There are conflicting data in the literature considering the influence of the nasal resistance on RDI. The aim of the study was to assess if the surgical procedures aimed at increasing nasal patency performed simultaneously with UPPP (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) may improve it's effectiveness.

[Multiple meningioma in 53 years old woman manifested only by unilateral hearing loss].

Meningioma is the most common intracranial tumour and comprises over half of extramedullar tumours of spinal canal. The causes of meningiomas occurrence are mostly unknown. Genetic factors, hormonal disorders, injuries, viral induction and ionizing radiation may play certain role in its developing.

[Voice prosthesis in patients after total laryngectomy].

The aim of the study is to present the role of voice prostheses in the voice rehabilitation in patients who underwent total laryngectomy. 7 patients with laryngeal cancer were included in the study. All patients are males aged 41-72 years (mean age 58) treated in the Department of Otolaryngology Medical Academy of Bialystok from November 2001 to March 2002.

[Delayed treatment of laryngeal and hypopharynx cancer in the North-Eastern part of Poland in years 1986-1999].

The authors estimated larynx and hypopharynx cancer in patients treated in the Department of Otolaryngology Medical Academy in Bialystok between 1996-1999 and compared the observed state to the data from 1986-1995. At the same time, we tried to determine the causes of delayed treatment based on patients' reports and medical case histories divided according to patients and medical procedures. As in years: 1986-1995, a significant percentage of tumour progression as also observed in the present day.

[Epidemiologic analysis of patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer treated in the Department of Otolaryngology in Białystok from 1986-1999].

Epidemiological analysis of patients with the larynx cancer, who were treated in the Department of Otolaryngology in Białystok from 1996 to 1999 was performed. The following aspects were assessed: a) number of patients, b) gender, c) age, d) place of living, e) primary site of the tumour. The results in years 1996-1999 were compared with the earlier published results in years 1986-1994.

Modified neck dissections--efficiency of surgical treatment and clinical observations.

Background: The evaluation of affected lymph node number, the site of metastatic lymph nodes, and spread of neoplastic infiltration beyond the lymph capsule is considered useful in prognosis. The aim of the study was to estimate the frequency of neck nodal metastases occurrence depending on the site of origin, the grade of larynx cancer progression, and clinical condition of neck lymph nodes.

Material/methods: The study comprised 315 patients with larynx cancer who underwent surgery in 1994-1999.