Relationship between allergic rhinitis and diamine oxidase activity: A preliminary report.

Aim: To analyze the diamine oxidase (DAO), the main catabolic enzyme of histamine, degradation activity and its relation with symptoms of persistent allergic rhinitis.

Methods: In this descriptive and analytical observational study, we collected DAO activity levels and the nasal peak inspiratory flow.

Results: Enzymatic activity deficit in 108 patients was 46.

ENT emergencies during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: Our experience.

Objectives: To analyze the characteristics of the visits attended to in an ENT Emergency Department (ENT-ED) during the first wave of COVID-19, comparing them with the emergencies attended to during the same period of time in 2019.

Methods: Descriptive and analytical observational retrospective study of all emergency consultations between March 1, 2020, and May 21, 2020, carried out by the Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department of a tertiary university hospital. The adequacy of consultations was assessed with the Hospital Emergency Suitability Protocol (HESP).

T1b Glottic Tumor and Anterior Commissure Involvement: Is the Transoral CO Laser Microsurgery a Safe Option?

Objectives: Transoral CO laser therapy represents the treatment of choice for early-stage laryngeal tumors. The anterior commissure involvement (ACI) is related to a worse local control and a lower rates of organ preservation. The objective of this study is to analyze the differences in survival, local control, and organ preservation in T1b glottic patients according to the presence of ACI.

[Surgical treatment of subglottic stenosis].

Introduction: Subglottic stenosis is rare, its primary pathogenic mechanism being tracheal intubation. Its incidence has declined in recent decades due to improved material and reduced intubation time. The objective of this study was to analyse the experience in treating this disease, emphasising the type of treatment used, the rate of decannulation obtained, symptomatic changes after treatment, and the total number of procedures performed per patient.

[Capillary hemangioma of the middle ear: a case report].

Capillary hemangiomas are considered benign vascular tumours. Two-thirds of hemangiomas occur in the head and neck region. They commonly originate from the vascular networks around the geniculate ganglion.

[Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the parotid gland: Revision of 8 cases].

The manifestation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a primary parotid tumour account for 5% of all tumours at this location. We present 8 patients diagnosed and treated for parotid non-Hodgkin lymphoma in our hospital between 1996 and 2003. Of the cases, 62% were women who had an indurated mass for almost 4 months.

[Otic myiasis. Case report].

Otic myiasis is rare in developed countries and is related to environmental conditions and poor hygiene. We present the case of a 65-year-old woman with pain and tinnitus in the left ear lasting for one week. Physical examination in the emergency room showed numerous dipteran larvae totally occupying the external auditory canal.

[Phonation fistulas today].

Objective: To describe our experience with the use of trachea-oesophageal puncture (TEP) after total laryngectomy.

Material And Method: We have studied retrospectively 96 patients who received a voice prosthesis through tracheoesophageal puncture between October 2000 and December 2005.

Results: The punctures effected were 86 primary (89.

[Resection with end-to-end anastomosis for postintubation tracheal stenosis].

Objective: To study results of resection and end-to-end anastomosis in tracheal stenosis (TS).

Patients And Method: Retrospective review of 14 patients with previous long-term intubation and residual tracheal stenosis, all operated on with resection and end-to-end anastomosis. We studied the percentage of surgical success, decannulation index, use of Montgomery T tube, and complications.