Utilization of Leech Therapy after Rhinoplasty.

Background: The use of medicinal leeches in modern reconstructive surgery is well-described. Leech therapy after rhinoplasty has not been previously well-characterized.

Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent open rhinoplasty by a single surgeon over a 4-year period were reviewed.

Quality of Life Outcomes After Modified Selective Neurectomy for Postfacial Paralysis Synkinesis.

Until now, quality of life (QOL) outcomes after modified selective neurectomy for postfacial paralysis synkinesis (PFPS) have not been assessed. To evaluate QOL outcomes among patients with PFPS who underwent modified selective neurectomy. The medical records of patients aged ≥18 years with PFPS who underwent modified selective neurectomy during a 6-year period were reviewed.

Investigation of the Longevity of the Endoscopic Midface Lift.

Importance: To our knowledge, until now, the efficacy and durability of the transtemporal endoscopic preperiosteal midface lift has not been reported in the literature.

Objective: To determine the efficacy and longevity of the endoscopic preperiosteal midface lift using objective measurements and validated aesthetic scales.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective review included patients 18 years or older who were treated for aging midface by endoscopic midface lift by the senior author (A.

Solitary chemosensory cells are a primary epithelial source of IL-25 in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Background: IL-25 can function as an early signal for the respiratory type 2 response characteristic of allergic asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). In the mouse gut, tuft cells are the epithelial source of IL-25. However, the source of human airway epithelial IL-25 has remained elusive.

Optimizing olfactory testing for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: item analysis of the university of Pennsylvania smell identification test.

The 40-item University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is an effective instrument to detect olfactory dusfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD). It is not clear, however, whether tests of this length are necessary to detect such dysfunction. Several studies have suggested that detection of certain odors is selectively compromised in PD, and that a test comprised of these odors could be shorter and more specific for this purpose.

Manifestations of Inhalant Allergies Beyond the Nose.

The upper and lower airways are linked epidemiologically and pathophysiologically. The upper and lower airways are considered a single, functional unit characterized by shared immunologic mechanisms, often referred to as the unified airway. Upper and lower airway inflammatory disease frequently coexist in the same patient.