Nasal Bone Fracture Reduction Under Local Anaesthesia: A Holistic Approach to Nasal Blocks and a Comparison with General Anaesthesia.

To compare the pain scores in closed reduction of nasal bone fractures under local anaesthesia (LA) and general anaesthesia (GA), and to outline the blocks that should be used for the same based on their nerve supply. A prospective study was conducted with 40 patients with Class 1 and 2 nasal bone and septal fracture. 20 patients underwent the procedure under LA and 20 under GA.

Submandibular Gland Excision with Facial Artery Preservation: The Argument for Changing the Established Norms.

To evaluate the difference in average operating time and intraoperative blood loss in transcervical submandibular gland excision for isolated benign submandibular diseases, while preserving the facial artery and ligating the facial artery. A prospective study was conducted in our institute for a duration of 6 months from January 2022 to June 2022. 30 patients undergoing excision of the submandibular gland as an isolated procedure were included.

Trends in Thyroid Nodules and Malignancy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Centre.

Thyroid nodules are one of the most common presentations faced by ENT clinicians, and the prevalence of differentiated thyroid cancer is increasing worldwide. We found no other study showing a clear occurence of cancer in thyroid nodules in the state of West Bengal. Hence, we undertook this study to determine the occurence of thyroid cancer among people with thyroid nodules.

Quest for the Ideal Nasal Pack in Post Operative Cases of Septo-Turbinoplasty: Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

To compare the efficacies and post operative outcomes of patients with nasal packing with merocel, intranasal splints and merocel along with intra-nasal infant feeding tubes following septo-turbinoplasty, in patients with nasal obstruction secondary to septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy. A prospective study was done in 60 patients of symptomatic deviated nasal septum with inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Septoturbinoplasty was performed.