Transoral robotic surgery in otolaryngology practice: a single institutional experience.

Background: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has emerged as a minimally invasive technique for managing head and neck pathologies, offering reduced morbidity and improved surgical precision. Despite its growing popularity, institutional experiences with TORS remain limited.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of TORS for oncological and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) cases, focusing on efficacy, safety and complications.

Mortality Factors in Crush Syndrome.

Background: Crush Syndrome is a major cause of morbidity and mortality following large-scale catastrophic earthquakes. Since there are no randomized controlled studies on Crush Syndrome, knowledge on this subject is limited to expert experience. The primary objective is to analyze the epidemiological and demographic characteristics, clinical outcomes, and mortality factors of earthquake victims after the Pazarcik and Elbistan earthquakes on February 6, 2023.

Is ChatGPT accurate and reliable in answering questions regarding head and neck cancer?

Background And Objective: Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based language processing model using deep learning to create human-like text dialogue. It has been a popular source of information covering vast number of topics including medicine. Patient education in head and neck cancer (HNC) is crucial to enhance the understanding of patients about their medical condition, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Evaluation of sarcopenia as a prognostic biomarker in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

We aimed to evaluate the effect of sarcopenia on survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. Disease-free survival and overall survival were compared according to cervical computed tomography for radiotherapy in 123 sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy with weekly cisplatin. In multivariate analyses, pretreatment sarcopenia was associated with lower disease-free survival (hazard ratio: 2.

Effectiveness of the "pain-free dental injection" (PaFein) teaching model in reducing children's pain: A randomized, controlled study.

Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of a comprehensive structured teaching model - the "PaFein" - for instructing postgraduate pediatric dental residents in the provision of pain-free local anesthesia to children.

Methods: Ten postgraduate pediatric dental residents and 172 children between the ages 5 and 13 participated in the study following ethical approval. The previously measured baselines guided the randomization of study and control groups.

Comprehensive evaluation of velopharyngeal function in myasthenia gravis patients.

Purpose: Hypernasality, which is a symptom of dysarthria, may be seen in patients with Myasthenia Gravis with bulbar symptoms. However, there is not enough evidence to show that these patients may have velopharyngeal dysfunction. This study investigates the features of velopharyngeal function in myasthenia gravis patients using objective and subjective measurement tools.

Investigation of the Effect of Radiotherapy Dose on Chewing and Swallowing Structures in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy.

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a treatment method that is used in the treatment of head and neck cancers. Impairment of chewing and swallowing functions in the early and late periods of radiotherapy is frequent. Therefore, revealing the dose-effect relationship is important.

Effect of self-efficacy and empathy characteristics of post-graduate residents on local anesthesia administration performances: Pilot study.

Purpose: The "Profile and Competences for the European Dentist" document addresses some competencies as a must for graduating dentists, some of which are stated as providing humane and compassionate care to all patients and administering local anesthesia for pain management. Within this perspective, this study aims to investigate the effect of self-efficacy and empathy characteristics of post-graduate residents (post-grads) on the perceived pain and anxiety scores of children during local anesthesia administrations.

Materials And Methods: Ten pediatric dentistry post-grads and 91 children aged between 5 and13 years participated in the study.

Development and validation of an improved classification and risk stratification system for carotid body tumors: Multinational collaborative cohort study.

Background: This study aims to develop and validate a new classification system that better predicts combined risk of neurological and neurovascular complications following CBT surgery, crucial for treatment decision-making.

Methods: Multinational retrospective cohort study with 199 consecutive cases. A cohort of 132 CBT cases was used to develop the new classification.

Does Submandibular Gland Sacrificing Neck Dissection Decrease Salivary Output and Quality of Life?

Purpose: Our study aimed to quantify the impact of submandibular gland (SMG) resection during Level I neck dissection (ND) on stimulated salivary output (SSO) and xerostomia-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).

Methods: A retrospective cohort was formed from 32 patients that underwent unilateral or bilateral Level I ND and a control group of 23 patients that had level II-IV ND. SSO (Saxon test) and University of Washington Quality of Life survey results for both groups were compared.

Disintegration of sewage sludge using pulsed electrical field technique: PEF optimization, simulation, and anaerobic digestion.

A Pulsed Electrical Field (PEF) reactor was developed to process biological sludge as a pretreatment method prior to anaerobic digestion. This study focuses on the effects of operational parameters such as applied voltage, pH, conductivity, flow-rate, and temperature affecting the treatment of waste active sludge (WAS) by PEF, the simulation of reactor process conditions and anaerobic biodegradation of PEF pretreated sludge. The effects of the sludge conductivity, flow-rate, and temperature on the Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (SCOD) of WAS treated by PEF reactor were investigated by using a Box-Wilson statistical experiment design.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Reflux Symptom Index.

Objective: To validate and assess reliability of the Turkish Reflux Symptom Index (T-RSI).

Study Design: Cross-sectional case-control study.

Materials And Methods: A Turkish version of the original American English RSI was developed.

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish SingingVoice Handicap Index-10.

Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Singing Voice Handicap Index-10 (SVHI-10).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Two hundred singers consisting of a control group (n = 136) without voice complaints and a study group (n = 64) diagnosed with a voice disorder served as participants.

Role of "Video Assisted Lecture" on Changing Albanian Undergraduate Students' Opinion Regarding Pain-free Dental Injections in Children.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted lecture in changing the opinions of dental students toward pain-free dental injections in children.

Methods: The fifth-year students (n:62) of University of Medicine of Tirana, Faculty of Dental Medicine participated in the study. The study was conducted in two stages: first a Theoretical lecture (Stage 1), "Pain-free Local Analgesia Techniques in Children" was provided, and was followed by a second lecture supported by video recordings of real clinical cases (Stage 2).

Dental caries experience among Albanian pre-school children: a national survey.

Objective: To determine the dental caries experience and treatment needs among 5-year-olds in Albania.

Research Design: This cross sectional study was conducted in 2015 by using a cluster sampling technique. The dmft was used to assess dental caries experience and caries prevalence as percentages of children with dmf⟩0.

Anterior Glottic Web Formation for Voice Feminization: Experience of 27 Patients.

Objective: Voice feminization is needed for male-to-female transsexuals, males with testicular feminization, and females with constitutional androphonia. Anterior glottic web formation affords advantages: endoscopic surgery without skin incision and scar, outpatient surgery, potential reversibility, and low risk for vocal fold and airway damage.

Study Design: This is a nonrandomized prospective cohort study.

Parotidectomy outcomes, diagnosis and complications on pediatric patients; Twelve years of experiences in a tertiary care center.

The aim of this study is to evaluate parotid masses management in pediatric population. From June 2002 to December 2014, 13 patients under the age of 18 with parotid tumors were treated via surgery at Hacettepe University Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Information on patients' demographics, clinical and histopathologic tumor characteristics and treatment modalities with results was obtained from medical records, retrospectively.

Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis: Presentation of 19 Cases, Review of the Literature, and a New Classification System.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) and underlying diseases, micro-organisms, presenting symptoms, extent of disease, radiologic findings, and outcomes and propose a new classification system.

Materials And Methods: The data of 19 AIFRS cases were analyzed retrospectively. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography were performed in all patients preoperatively.

Total and Partial Laser Arytenoidectomy for Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis.

. Treatment for bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP) has evolved from external irreversible procedures to endolaryngeal laser surgery with greater focus on anatomic and functional preservation. Since the introduction of endolaryngeal laser arytenoidectomy, certain modifications have been described, such as partial resection procedures and mucosa sparing techniques as opposed to total arytenoidectomy.

Four year Evaluation of Proximal Resin Infiltration in Adolescents.

Aim: Resin infiltration of proximal lesions is a new approach to stopping caries progression. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate four-year efficacy of proximal infiltrates in adolescents.

Materials And Methods: In ten adolescents, a total of 21 proximal infiltrates (ICON® (DMG, Germany) were applied to initial proximal lesions of permanent incisors and premolars according to the manufacturer's instruction.

Dental Caries and Tooth Wear in a Byzantine Paediatric Population (7th to 10th Centuries AD) from Yenikapı-Constantinople, Istanbul.

Dental caries and wear are important conditions to record in archaeological collections. The aim of the present paper is to determine the frequency and distribution of dental caries and dental wear in a mediaeval Byzantine paediatric population in Yenikapı, Constantinople, Istanbul. The present research was carried out on the skeletal remains of 1 infant and 28 children with a total of 180 teeth (113 primary and 67 permanent teeth).

The role of suprahyoid neck dissection in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip: 20 years' experience at a Tertiary Center.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of L1-2ND in the management of the lower lip squamous cell carcinoma and to achieve the highest cure rates with adequate neck dissection.

Methods: A retrospective review was completed on patients treated between 1994 and 2014. The case histories of 184 patients who were treated with surgical excision of the primary tumor along with neck dissection, and 24 patients who were treated only with surgical excision without neck dissection at another center, were studied.

The rising incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and is completion surgery necessary or not?

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a papillary cancer that is 1 cm or less in its maximal diameter. The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased during the past 30 years. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rising incidence of PTMC (papillary thyroid microcarcinoma) and whether is lobectomy enough or not.