[Laryngopharyngeal reflux--own experience in diagnosis and treatment].

Introduction: For many years the specialists have been interested in gastroesophageal reflux. The aim of the work is to present our experience in the diagnosis and the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Material And Methods: We studied 60 patients (35 women and 25 men) aged 25 to 60 (average age - 43), with symptoms of reflux, hospitalized in ENT Department in the years 2010-2011.

[Ameloblastoma of the maxillary sinus--a case report].

Ameloblastoma (adamantinoma) is a benign neoplasm deriving from the enamel organ. Its etiology has not been ultimately determined. It constitutes about 1% of all head and neck tumours, and about 11% of teeth-originating tumours.

[Surgery treatment of salivary gland tumors].

Introduction: Tumors of parotid gland represent a diverse group of neoplasms with varied clinical behaviors.

Material And Methods: The diagnostic methods and treatment of salivary gland tumors are presented in this paper. The authors describe the group of 44 patients with salivary gland tumors treated surgically in ENT Departament Laryngology of Medical University in Łódź.

[Wegener's granulomatosis--diagnostic problem].

Unlabelled: Wegener's granulomatosis there is a small--and middle--vessels vasculitis. The pathomorphological diagnostic criteria is known as Wegener's triad: 1) necrotizing granlomatous inflammation of upper and/or lower respiratory tract, 2) systemic or focal necrotizing vasculitis involving arteries and vein, and 3) focal segmental necrotizing crescentic gromerulonephritis. According to the current theory of pathogenesis of Wegener's granulomatosis, Staphylococcus aureus is involved.

Neurocognitive abilities in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.

Objective: Sleep apnea is one of the most deleterious disorders in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy because it can induce hypoxemia of brain. Sleep apnea may lead to failure to thrive or to physical and mental delay in development, including cognitive disturbances. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of adenotonsillar hypertrophy, causing obstructive sleep apnea on neurocognitive abnormalities.

[Estimation the effectiveness of cefuroxime therapy in pediatric otolaryngology].

The authors present results of retrospective clinical analysis of usefulness the cefuroxime therapy of acute ENT diseases in children. The study group consist of 886 patients, aged 4 m. to 17 year, hospitalized at the Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology between 1997-2002.

[Pediatric obstructive sleep disordered breathing].

The most common sleep disorder in children is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The majority of children with OSAS improve following tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Diagnosis of OSAS in children and adults has difference in criteria if disease and clinical picture.