Introduction: Nose injuries are of great importance in ENT and medico-legal practice. The importance lies in the frequency of injuries, diverse approaches to diagnosis, treatment and qualification of injuries used in legal proceedings in court. Objective assessment of health impairements due to an injury, requires knowledge about morphofunctional nasal characterics, therapeutic procedures and medico-legal expertise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: A rhinolith is a rock which forms in the nose. It occurs from the solidification of mucus and nasal debris: by mineral salts, calcium, magnesium phosphate and carbonate, and it leads to unilateral obstruction of the nasal airway followed by inflammatory changes of the nasal mucus membrane and paranasal cavities. This inflammatory process may lead to a purulent form with complications, intracranial propagation and dacryocystitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Sense of smell is susceptible to various changes, both in physiological and in numerous pathological conditions. Of quantitative disorders of smell, hyposmia and anosmia are quite common, whereas of qualitative disorders parosmia is most frequent. The aim of this paper was to examine impact of bilateral nasal polyposis on olfactory function.
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December 2002
Relief of pain after tonsilloadenoidectomy in preschool children is the precondition of good postoperative recovery of that group of patients. The aim of this project is to study, to estimate and to relieve the pain. It focuses on dosage and ways of using medication, and establish the difference between Paracetamol and Ibuprofen i.
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