Publications by authors named "Manzoor Latoo"

Retromandibular vein (RMV) and posterior belly of digastric muscle are among the landmarks used to identify facial nerve in parotid surgery. This observational cross-sectional study was done in the Department of ENT &HNS at a tertiary care teaching hospital for a period of 8 years with the aim to aware young otorhinolaryngologist about the relationship of posterior belly of digastric muscle & retromandibular vein with facial nerve and share our experience about preservation of posterior branch of greater auricular nerve. A total of 34 cases of superficial parotidectomies done for pleomorphic adenoma were included in this study.

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A complete second branchial fistula is very rare and has an internal opening at the tonsillar fossa and an external opening at the lower third of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM). Patients commonly present with persistent or intermittent mucoid or mucopurulent discharge from an external opening. The diagnosis is most often clinical and radiological investigations are rarely needed.

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Reticular Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic autoimmune disease that presents as fine, white, linear and lace like lesions of the oral cavity referred to as Wickham striae. The clinical characteristics of 30 patients with reticular oral lichen planus is presented so that cases are not missed/misdiagnosed by ENT surgeons. The clinical records noted for each patient were gender, age and clinical presentation of reticular OLP (site affected, presence of symptoms and extraoral manifestations of the disease, smoking habit, and consumption of alcoholic beverages).

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This case series of 5 patients of rigid bronchoscopy done for tracheobronchial foreign bodies is presented to readers to share my experience of doing rigid bronchoscopy during Covid Times from March to July 2020 specifically sharing experience on personal protection with local innovations during the procedure. Indications, intra-procedure modifications and other relevant things are also presented. The observations and experience are purely personal gained during these months and may be subjected to further research and in no way substitute the well established facts.

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Vagal paragangliomas are rare tumors. Advances in the imaging have aided the diagnosis and assessment of this disease. Surgery is the mainstay of the treatment however radiotherapy has been tried in the selected cases.

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To report on a series of patients of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma of varied ages with different stages and management algorithm which reduced morbidity associated with this tumour. Retrospective. We report a series of ten patients who presented to a tertiary care institution and were diagnosed to have NA from 2012 to 2014.

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Introduction. Renal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 3% of adult malignancies and 90-95% of neoplasms arising from the kidney. This disease is characterized by a lack of early warning signs, diverse clinical manifestations, and resistance to radiation and chemotherapy.

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Blunt trauma neck to larynx is an uncommon injury that results in a wide spectrum of damage to endolaryngeal soft tissues as well as underlying cartilaginous skeleton leading to upper airway obstruction requiring emergency tracheostomy. A case report of blunt trauma neck anterior is presented who developed upper airway obstruction necessitating tracheostomy. Indirect Laryngoscopy and fibre optic examination identified vocal cord paralysis as primary cause of upper airway obstruction although X ray soft tissue neck and CT neck revealed fracture hyoid as well as hematoma surrounding the laryngeal frame work.

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Fibro vascular polyps of esophagus are rare tumours. They usually arise close to cricopharyngeus muscle. The commonest symptom is dysphagia but regurgitation of fleshy mass into mouth, regurgitation of recently digested food and sensation of lump in throat are also reported.

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Fine needle aspiration cytology has been the gold standard of diagnosis in case of thyroid neoplasm. However ultrasonography of thyroid neoplasm is a useful guide for an operating thyroid surgeon. We in our study evaluated patients of thyroid neoplasm with USG thyroid & studied its role in the therapeutic management of neoplasm.

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