The Effects of Nasal Septal Deviation on Anterior Skull Base Parameters.

 Functional endoscopic sinus surgery and endoscopic skull base surgery are frequently performed surgeries today. Nasal septal deviation is a common finding and can affect the surgical area. Therefore, it is important to examine the effect of this deviation on other anatomical structures.

Does inferior turbinate outfracture provide additional benefit when combined with inferior turbinate radiofrequency ablation?

Purpose: To evaluate, both subjectively and objectively, whether turbinate outfracture provides any additional benefit in the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy when combined with radiofrequency ablation.

Methods: The study was conducted on 58 patients diagnosed with inferior turbinate hypertrophy. The patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the treatment they receive.

Impact of Nasal Trauma on Olfactory Function.

Objective: To determine the impact of nasal trauma with and without the potential to produce nasal fracture on the olfactory function.

Study Design: A descriptive analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Ear, Nose, Throat Clinic, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara from October 2018 to June 2019.

Does the Change in the Indications of Endoscopic Sinonasal Surgery Continue? Data between 1994-2018.

Objective: Endoscopic sinonasal surgery (ESS) has changing over the years in parallel with the developments in endoscopy devices, video-imaging techniques, and surgical instruments. In the present study we investigated whether the indications of patients who underwent surgery over a period of 25 years have accommodated to these changes.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 1173 patients who underwent surgery in our clinic from 1994 through 2007, and 954 patients who underwent surgery from 2008 through 2018.

The levels of advanced oxidation protein products in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repeated episodes of complete or partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep, frequently followed by transient hypoxemia. Advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) are a family of oxidized protein products, and oxidative stress has a substantial role in the morbidity of OSAS.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the serum levels of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) as a marker of oxidative stress, and their correlation with polysomnographic parameters in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Is Nasal Septum Deviation Severity a Significant Factor on Voice in Patients Undergoing Septoplasty?

Objective: To determine whether septoplasty is an effective factor on the voice in patients with varying degrees of nasal septum deviation.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Clinic, Ankara, Turkey, from November 2018 to March 2019.

Evaluation of olfactory function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Purpose: To investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on olfactory functions.

Methods: Study subjects consisted of patients with newly diagnosed OSAS divided by polysomnography into subgroups of mild, moderate, and severe disease. Subjects identified as not having OSAS served as controls.

Is Adenotonsillar Size a Significant Factor on Voice in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy?

Objective: To determine whether adenotonsillar size is a significant determinant of voice in children who have undergone adenotonsillectomy.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Ear Nose Throat Clinic, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, from July 2017 to June 2018.

Does Tonsillectomy Affect Voice in Early or Late Postoperative Periods in Adults?

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the short- and long-term effects of tonsillectomy on voice performance in adults.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted between January 2013 and June 2015.

Relationship Between Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Background: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) give information about many diseases. An increase in inflammation markers occurs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between OSAS and NLR and PLR values.

New Predictive Parameters of Bell's Palsy: Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio.

Background: Bell's palsy is the most frequent cause of unilateral facial paralysis. Inflammation is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Bell's palsy.

Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are simple and inexpensive tests which are indicative of inflammation and can be calculated by all physicians.

[New predictive parameters of nasal polyposis: neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio].

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the correlations between nasal polyposis (NP) and NP density with neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR).

Patients And Methods: The study included 105 patients (72 males, 33 females; mean age 41.33±12.

Evaluation of autoinflammatory disease genes in nasal polyposis.

Background/aim: To investigate cold-induced autoinflammatory syndrome 1 (CIAS 1) gene polymorphisms that cause autoinflammatory diseases in patients with nasal polyposis (NP).

Materials And Methods: The study included 30 patients diagnosed with NP and 30 healthy age-matched individuals as a control group. CIAS1 polymorphisms were assessed by DNA sequence analysis.

The effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and continuous positive airway pressure treatment on voice performance.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may affect voice performance due to alterations that occur in the upper respiratory tract. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of OSAS and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on voice performance.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-seven patients with moderate to severe OSAS (apnea-hypopnea index ≥15/h) who underwent polysomnographic examination and 28 age- and gender-matched normal control subjects were enrolled in the study.

The correlation between clinical prediagnosis and pathology results in the diagnosis of neck masses.

The importance of clinical assessment and its contribution to the diagnosis of neck masses was investigated in patients presenting with a neck mass. In our study, we collected the medical history of a total of 127 patients, including 66 males and 61 females, who presented with a neck mass. Physical exams, endoscopic examinations, laboratory tests, a variety of imaging studies, and fine-needle aspiration biopsies were performed.

The importance of carotid-cochlear interval in the etiology of hearing loss.

Carotid-cochlear interval (CCI) is the minimal distance between petrous segment of internal carotid artery (ICA) and basal turn of cochlea. Pulsations of the ICA might create fluid pressure changes and direct stimulation of hair cells on the basilar membrane of basal turn of cochlea which is responsible for mid-tone frequencies. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether CCI has a role in the etiology of mid-tone hearing loss and to obtain reference measurements of CCI on MRI.

Prognostic effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy starting time for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is one of the otological emergencies whose pathogenesis is uncertain and associated with total or partial loss of hearing function. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the hyperbaric oxygen therapy starting time affects the management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Fifty-nine patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss admitted to our clinic between 2008 and 2012 were retrospectively included in this study.

[Cervical lymphadenopathy: progressive transformation of germinal centers].

Enlarged lymph node in the head and neck region is a common reason for referral to ear nose throat specialists. In the differential diagnosis of chronic lymphadenopathies, infection, lymphoproliferative disorders and progressive transformation of germinal centers should be considered. In this article, we report two cases of progressive transformation of germinal centers in the neck.

Intranasal angiofibrolipoma.

Angiofibrolipoma is a rarely seen histopathological variant of lipoma. It is seldom in the head and neck region. Clinically, it shows macroscopic similarity with lipoma.

The clinical efficiency of positive airway pressure treatment.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficiency and compliance of positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients who admitted to Ankara Numune Hospital Sleep Center between 2008 and 2012. Seventy-five patients with moderate-severe OSAS who were using PAP treatment regularly were enrolled in the study.

Investigation of lateral pharyngeal walls in OSAS.

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the site of obstruction detected on Müller's maneuver and the polysomnography findings in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. This study is a prospective cohort study in a setting of Tertiary referral center. The study was performed on 87 patients (59 males and 28 females) with a mean age of 50 ± 10.

Giant pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland.

Pleomorphic adenomas are the most common benign tumors of the salivary glands. These adenomas generally present without pain and are slowly enlarged. However, they can reach enormous sizes, because they are often neglected by the patient and due to late diagnosis and intervention because of fear of surgery or sociocultural factors.

A case of a coexisting aberrant internal carotid artery and persistent stapedial artery: the role of MR angiography in the diagnosis.

We describe the case of a 37-year-old woman who presented with a complaint of recurrent headaches since childhood. Clinical examination revealed the presence of a reddish-bluish mass in the inferior half of the tympanic membrane in her right ear. Source and three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) detected a protruded right internal carotid artery (ICA) in the hypotympanum.

Petrous apex cephalocele and empty sella/arachnoid cyst coexistence: a clue for cerebrospinal fluid pressure imbalance?

Purpose: To reveal the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) properties of incidental petrous apex cephalocele (PAC) and coexisting empty sella-arachnoid cyst.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed our archive from June 2005 to July 2008. Four patients were diagnosed with PAC (four females; age range, 41-60 years; mean, 48.

[Evaluation of patients with adult acute epiglottitis].

Objectives: We evaluated adult patients who were treated for acute epiglottitis.

Patients And Methods: The study included five adult patients who were diagnosed as having acute epiglottitis during an eight-month period. All the patients were males with an age range of 38 to 54 years, except for a 77-year-old patient.