Modified Hatchet Flap for Reconstruction of Large Full Thickness Defects of the Lower Lip.

Reconstruction of large lower lip defects due to malignancies with good aesthetic result remains challenging. In this study we presented reconstruction of full thickness lower lip defect with modified hatchet flap. The charts of patients with 50% to 95% of the total lower lip defect due to lower lip tumor resection who had reconstruction with modified hatchet flap were reviewed.

Effect of Educatıon and Socıal Anxıety on Acoustıc, Perceptual and Aerodynamıc Parameters of Adult Females.

In this study, we hypothesized that social anxiety disorder would be more common in women with lower education levels and that this could have a negative effect on acoustic parameters. A total of eighty-eight (88) healthy female volunteers were enrolled into the study. These volunteers were divided into two groups, which were categorized as those with graduation from elementary school or below (Group A, n = 42) and those with graduation from high school or above (Group B, n = 46).

Relationship between dysphonia and anxiety in fibromyalgia syndrome.

Background: Our aim in conducting this study is to determine the relationship dysphonia and anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FS).

Methods: Between April 2021 and June 2021, 25 FS diagnosed patients (22 females, 3 males; mean age: 45.36 ± 7.

Mucolytic and Antioxidant Effects of Intranasal Acetylcysteine Use on Acute Rhinosinusitis in Rats with an Acute Rhinosinusitis Model.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate whether N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is effective in the treatment murine model of acute rhinosinusitis in rats.

Materials And Methods: Twelve rats were included in the study. The left nasal cavity of all rats was infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Impact of Allergic Rhinitis on Voice in Children.

Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to determine the possible effect of allergic rhinitis (AR) on voice change in children with acoustic analysis and Turkish children's voice handicap index-10 (TR-CVHI-10).

Methods: This is a case-control study. Forty-one children with AR, and a positive skin prick test, as well as 39 children of controls who had produced a negative skin prick test and lacked a history of allergic disease, were selected for the study.

Vertiginous epilepsy: documentation of clinical and electrophysiological findings of nine patients.

Epileptic vertigo is often a diagnostic problem. We aimed to present the clinical and electrophysiological features of patients with epileptic vertigo with a view to addressing the pathophysiology of this rare aura symptom. Nine epileptic vertigo patients were included in the study.

Multiple sclerosis attack case presenting with pseudo-vestibular neuritis.

Purpose: Pseudo-vestibular neuritis is a clinical diagnosis for patients presenting with acute vestibular syndrome due to a central pathology.

Case Report: We reported a case of multiple sclerosis characterized by pseudo-vestibular neuritis. Our case was a 32-year-old male patient.

Effect of Hyperbilirubinemia on Medial Olivocochlear System in Newborns.

Objectives: To evaluate medial olivocochlear efferent system of babies with hyperbilirubinemia with normal auditory brain stem responses.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective study in a tertiary referral hospital. The study involved 40 hyperbilirubinemic and 44 healthy newborns.

Comparison of Voice Quality and Cost Effectiveness of Endoscopic Cordectomy Using Microdissection Electrodes with Laser Cordectomy and Radiotherapy.

Objective: To compare the acoustic parameters and the cost effectiveness achieved after endoscopic cordectomy using radiofrequency microdissection electrodes (ECRM) with those of transoral laser cordectomy and radiotherapy.

Methods: The study included 81 disease-free patients previously treated for early larynx carcinoma (30 with ECRM, 27 with transoral laser cordectomy, 24 with primary radiotherapy). Post-treatment voice analysis was performed in all patients.

Effect of Body Mass Index on Auricular Morphology and Auditory Functions.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and the morphometric properties of auricula and its acoustic gain characteristics. A total of 45 participants between 18 and 45 years of age were enrolled into the study. Participants' height and weight measurements were recorded for the BMI calculation.

The protective effect of Lactobacillus plantarum against meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: an experimental animal model.

Objective: To determine and quantitatively measure the protective and/or therapeutic effect of Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) application on a burn wound before and after the onset of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.

Method: Third-degree scald burns affecting 10% of body surface area were formed on the back of five groups of rats. Group 1 was designated as the control group.

Impact of Nasal Septal Surgery on Sleep Quality and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of nasal septal surgery on quality of life.

Methods: A total of 49 patients who underwent septoplasty and/or inferior turbinate radiofrequency operations for nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy were prospectively enrolled in the study. All patients completed the adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder scale (ADHD scale) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) before and after septoplasty.

Is there any difference in tetanus IgG levels of diabetic patientswith respect to the presence of foot ulcers?

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to reveal the tetanus immunization status of diabetic patients and to determine whether diabetic patients with foot ulcers have different TIG levels.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed that included diabetic patients with foot ulcers (n = 30) and diabetic patients without ulcers (n = 30). The groups were compared for serum TIG levels along with total serum protein, albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and total immunoglobulin G (Ig G).

Assessment of the Relationship Between Clinicophysiologic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of the Temporomandibular Disorder Patients.

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJDs) are a complex group of disorders that comprise dysfunctions of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). In this study, we analyzed the objective and subjective findings of the TMJD patients by using Helkimo anamnesis (Ai) and clinical dysfunction (Di) indices, and tried to document a relation between these findings and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results.Ninety-eight patients who were admitted to our clinic were included in the study.

Correlation between cVEMP and ABR for the Evaluation of Vestibular Migraine.

Objective: Vestibular migraine (VM) is a clinical condition characterized by temporal overlap between vestibular symptoms and migraine. In this study, we aimed to determine the changes in vestibular myogenic potential (cVEMP) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) in patients with VM and migraine.

Materials And Methods: A total of 86 participants with no hearing loss or additional disease between the ages of 18 and 45 were enrolled in three different groups: group 1, VM; group 2, migraine without aura; and group 3, healthy controls.

The ultrasonographic evaluation of hemodynamic changes in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy after tarsal tunnel decompression.

Background: Nerve decompression procedures have shown to have promising roles in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy. It is known that not only nerves but also arteries pass through the same compressed anatomical tunnels. The aim of the study is to reveal whether the surgical decompression procedures have a positive effect on hemodynamic and morphological parameters of the arterial structures passing through these anatomic tunnels.

Efficacy of multimodality approach to sudden hearing loss.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate whether addition of intratympanic steroid (ITS) to systemic steroid and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is effective in the treatment of sudden hearing loss (SHL).

Patients And Methods: Between January 2008 and October 2011, 58 patients diagnosed with SHL were enrolled in the study. Twenty patients (11 males, 9 females; mean age 45.

Comparison of the histopathological findings of patients with diabetic and idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.

Purpose: This study is aimed to investigate whether there are any histopathological differences between diabetic and idiopathic carpal tunnel syndromes.

Methods: The biopsy specimens were taken from transverse carpal ligament (TCL), tenosynovium adjacent to median nerve and epineurium of median nerve and evaluated in 47 patients (21 diabetic and 26 idiopathic) who were diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and treated surgically with open carpal tunnel release. Fibroblast proliferation, fibrosis, perivascular inflammation, oedema, vascular proliferation and vascular wall thickness were determined and scored in all specimens.

Co-occurrence and possible role of sinonasal anomalies in primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Objective: Our objective was to determine the co-occurrence of sinonasal anomalies and primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Methods: A total of 41 patients were enrolled in the study, of which 41 had primary unilateral acquired nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction. All patients included in the study were evaluated by anterior rhinoscopy, endoscopic nasal examination, and paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) in order to reveal significant nasal and paranasal pathology.

Effects of polycystic ovary syndrome and menopause on rat soft palate and base of tongue.

Objective: To investigate the histopathologic changes in rat soft palate and base of tongue by performing experimental polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and menopause models.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Setting: The study was conducted at the animal care facility of Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital.