Publications by authors named "Mehmet Zeki Erdem"
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of infliximab, a TNF-α inhibitor, on epithelial damage, inflammation, and fibrosis in experimental tracheal stenosis.
Methods: Rats were divided into 3 groups. In group 1 (the control group), no procedure was applied.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how the hyoid bone (HB) in children changes as they age, using CT images from 129 kids aged 1-17 years.
- Key findings showed that most measurements of the HB increased with age, while the angle of the greater horns decreased, suggesting specific growth patterns.
- Four types of HB shapes were identified, with their presence correlating with age but not gender, indicating variations in morphology during childhood development.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate morphologic features of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) in children for pediatric head-neck surgeries.
Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging images of 84 (46 males/38 females) pediatric patients aged ages 1 to 18 years (mean age: 9.38 ± 4.
Endaural Over-Underlay Cartilage Tympanoplasty for Repair of Dry Subtotal Perforations.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
December 2021
Objectives: We explored the auditory and anatomical success of grafting when the cartilage perichondrium (CP) was prepared using two different methods.
Methods: Patients with subtotal or total perforation underwent tympanoplasty with a CP graft. A -shaped groove for the handle of the malleus was prepared for CP grafts in patients in group 1.
Isolated Sensorineural Hearing Loss as a Sequela after Lightning Strike.
Case Rep Otolaryngol
July 2015
In most of the surviving patients after a lightning strike, audiovestibular abnormalities have been reported. The most frequently reported type of abnormalities is a tympanic membrane perforation with hearing loss and external ear canal burn. However a sensor neural hearing loss and mixed type hearing loss can also occur, but these occur rarely.
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