Background: Little is known about audiovestibular function in psoriasis, a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that affects 2% of the world's population.
Objectives: To investigate audiovestibular function in patients with psoriasis.
Methods: In this prospective case-control trial, we enrolled 33 patients with psoriasis and 30 healthy controls.
Background: Only scant information is available regarding the bacteriology of acute otitis media (AOM) in neonates.
Objectives: To investigate the bacteriology of AOM post the introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) in children younger than 3 months and its relation to the mode of delivery.
Methods: Retrospective bacteriological analysis of middle ear fluids taken from children younger than 60 months suffering from AOM.
Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA2015) and the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging and Reporting Data System (ACR TI-RADS) are two widely used thyroid sonographic systems.
Objectives: To compare the two systems for accuracy of cancer risk prediction.
Methods: Preoperative ultrasound images from 265 patients who underwent thyroidectomy at our hospital from January 2012 to March 2019 were retrospectively categorized by the ACR TI-RADS and ATA2015 systems.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
January 2022
Objective: Bacteriology and antibiotic resistance trends changed considerably following introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) 7 and 13, with differences between geographic regions. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in acute otitis media (AOM) bacteriology and antibiotic susceptibility from the pre-vaccination period (2002-2008) to after the introduction of PCV13 (2010-2019) in northern Israel.
Methods: Data were collected from 3277 middle ear fluid (MEF) cultures and 4822 common AOM-generating pathogens of children aged <5 years with otitis media, taken during 2002-2019.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
February 2022
Purpose: To compare post-operative vocal outcomes of a voice rest regimen versus no voice restrictions following micro-laryngeal surgery for benign glottic lesions.
Methods: This was a combined prospective and retrospective cohort study on 167 patients who underwent micro-laryngeal surgery for benign focal fold lesion removal. Participants were divided into two regimens: standard voice rest (n = 92) or no voice restriction (n = 75).
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
May 2022
Objective: Surgeons generally determine depth of resection during transoral laser cordectomy by visual inspection of the surgical field. Our aim was to examine the correlation between early glottic cancer depth of resection as reported by surgeons in the operation report and depth of resection defined by pathology specimens, using various staining techniques intended to differentiate between the distinct vocal fold layers based on particular collagen deposition.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Introduction: Acute longus colli tendinitis is caused by calcium hydroxyapatite deposition in the tendon of the longus colli muscle with subsequent inflammation. The calcifications are commonly located at the superior oblique portion at the level of the C1-C2 vertebrae. The typical clinical presentation consists of acute neck pain, odynophagia, and painful limitation of neck range of motion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives/hypothesis: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term swallowing performance following transoral robotic surgery (TORS) to the base of tongue (BOT) in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Study Design: Retrospective and prospective cohort study.
Methods: Data analysis of 39 patients who underwent BOT reduction via TORS to treat OSA at our center from September 2013 to April 2016.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
October 2018
Septic thrombophlebitis of the facial vein (STFN) commonly presents with facial erythema, tenderness, and swelling above the involved vessel. Due to its rarity, diagnosis and treatment remain a challenge. Lemierre syndrome (LS), which consists of a triad of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis, septicemia, and distant septic emboli, is a more common entity of which physicians are more familiar.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEar Nose Throat J
July 2018
Background: Direct aspiration from suspected pathological tissue and rapid parathyroid hormone analysis may offer a reliable, cost effective alternative to currently used "gold standard" tests.
Objectives: To validate the accuracy of intraoperative measurements of parathyroid hormone levels in parathyroid adenomas.
Methods: A prospective study included 22 patients diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy due to an adenoma or hyperplasia.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2011
Objective: To compare the histopathology and immunohistochemistry of pediatric and adult chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: University-affiliated hospital.