Use of alloplastic implants for correction of deviated nasal septum: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To systematically reviews the safety and effectiveness of alloplastic implants (AI) in septoplasty.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in Medline, EMBASE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases to identify articles on septoplasty using AI. We also manually searched reference lists of included articles.

Modified Alar Base Reduction: A Novel Technique.

Background: Alar base reduction (ABR) surgery is one of the rhinoplasty techniques used to reduce alar flaring, nasal base width, or both. It is crucial for rhinoplasty surgeons to understand and analyze the type of nasal base deformity to achieve satisfactory results and avoid complications.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to describe a novel technique of ABR that addresses alar flaring while avoiding violation of the nostril marginal rim.

Evaluation of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Symptoms' Severity Following COVID-19 Infection: A Retrospective Analysis.

Objectives This study aims to compare the severity of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) symptoms pre- and post-COVID-19 infection and estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of intranasal corticosteroids (ICS) among adult CRS patients. Methods This was an observational retrospective cohort study conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between July 2022 and October 2022. Adult CRS patients with sino-nasal outcomes test-22 (SNOT-22) scores documented prior to March 2020, marking the occurrence of Saudi Arabia's initial reported case of COVID-19, were requested to complete the SNOT-22 questionnaire following COVID-19 infection.

Midline Facial Nerve Monitoring: Single-Center Experience and Review of Literature.

Background: Facial nerve monitoring system has enabled facial muscle activity detection using electrodes placed over the target muscles. In an effort to enable the best and minimally invasive surgical approach, a midline facial nerve monitor was applied during bilateral cochlear implantation surgical intervention in our center and the feasibility of placing midline facial nerve monitor electrodes during bilateral cochlear implantation operations was evaluated.

Methods: The medical records and operative notes of all patients who underwent bilateral cochlear implantation surgery between January 2017 and April 2018 in a quaternary care center were retrospectively reviewed and divided into 2 groups based on the facial nerve monitoring methods: facial nerve monitoring with the midline (midline facial nerve monitor) or bilateral (bilateral facial nerve monitor) electrode placements.

Safety and cost-effectiveness of outpatient thyroidectomy: A retrospective observational study.

Objectives: To investigate the safety and cost-effectiveness of outpatient thyroidectomy and provide a systematic postoperative protocol for safe discharge.

Methods: In this retrospective review, the medical records of all patients who underwent total, hemi, or completion thyroidectomy from July 2017 to April 2019 at 2 tertiary care hospitals were reviewed. Multivariable analysis was performed on the potential predictors of postoperative complications.

Maxillary sinus schwannoma.

Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is a benign tumour that arises from the Schwann cells which cover the nerve sheaths of the peripheral or autonomic nervous system especially the sympathetic system. Reported cases of schwannoma arising from the sinonasal tract are rare. We report a case of a 28-year-old man who presented to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery clinic with left cheek swelling and left-sided nasal obstruction for 1-year period.

Spontaneous recovery of bilateral congenital idiopathic laryngeal paralysis: systematic non-meta-analytical review.

Objectives: To systematically review the frequency and time to spontaneous recovery in pediatric patients with bilateral congenital idiopathic laryngeal paralysis (BCILP).

Methods: The databases of Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Proquest Dissertations were searched for English language articles reporting on laryngeal paralysis in pediatric patients. A bibliography search of the selected studies was done to identify additional articles.

Acquired bilateral adductor laryngeal paralysis in neonates and children: a case series and a systematic review.

Objectives: To present a series of acquired bilateral adductor laryngeal paralysis (BAdLP) and review the literature on clinical manifestations and management.

Methods: A retrospective review of a single tertiary care practice of pediatric otolaryngology was conducted. Patients were identified from a surgical database spanning twelve years of practice (2002-2013).

Grading adenoid utilizing flexible nasopharyngoscopy.

Background And Objectives: To assess the possibility of adenoid size asymmetry in both nasal sides by nasopharyngoscopy.

Design And Settings: This is a prospective study involving 100 children, with age ranging between 1 and 12 years, performed in Saudi Arabia between January 2010 and December 2011.

Methods: Adenoid was examined and graded I-IV in relation to posterior choana bilaterally by flexible nasopharyngoscopy.