Bridging the gap: evaluation of preoperative patients' education by comparing expectations and real-perioperative surgical experiences: a mixed-methods descriptive cross-sectional study.

Background: Educating patients regarding surgery is an important aspect of the preoperative process. It helps individuals answer their queries, reduce anxiety, and improve overall satisfaction with the surgical experience.

Objective: To compare patients' expectations with their real-perioperative surgical experiences.

Tympanic Cavity Packing in Tympanoplasty Type 1: A Meta-Analysis.

Packing of tympanic cavity is generally considered an essential step in myringoplasty. However, each packing material comes with one or another side effect. The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare the results of Type 1 myringoplasty with or without packing.

Total Endoscopic or Endoscope-Assisted Excision of Non-embolized Advanced Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: A Clinical Case Series.

Background Surgical excision is the primary treatment for juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA), but this procedure is challenging due to its high vascularity and local aggressiveness. Moreover, preoperative embolization is a subject of debate. Objective The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of endoscope-assisted excision as a surgical intervention for non-embolized advanced JNA.

Audiological Outcomes of Type 1 Tympanoplasty Using Conchal Cartilage and Temporalis Fascia.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of conchal cartilage graft and temporalis fascia graft in Type 1 tympanoplasty in terms of graft uptake and hearing improvement.

Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Otolaryngology, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, from January 2020 till December 2022.

Congenital Immature Grade ΙΙΙ Teratoma of the Neck: A Case Report.

Teratoma is a rare type of germ cell tumor that consists of structures derived from all three germ layers of the embryo with varying proportions. While most of these are benign, some can turn malignant. The most common location of teratomas is the sacrococcygeal region, while their occurrence in the neck region is very rare.