Ophthalmic adverse effects of nasal decongestants on an experimental rat model.

Purpose: To investigate the potential effects of chronic exposure to a nasal decongestant and its excipients on ocular tissues using an experimental rat model.

Methods: Sixty adult male Wistar rats were randomized into six groups. The first two groups were control (serum physiologic) and Otrivine® groups.

Can tissue adhesives and platelet-rich plasma prevent pharyngocutaneous fistula formation?

Objective: One of the frequently encountered disorders of wound healing following laryngectomy is pharyngocutaneous fistula. However, although studies have been performed with the aim of prevention of pharyngocutaneous fistulae, there are very few studies with tissue adhesives and platelet-rich plasma. In this study, our aim was to investigate the histopathologic changes in wound healing caused by various tissue adhesives and platelet-rich plasma, together with their effects on prevention of pharyngocutaneous fistula.

Esophageal Leiomyoma in Patients with Megaloblastic Anemia.

Esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign intramural tumor of esophagus. Although its incidence is not exactly known, it is very rare (0.006%-0.

Lacrimal gland marginal zone lymphoma: regression after treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection: case report and review of the literature.

A 43-year-old woman was first admitted to the ophthalmology clinic with the complaint of a mass compressing the right eye. Based on clinical and laboratory examinations she was diagnosed as having marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) of the right lacrimal gland in addition to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. After the treatment for HCV infection with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, a radiographic response of the MZL was obtained; she remains in remission through thirty months of clinical follow-up.

Colchicine in experimental alkaline burns of the rat esophagus: an old drug, a new indication?

Aim: An experimental study was performed to investigate the efficacy of colchicine in the prevention of fibrosis in the alkaline burn of the esophagus in rats.

Method: A standard esophageal alkaline burn was produced by the application of 37.5% NaOH for a period of 90 s to the distal esophagus followed by a water rinse.