The role of meteorologic factors and air pollution on the frequency of pediatric epistaxis.

Fluctuations in atmospheric temperature, humidity, and air pollution are associated with the incidence of epistaxis. To date, no study in the literature has evaluated the effect of air pollution and meteorologic conditions on the pediatric population. We aimed to evaluate the effect of meteorologic factors and air pollution on the frequency of epistaxis in children.

Minimally Invasive Procedures for Laryngeal Carcinoma: Transoral Endoscopic Laser and Transoral Robotic Surgery.

Open partial or total laryngectomies with or without radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) are the only mainstays in the treatment of laryngeal carcinomas. However, minimally invasive procedures such as transoral endoscopic carbondioxide laser microsurgery (TLM) or transoral robotic surgeries (TRS) are now being increasingly used in selected patients. The laryngeal framework is not disturbed in these procedures; therefore, the postoperative swallowing function improves more rapidly, and routine tracheotomy is not usually required.

Coexistence of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland and Submandibular Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma.

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma is a variant of undifferentiated carcinoma with characteristic dense lymphoid stroma in which nasopharynx is site of predilection. Racial and geographic association and Epstein-Barr virus positivity in endemic areas are other characteristics of this rare neoplasm. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma accounts for only 0.

Submandibular Gland Surgery: Our Clinical Experience.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the demographic findings and surgical results of patients who underwent submandibular gland excision at a tertiary care center.

Methods: The clinical characteristics and histopathological results of 45 patients who had undergone submandibular gland excision between 1997 and 2014 were evaluated in detail.

Results: Twenty-eight (62.

Oxidative stress and nasal polyposis: does it affect the severity of the disease?

Background: Nasal polyposis (NP) is a chronic inflammatory disease and the waste products of this inflammation are reactive oxygen species composed of free radicals. Changes in oxidative status have already been revealed in NP. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oxidative status to the severity of the disease and the quality of life.

Strabismus secondary to frontal sinus mucocele associated with nasal polyposis.

Paranasal mucoceles are regarded as slow-growing and benign lesions. They are usually recognized by otorhinolaryngologists, but a clinically relevant mucocele with orbital complications may present to an ophthalmologist. We report a 15-year-old's case with unilateral reduced ocular motility due to bilateral frontal mucocele associated with grade II nasal polyposis.

Haloperidol: a possible medication for the treatment of exacerbation of intractable psychogenic sneezing.

Sneezing is one of the physiological defense mechanisms that develops generally due to nasal irritation. But intractable sneezing episodes are uncommon and generally detected among the adolescents. It is difficult to distinguish physiologic sneezing from psychogenic sneezing.

Risk of nasal septal perforation following septoplasty in patients with allergic rhinitis.

Nasal septal perforation (NSP) is an uncomfortable condition that usually has a negative effect on the quality of life and is frequently seen as a complication of nasal surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of allergic rhinitis (AR) on the occurence rates of septal perforation as a complication of septoplasty. The medical records of 352 patients who had septoplasty at our department between January 2006 and May 2009 were searched thoroughly and those with a follow-up period of at least 1 month were included in the study.

Expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 33 protein in nasal polyposis: an immunohistochemical study.

Background: A disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM)-33 is a member of matrix metalloproteinases. This protein takes a role in angiogenesis and airway remodeling in asthma. Because histopathological findings of airway remodeling in asthma and nasal polyposis (NP) are similar, the aim of this study was to evaluate the ADAM-33 expression in NP.

[Epidemiological characteristics, distribution of allergens, and symptom severity in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis, living in Konya region].

Objectives: We investigated epidemiological characteristics, distribution of allergens, and symptom severity of patients with perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR), living in Konya region.

Patients And Methods: The study included 165 adult patients (89 females, 76 males; mean age 34.5+/-10.

[Fungal allergy in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyps].

Objectives: Fungi, by systemic or local allergic effect, may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We investigated the incidence of fungal allergy in patients with CRS and its effect on the clinical characteristics of the disease.

Patients And Methods: The study included 127 patients, aged 18 years or over, with CRS (42 females, 85 males; mean age 43+/-12 years; range 19 to 78 years).

Expression of metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in antrochoanal polyps.

Background: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 and MMP-9 are known to cleave specifically type 4 collagen, which is a major structural component of basement membrane. This is an early step of inflammation. Because of this property they have been studied in chronic sinonasal disorders.

[Castleman's disease in a patient with recurrent reactive lymphadenopathy].

Castleman's disease is an uncommon benign disorder associated with progressive lymph node enlargement. It most commonly involves the mediastinum and involvement of the neck accounts for 6%. A 28-year-old male presented with a progressively enlarging left-sided neck mass.

The role of allergy in the severity of nasal polyposis.

Background: Although patients with nasal polyposis frequently exhibit concomitant allergy, there is limited information about the impact of allergy on the severity of nasal polyposis. The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of allergy in the severity of nasal polyposis.

Methods: Polyp sizes, computed tomography (CT) scores, skin-prick test results, blood total eosinophil count, serum levels of total immunoglobulin E, symptom scores, and recurrences were analyzed in 83 patients with nasal polyposis.

Subjective pulsatile tinnitus associated with extensive pneumatization of temporal bone.

Pulsatile tinnitus (PT), a rare otologic symptom, is frequently associated with identifiable and treatable causes. We report two cases of subjective PT due to extensive pneumatization of temporal bone around the internal carotid artery.

Schwannoma of the external auditory canal: a case report.

Background: Schwannomas are uncommon benign tumors of the external auditory canal. The clinical features, the differential diagnosis, and the surgical treatment of these lesions are discussed.

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old patient presented with a mass obliterating the external auditory meatus.

Cochleovestibular dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rheumatic disease characterized by chronic inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functions of the cochlea and the vestibular system in patients with AS. The study group consisted of 32 patients with AS and 30 healthy volunteers as a control group.

Vertigo in childhood: a clinical experience.

Objective: Vertigo in childhood is a complaint consisting of a wide spectrum of diagnoses. The aim of this study was to evaluate pediatric patients with vertigo with normal eardrum and middle ear findings and discuss the differential diagnoses.

Methods: Patient records of 50 children under 18 years of age with vertigo as the chief complaint, examined at the Baskent University, Research and Application Centers at Konya and Adana otorhinolaryngology clinics between May 2003 and October 2005 were retrospectively reviewed.

Giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the neck in a patient with neurofibromatosis-1.

Sixteen-year-old mentally retarded male patient presented with a giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) on his neck. Surgery was the chosen method of treatment by the help of a neurosurgeon for dissecting the mass from the nerves of the brachial plexus and a thoracic surgeon for removing the mass from the superior mediastinum. A mass of 2 kg in weight was excised gross totally.