Nasal Mucociliary Clearance in Prolonged Tracheostomy Patients: A Prospective Case-Control Study.

Prolonged tracheostomy bypasses the upper airways leading to absence or reduction of nasal airflow. This altered nasal physiology not only impairs olfaction but also may cause mucociliary dysfunction and consequent nasal crusting and rhinosinusitis.To objectively evaluate the extent of nasal mucociliary impairment in patients with prolonged duration of tracheostomy.

Role of Total Laryngopharyngoesophagectomy with Gastric Pull Up in the Management of Locally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Cancers.

The current consensus in the management of hypopharyngeal cancers favors the non-surgical management. However, many studies have reported relatively better oncological and functional outcomes with the surgical approach in locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancers. In here, we report a tertiary care center's experience with total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy with gastric pull-up done for such cases.

Nasal septal schwannoma: a rare sinonasal tumour with certain peculiarities.

Sinonasal schwannomas constitute 4% of head and neck nerve sheath tumours; however, schwannomas involving the nasal septum are quite rare. We present a 57-year-old male patient with nasal septal schwannoma who was managed successfully by endoscopic excision. 32 cases of septal schwannoma have been reported so far in the literature.