A Combination of Silicone Sheets for the Treatment of Adhesions in the Nasal Cavity.

Nasal adhesions, or synechiae, commonly occur following surgical procedures, resulting in nasal airway obstruction and patient discomfort. While various packing materials are available to prevent adhesion formation post-surgery, there is limited guidance on effectively dividing existing adhesions and determining the optimal packing materials to maintain separation afterward. We treated a 59-year-old man with severe adhesions in the anterior nasal cavity.

Enhanced Effect of Patient Room Disinfection Against Carbapenem-Resistant and Methicillin-Resistant Using UV-C Irradiation in Conjunction with UV-C Containment Unit.

: In environments with high-frequency contact surfaces, drug-resistant bacteria, such as carbapenem-resistant and methicillin-resistant (MRSA), can survive for extended periods, contributing to healthcare-associated infections. Ultraviolet (UV)-C irradiation often fails to adequately disinfect shadowed areas, leading to a persistent contamination risk. We evaluated the effectiveness of using a UV-C containment unit (UVCCU) in conjunction with UV-C irradiation to improve the sterilization effects on both direct and indirect surfaces, including shadowed areas, and to assess the leakage of UV radiation to the surroundings.

Bilateral transcervical mediastinoscopic-assisted transhiatal laparoscopic esophagectomy compared with thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Background: Transcervical mediastinoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer is indicated in select institutions because of the complex surgical technique required and the unfamiliar surgical view compared with the standard transthoracic esophagectomy approach. This study was performed to compare the feasibility and efficacy of bilateral transcervical mediastinoscopic-assisted transhiatal laparoscopic esophagectomy (BTC-MATLE) with thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE) for esophageal cancer.

Methods: This study involved 392 consecutive patients with esophageal cancer who underwent curative minimally invasive esophagectomy with R0 resection (excluding salvage, conversion, and two-stage operations and open thoracotomy) at the National Cancer Center Hospital from 2017 to 2022.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of persistent bacteremia in patients with head and neck cancer in a tertiary care hospital.

Introduction: Compared to other cancers, research on bloodstream infection in head and neck cancer is scarce, lacking comparative studies on persistent versus transient bacteremia outcomes.

Methods: This retrospective survey examined patients with head and neck cancer undergoing blood culture at our center from June 2009 to May 2023. Blood culture-positive cases suspected of infection were divided into persistent bacteremia and transient bacteremia groups.

Expression of Vascular and Tissue Repair Factors in Laryngeal Granulomas.

Voice abuse, chronic cough, laryngeal surgery, and tracheal intubation may lead to injury and subsequent repair/remodeling in the vocal fold mucosa. Periostin is known to be involved in airway remodeling and is also associated with various otolaryngological diseases. D-β-aspartic acid is the major isomer of D-aspartic acid found in tissues of elderly individuals.