The effects of adeno/tonsillectomy on cardiopulmonary function based on echocardiography indices in children with primary snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea.

Background: The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of adenotonsillectomy on heart function based on echocardiography indices in children with primary snoring (PS) and mild obstructive sleep apnea due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH).

Methods: 55 children (aged 7 to 11 years old) with PS and ATH who were a candidate for adenotonsillectomy from August 2018 to June 2019 evaluated. A history of Upper Respiratory Tract Obstruction was obtained, clinical examination was performed and the cases suspicious for moderate to severe degrees of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome were excluded.

Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with and Without Nasal Polyposis: A Case-Control Study.

Introduction: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with and without nasal polyposis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the sinuses and nasal mucosa. Recent evidence has indicated a relationship between serum 25-hydroxyl vitamin D (OH-VitD) deficiency and CRS. Regarding this, the present study aimed to compare the serum level of 25-OH-VitD in CRS patients with and without nasal polyposis and control groups.

Ultrasonography findings in nasal bone fracture; 6-month follow-up: can we estimate time of trauma?

Differentiation of a recent nasal bone fracture from an old one may become of utmost importance, especially in medico-legal issues. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the value of high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) in determining the time of nasal bone fracture. A longitudinal, descriptive-analytic study was done on 45 patients with a clinical manifestation of acute unilateral nasal bone fracture.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of long-term results of nasal tip defatting in rhinoplasty cases.

Objectives/hypothesis: Nasal skin thickness has an important role in aesthetic results of rhinoplasty. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of tip and supratip skin defatting technique in rhinoplasty subjects using ultrasonography.

Study Design: Prospective, randomized, case-control study.

Hearing statement in multiple sclerosis: a case control study using auditory brainstem responses and otoacoustic emissions.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder of Central Nervous System. It involves 8th cranial nerve and its central nuclei and is an uncommon cause of the sensorineural hearing loss. For determining the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) especially retrocochlear type in MS, a cross-sectional study was designed using Pure-Tone Audiometry (PTA), Otoacustic Emissions (OAEs), Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABRs) compared with the control group.

Investigating Helicobacter pylori in nasal polyposis using polymerase chain reaction, urease test and culture.

The aim of this study was to identify the presence of Helicobacter pylori in nasal polyp specimens of patients with nasal polyposis. A cross-sectional study with control group was performed on fresh tissue samples from 25 patients with nasal polyps, and 25 persons with concha bollusa (control group). Patients with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) were not enrolled.

Bipolar radiofrequency tonsillotomy compared with traditional cold dissection tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent tonsillitis.

Objective: To compare short- and long-term results of radiofrequency tonsillotomy and traditional cold dissection tonsillectomy in adult patients with recurrent tonsillitis.

Study Design: A randomized clinical trial.

Setting: A tertiary referral university hospital.