Reflux Symptom Index: Translation to the Kazakh Language and Validation.

Background: This research focuses on the translation and validation of the Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) in Kazakh language and the comparison of its results among patients with symptoms of Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and without LPR symptoms.

Objective: This study aims to translate and validate the RSI in Kazakh language (Kz-RSI).

Methods: The RSI from the original American English version has been translated according to standard procedures into Kazakh language.

Tympanoplasty and adenoidectomy in children: Comparison of simultaneous and sequential approaches.

Background: The authors sought to compare simultaneous and sequential tympanoplasty and adenoidectomy surgery in pediatric patients.

Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 65 children (36 males, 29 females; mean age 9.16 ± 3.