Abducens Nerve Neuropraxia due to Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) is a common infection of the paranasal sinuses that can lead to complications such as orbital and intracranial extension. The abducens nerve course is adjacent to the sphenoid sinus. Diplopia is rarely the initial presentation of sphenoid sinus pathology.

Demographic and clinical profile of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To determine the clinical features of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We enrolled 660 male and female participants with medical records indicating a history of chronic rhinosinusitis between 2021 and 2022.

Utilization of telemedicine in rhinologic practice during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The only two preventive interventions available for COVID-19 have been social distancing and quarantine. These preventive measures challenge health care providers by causing cancelations of elective in-person outpatient clinic visits in many hospitals, particularly in otolaryngology clinics.

Objectives: To assess the applicability and feasibility of telemedicine in rhinology cases with a study of outcomes to guide rhinologists on indications of in-office visits.

Bone Regeneration in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: Post-treatment Image Follow Up.

Background: Bone erosion is a feature of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). The incidence of bone regeneration after treatment is unknown. The objective of this study is to evaluate the fate of bone erosion in AFRS.

Paranasal Sinus Wall Erosion and Expansion in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: An Image Scoring System.

Background Bone erosions are common in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). This study aimed at developing an image-based grading and scoring system for paranasal sinus (PNS) wall erosion in AFRS. Methods A retrospective review of all confirmed AFRS cases based on the Bent and Kuhn criteria was conducted.

Psychometric Arabic Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22: validation and translation in chronic rhinosinusitis patients.

Background: The Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT)-22 has multiple items that reflect how nasal disease affects quality of life. Currently, no validated Arabic version of the SNOT-22 is available.

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Ophthalmic manifestations of paranasal sinus disease: a clinical grading system.

Background: Ophthalmic complications are common manifestations of paranasal sinus disease. We propose a clinical grading system to standardize the category, treatment, and outcome of these complications.

Methods: Forty-two patients with paranasal sinus disease-induced ophthalmic complications were included in the study.

Computer-aided endoscopic sinus surgery: a retrospective comparative study.

Background And Objectives: Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), markedly improved with the introduction of new preoperative imaging techniques, intraoperative visualization tools, and the use of surgical navigation systems. In this retrospective study we evaluated the usefulness of CT-guided endoscopic sinus surgery and studied its advantages over conventional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 60 randomly chosen patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and moderate-to-severe sinonasal polyposis, undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery with surgical navigation (n=30) and without navigation (n=30).

Allergic fungal sinusitis: radiological and microbiological features of 59 cases.

Background And Objectives: Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a relatively newly recognized entity consisting of a pansinusitis with allergic mucinous infiltrates in all involved sinuses. Historically mistaken for a paranasal sinus tumor, AFS is believed to be an allergic reaction to aerolized environmental fungi, usually of dematiaceous and Aspergillus species, in an immunocompetent host. We determined the occurrence of AFS in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) to identify accurate preoperative parameters for AFS, as well as to identify the common fungi causing AFS in Saudi Arabia.

Allergic fungal sinusitis in children in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To report the allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) in children in Saudi Arabia and to review the experience of King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital in diagnosis and management of AFS in children.

Methods: Hospital charts of 45 children reviewed retrospectively. Clinical presentation, radiological and operative findings, management and outcomes studied.

Mobile phone induced sensorineural hearing loss.

The increased use of mobile phones worldwide has focused interest on the biological effects and possible health outcomes of exposure to radiofrequency fields from mobile phones, and their base stations. Various reports suggest that mobile phone use can cause health problems like fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension, and sleep disturbances; however, only limited research data is available in medical literature regarding interaction between electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones and auditory function; and the possible impact on hearing. We report a case of sensorineural hearing loss due to Global System for Mobile Communications mobile phone use, in a 42-year-old male.

Facial nerve anomalies in association with congenital hearing loss.

Objective: Facial nerve (FN) anomalies are exceedingly rare. The association between a hearing loss and an anomalous facial nerve has never been touched deeply in the literature. The aim of this study is to report facial nerve anomalies in patients presenting with congenital hearing loss (COHL) and/or facial nerve palsy.