Arterial Blood Supply of the Nose: An Angiographic Study.

Objective: To define anatomical variations associated with arterial blood supply of the nose which has clinical implications on the management of different disorders, especially intractable posterior epistaxis.

Study Design: Case series.

Methods: Selective angiography of external and internal carotid arteries of 100 patients scheduled for routine angiography was done.

Timing of tracheostomy in patients with prolonged endotracheal intubation: a systematic review.

The objective of this article is to evaluate the appropriate timing of tracheostomy in patients with prolonged intubationregarding the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia, mortality, length of stay in intensive care unit (ICU) and duration of artificial ventilation. The study included published articles yielded by a search concerning timing of tracheostomy in adult and pediatric patients with prolonged intubation. The search was limited to articles published in English language in the last 30 years (between 1987 and 2017).

Management of iatrogenic tegmen plate defects: our clinical experience and surgical technique.

The objective of our study is to present our recommended approach for surgical management of iatrogenic tegmen plate defects. Patients diagnosed to have symptomatic iatrogenic tegmen plate defects were treated by one of the authors using a one-stage trans-mastoid standardized surgical procedure at Ain Shams University Hospitals. Patients' information records included history, complete examination, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the temporal bone, and the followup data after the procedure to assess the final outcome in each case.

Role of steroids in reducing postoperative edema in rhinoplasty: a meta-analytic study.

The study aimed at verifying the use of steroids to decrease postoperative edema after rhinoplasty. The study included published articles yielded by the Medline database search concerning role of steroids in rhinoplasty. The search was limited to articles published in English in the last three decades.

The necessity of post-maneuver postural restriction in treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a meta-analytic study.

The objective of this article is to verify the role of postural restrictions after repositioning maneuvers in treating patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The study included published articles yielded by a Pubmed search concerning post-maneuver postural restriction in treating BPPV. The search was limited to articles published in English language in the last three decades.