Schwannoma of Nasal Inferior Turbinate in Young Male: A Rare Occurrence.

A12-year old boy presented to the ENT Department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, with a one year history of progressively increasing unilateral right sided nasal obstruction. He denied any other symptoms like that of rhinorrhea, epistaxis, facial pain, headache and any history of nasal trauma. After routine clinical examination, CT scan nose/PNS with contrast was advised and subsequently biopsy was done that revealed the mass to be as schwannoma.

Fibrous dysplasia of mandible.

An elderly male presented to the ENT, Outpatient Department at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) with a mass on the left side of the face and lower jaw for 8 - 9 years. It was of a tennis ball size. No treatment was sought by him during those years.

The effect of traffic noise on the hearing level of people on Karachi streets.

Objective: To study the effects of traffic noise on hearing ability of subjects prone to traffic noise exposure.

Method: A hospital based prospective study was performed comprising of 200 selected subjects significantly exposed to traffic noise. These included rickshaw drivers, traffic constables and shopkeepers in central business area.

Postembolization infarction in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.

We report the occurrence of cerebro-vascular accident, following selective embolization of internal maxillary artery (IMA) in a young male patient aged 18 years admitted at ENT Department, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) with diagnosis of recurrent juvenile nasophayrngeal angiofibroma (JNA). Angiography and selective trans-femoral embolization was done as an adjunctive measure before the definite surgical removal of this benign tumourous condition. The child developed weakness of the right half of body with slurred speech and drowsiness.

Fine needle aspiration cytology: sensitivity and specificity in thyroid lesions.

Background: Thyroid enlargement is one of the common problems in patients presenting at outpatients department of ENT particularly in females. Thyroid nodules are common, thyroid cancer is uncommon and the most common way for it to present is as a solitary thyroid nodule. This study was conducted to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in thyroid diseases.

Association of herpes simplex virus infection and Bell's palsy.

Objective: To determine the association of the Herpes Simplex virus Type-1 infection and Bell's palsy in patients treated at the outpatient department of a tertiary care center.

Methods: A prospective, observational study was carried out at the outpatient department of Medical and ENT units of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi. Fifty patients were enrolled in the study with their informed and written consent, between 2006-2007.

An unusual foreign body in trachea.

We report a very unusual case of foreign body (FB) in the tracheo-bronchial tract of a male child, who presented to us in the Emergency Department at our tertiary care centre with the complaint of FB in throat, cough bouts and choking sensation with pain and difficulty in breathing for whom an emergency rigid endoscopy was carried out after appropriate investigations.

Carcinoma cheek: regional pattern and management.

Background: Oral cancer varies globally and regionally, and is closely linked with geographical, social, economical, biological, ethnic, dietary and environmental factors. In western countries it accounts for about 2-5% while in the south-east Asia for about 40% of all cancers. In Pakistan it is second commonest tumour after bronchogenic carcinoma in males and breast carcinoma in females.