A retrospective analysis of the relationship between rhinosinusitis and sinus lift dental implantation.

Introduction: Dental implants have been associated with the occurrence of postoperative rhinosinusitis. In some patients, preoperative sinus lifting must be performed to increase the chances of successful implant placement. This retrospective study examines the relationship of dental implants after sinus lifting with the occurrence of postoperative rhinosinusitis.

The evaluation of olfactory function in individuals with chronic halitosis.

Halitosis and olfactory dysfunction may disrupt an individual's quality of life remarkably. One may ask whether halitosis has effects on olfactory functions or not? Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the olfactory abilities of subjects with chronic halitosis evaluated using the measurements of volatile sulfur compounds. This study was carried out in 77 subjects, with a mean age of 40.

Bone grafts as a recyclable material in nasal surgeries.

Objective: To evaluate long-term results of septal bone grafting and to show sustainable viability of bone grafts with objective parameters such as computed tomography.

Methods: Nasal septal bones were used as splinting grafts during septo/rhinoplasty operations in 27 patients (Male=16; Female=11) between 2009 and 2013. Of these, only the 21 patients who were monitored long-term and who had computed tomography (CT) records were included in this investigation.

The effect of high altitude on nasal nitric oxide levels.

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether nasal nitric oxide (nNO) levels change in relation to high altitude in a natural setting where the weather conditions were favorable. The present study included 41 healthy volunteers without a history of acute rhinosinusitis within 3 weeks and nasal polyposis. The study group consisted of 31 males (76 %) and 10 females (24 %) and the mean age of the study population was 38 ± 10 years.

Postoperative changes in olfactory function after transcanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy.

Purpose: Transcanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy (TCL-DCR) is used much in recent years for the surgery of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Although TCL-DCR is accepted to be minimally invasive, safe, and effective, there is no report focusing on postoperative changes in olfactory function after this procedure. Hence, the aim of this current study was to investigate the changes in olfactory function after TCL-DCR procedure.

Is there an association between olfactory bulb volume and the Keros type of fossa olfactoria?

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the volume of the olfactory bulb (OB), the depth of the olfactory sulcus (OS), the depth of the fossa olfactoria (FO), and the height of the OB.

Methods: A total of 54 patients participated (9 women and 45 men; mean [SD] age, 27 [38] y; range, 20-45 y). Magnetic resonance imaging was performed with a 1.

Clinical assessment of olfactory functions in children who underwent adenotonsillectomy during pre- and post-operative period.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of both ortho- and retronasal olfactory function in children who underwent adenotonsillectomy (AT) operation due to infectious and/or obstructive adenotonsillar disease.

Material And Methods: A total of 25 children with adenotonsillar disease are included in the study; the children were followed for 6 months in the conducted clinics and underwent AT operation. An age- and sex-matched control group was constituted with 25 healthy children free of adenotonsillar disease.

An investigation of retronasal testing of olfactory function in a Turkish population.

Background: The aim of this study was: (1) to perform a preliminary study for the validation of ''retronasal olfactory testing'' in the Turkish population to find the best way to evaluate smell and taste disorders in Turkey; (2) to determine if cultural differences make application of the test more difficult; and (3) to determine the flavors that participants had not yet tasted by using the survey method.

Material And Methods: The study included 330 volunteers. Orthonasal olfactory function was assessed psycho-physically using the "Sniffin' Sticks" olfactory test.

Lateralized differences in olfactory function and olfactory bulb volume relate to nasal septum deviation.

One of the most common reasons for partial nasal obstruction is nasal septal deviation (NSD). The effect of a partial lateralized nasal obstruction on olfactory bulb (OB) volume remains unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the side differences in olfactory function and OB in patients with serious NSD.

The applicability of the "Sniffin' Sticks" olfactory test in a Turkish population.

Background: Olfactory assessment is often neglected in clinical practice, although olfactory loss can assist in diagnosis and may lead to significant morbidity. "Sniffin' Sticks" is a modern test of nasal chemosensory performance that was developed in Germany and validated in many countries. Our aim was to validate the applicability of "Sniffin' Sticks" in a Turkish population.

The effect of high altitude on olfactory functions.

It is known that high-altitude trips cause nasal congestion, impaired nasal mucociliary transport rate, and increased nasal resistance, due to decreased partial oxygen pressure and dry air. It is also known that olfactory perception is affected by barometric pressure and humidity. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether olfactory function changes in relation to high altitude in a natural setting.

Laparoscopic management of totally intra-thoracic stomach with chronic volvulus.

Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic repair of intra-thoracic gastric volvulus (IGV) and to assess the preoperative work-up.

Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database of patient medical records identified 14 patients who underwent a laparoscopic repair of IGV. The procedure included reduction of the stomach into the abdomen, total sac excision, reinforced hiatoplasty with mesh and construction of a partial fundoplication.

Antioxidative, antiapoptotic, and proliferative effect of curcumin on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats.

The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of curcumin on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. A total of 24 male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups: sham-operated (SH), PH, and PH + curcumin; each group contains eight animals. The rats in curcumin-treated groups were given curcumin (in a dose of 100 mg/kg body weight) once a day orally for 7 days, starting 3 days prior to hepatectomy operation.

Laser in situ keratomileusis application for myopia over minus 14 diopter with long-term follow-up.

Unlabelled: To evaluate the results of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for extremely high myopia with a minimum follow-up of 10 years. Istanbul Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Extremely high myopic patients treated with LASIK between 1995 and 1997 with a minimum follow-up of 10 years are reviewed retrospectively.

Computer-aided design and manufacture and rapid prototyped polymethylmethacrylate reconstruction.

Unlabelled: This article discusses the application of computer-aided design and rapid prototyping techniques in polymethylmethacrylate reconstruction of craniofacial bone defects. This method avoids the probability of tissue damage due to exothermic reaction during the polymerization process and provides precise implants that exactly fit the defects.

Methods: A total of 11 patients who have various-sized craniofacial defects underwent polymethylmethacrylate reconstruction.

Incidence and management of epithelial loosening after LASIK.

To determine the incidence of recurrent epithelial loosening (REL) following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and evaluate the efficacy of anterior stromal micropuncture (ASP) and the application of bandage contact lenses (BCLs) in the management of REL after LASIK. A retrospective study including all individuals who underwent LASIK with a microkeratome between January 2006 and January 2007. Medical records were reviewed to identify patients who were diagnosed as having epithelial loosening with or without epithelial defects.

Fibromatosis of the cecum presenting with acute appendicitis: a case report.

Although acute appendicitis is a common clinical condition in general surgical practice, <1% of them are associated with malignancies. Appendiceal carcinoids make up most of those malignancies and acute appendicitis cases associated with benign cecal neoplasias are very uncommon. In this study, a 25-year-old female patient who presented with distinct acute appendicitis symptoms is reported.

Intracuring: intrastromal corneal application of dental flowable composite.

Background And Objective: To evaluate an intracuring method by changing the corneal curvature.

Materials And Methods: An intrastromal tunnel was created by femtosecond laser in five cadaveric sheep eyes. Dental flowable restorative composite was used to fill the tunnel.

Laparoscopic Nissen versus Toupet fundoplication: assessment of operative outcomes.

Background: This study was designed to analyze the outcomes of Nissen fundoplication (NF) versus Toupet fundoplication (TF) in patients undergoing laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS).

Methods: All perioperative data, operative/postoperative complications, and follow-up data were prospectively recorded. All patients were seen on the 2nd month postoperatively and by yearly intervals thereafter.

Laparoscopic antireflux surgery after failed endoscopic treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) after failed endoscopic treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Materials And Methods: The perioperative results of 9 patients, who had received endoscopic antireflux intervention before being subjected to LARS between March 2004 and November 2009, were analyzed retrospectively on a prospective database.

Results: Endoscopically, while 6 patients had received radiofrequency ablation (Stretta; Curon Medical, Fremont, CA), 2 patients had been subjected to biopolymer injection (Enteryx; Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) and 1 patient to endoluminal plication (NDO plicator; NDO Surgical, Mansfield, MA).

The comparison of cephalometric characteristics in nonobese obstructive sleep apnea subjects and primary snorers cephalometric measures in nonobese OSA and primary snorers.

The objective of the study is to evaluate the cephalometric characteristics and investigate the measurement differences between habitual snorers and subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in nonobese Turkish male population. The study design is prospective and nonrandomized. The setting is sleep-snoring center of referral hospital.

Is concomitant cholecystectomy safe during laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery?

Objective: The goal of this study is to prospectively evaluate the safety of concomitant cholecystectomy during laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (LARS).

Methods: A total of 1000 patients underwent LARS between May 2004 and August 2009. Patients who had a LARS procedure alone were defined as group A and those who had cholecystectomy during the LARS were defined as group B.

Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the ileum presenting with small bowel obstruction in an adult patient: a case report.

Introduction: Inflammatory fibroid polyps are rare benign tumors of the gastrointestinal tract with the gastric antrum being the most common site, followed by the ileum. Histogenesis is still unknown and controversial. Inflammatory fibroid polyps are one of the rare benign conditions leading to intestinal obstruction in adults.

Effects of soft palate implants on acoustic characteristics of voice and articulation.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of soft palate implants on voice and articulation.

Study Design: Prospective case series.

Methods: Male subjects (n=23) diagnosed with mild obstructive sleep apnea and/or habitual snoring underwent acoustic analysis with the Multidimensional Voice Program (Kay Multi-Speech Model 3700 Advanced Version; Kay Elemetrics [KayPentax], Lincoln Park, NJ) before and 8 weeks after insertion of palatal implants to determine the effects of soft palate implants on voice and articulation.