Bilateral cochlear implantation in children: simultaneously or in consecutive sessions?

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare cases of simultaneous and consecutive bilateral cochlear implantation from the perspective of the duration of anaesthesia, surgical complications and hospitalisation.

Method: Fifty patients with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation (group 1) and 47 patients with consecutive bilateral cochlear implantation (group 2) were included in this study. The two groups were compared in terms of the duration of anaesthesia, the duration of surgery, radiological findings, the complications and the post-operative hospitalisation time.

Prediction of resection weight in reduction mammaplasty based on anthropometric measurements.

Background: The aim of this study was to develop a simple, clinically useful method to accurately predict resection weight in women undergoing reduction mammaplasty.

Patients And Methods: 39 women undergoing breast reduction participated in the study. Sternal notch to nipple distance, nipple to inframammary fold distance (NIMF), medial end point to nipple distance (MN), lateral endpoint to nipple distance (LN), superior border of the breast to nipple distance (SN), breast circumference (BC), and chest circumference (CC) were measured.

Reliability of Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR): Comparing Thresholds of Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) with Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) in Children with Severe Hearing Loss.

In this study, ABR and ASSR thresholds in children with severe hearing loss have been compared and the advantages and disadvantages of these methods discussed. Twenty children, nine female and 11 males, aged between 19 and 41 months were included to this study. All the children underwent otoscopy and ABR before the measurement of ASSR thresholds.

Effects of omeprazole over voice quality in muscle tension dysphonia patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Background: Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is the backflow of stomach contents above upper esophageal sphincter, into the pharynx, larynx, and upper aerodigestive system.

Objectives: In this study, effects of omeprazole over voice quality in muscle tension dysphonia with laryngopharyngeal reflux was ınvestigated.

Patients And Methods: Nine patients, 7 males and 2 females, aged between 27-43 (mean age:31) were included to this study.

Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi.

Elastofibroma dorsi is a slow-growing, noncapsulated, benign, solid, and soft tissue tumor. It is usually located in the infrascapular region, between the thorax wall and serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi. Although elastofibroma dorsi is usually unilateral, it is also bilateral in 10% of the cases.

Revision stapes surgery.

Objectives: Surgery for otosclerosis has a highly satisfactory hearing outcome, for both the patient and the otologic surgeon. However, subsequent conductive hearing loss, dizziness/vertigo, or sound distortion could necessitate revision surgery. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the surgical findings and hearing outcomes of 84 revision stapes surgeries.

Somatostatin in medical management of chyle fistula after neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma.

The use of somastostatin and its analogues in the treatment of chyle fistula is a new approach and has been documented in a few cases. In this study, we present the case of a male patient with chyle fistula that was stopped completely within 24 hours after the somatostatin therapy.

Clinical significance of basal core promoter and precore mutations in chronic hepatitis B.

Background/aims: The mutations in the basal core promoter and precore region of hepatitis B virus genome in hepatitis B e antigen-positive and -negative chronic hepatitis B patients have been described. The reports about their prevalence and clinical significance in the Mediterranean region where D is the predominant genotype, are very limited.

Methodology: The serum samples were collected from 44 naive chronic hepatitis B patients.

Impact of calcineurin inhibitors on bone metabolism in primary kidney transplant patients.

Objective: Posttransplant bone disease and bone metabolism markers were investigated in primary kidney transplant recipients receiving calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) based triple immunosuppression. We examined the safety profile and independent potential of CNIs on bone formation and bone resorption. The study also attempted to correct for modifiable and nonmodifiable factors that impact on posttransplantation bone metabolism, such as age, renal function, rejection, steroid dosage, and secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Carpal tunnel syndrome in the Turkish steel industry.

Aim: Certain occupations are reported to be associated with a high risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In this study, we investigated the development of CTS in iron-steel industry workers.

Methods: Subjects were recruited from a factory of 650 workers and assessed by means of history, physical examination and electrophysiological testing.

Sublingual epidermoid cyst: a case report.

Epidermoid and dermoid cysts represent less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts. The cysts can be defined as epidermoid when the lining presents only epithelium, dermoid cysts when skin adnexa are found, and teratoid cysts when other tissue such as muscle, cartilage, and bone are present.