Sinonasal Irrigation After Endoscopic Sinus surgery - Past to Present and Future.

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the gold standard treatment for medically refractive chronic rhinosinusitis, aimed at removing diseased tissue and improving natural sinus drainage and aeration. Irrigation of the sinuses has been known to improve sinus mucosal health and is an essential adjunct to surgery. There are a number of methods, devices, and solutions available which are used for nasal irrigation.

Syringocystadenocarcinoma Papilliferum of External Auditory Canal: First Case Report in English Literature.

Malignant tumors of external auditory canal (EAC) constitute less than 0.2% of all head and neck cancers. The incidence of carcinoma of the EAC is estimated to be between one in six per million populations.

Oro-Antral Fistulas and their Management: Our Experience.

Oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelized, pathological communication between the maxillary antrum and oral cavity. The most common etiological factor is molar or premolar tooth extraction. The bone between maxillary sinus floor and posterior teeth is thin and occasionally the root apices of the posterior teeth reach the maxillary sinus, predisposing them to the formation of OAF.

Ancient Schwannoma: Cervical Sympathetic Chain with Review of Literature.

Schwannoma in cervical region arising from Sympathetic chain is a very rare entity. Ancient schwannoma is the term used to describe a schwannoma that has undergone changes viz loss of antoni Type A cells, perivascular hyalinization, calcification, cystic necrosis, hemorrhage and presence of degenerative nuclear changes. Ackerman and Taylor (Cancer 4:669-691, 1951) introduced the term "ancient schwannoma".

Tonsillectomy-Comparative Study of Various Techniques and Changing Trend.

Tonsillectomy is a major surgical procedure in terms of volume in the general otolaryngological practice. It is a 3000-year-old surgical operation, referred in Hindu medicine. There has been a conceptual change in the indications and surgical technique in the last 40 years.

Synovial sarcoma: laryngopharynx a challenge.

Synovial sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor. It derives from a mesenchymal precursor stem cell that is unrelated to mature synovial tissue. Synovial sarcoma classically affects lower limbs between the ages of 15 and 40 years and the proportion of male-to-female patients is 3:2.