Postoperative recovery in children after outpatient ENT surgery.
CONCLUSION: This study provided descriptions of postoperative recovery after outpatient ENT surgery in children. This information is indispensable for preparing the child and parents and for ensuring accurate follow-up. Recovery varied with the type of surgery. Mainly, postoperative discomfort was most severe after adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy. Parents tended to give inaccurate estimates of their child's pain. Self-reports from children should be considered the gold standard.
PMID: 29727119 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
What is the cause of hypertrophia in asymmetric tonsils?.
CONCLUSION: The reasons behind asymmetric tonsil hypertrophies and how they are related to malignancies have not yet been clarified. There is no statistically significant difference between the evaluated parameters in the present study. This study has brought a new point of view to the subject by comparing different-sized tonsils in the same person, thus paving the way for future studies with a broader scope.
PMID: 29727120 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Predicting the outcome of peritonsillar abscess in children.
CONCLUSION: no evaluated factor was found to be definitive for predicting PTA outcome. The clinical presenation of a recurrent PTA may be less severe in appearance than in a primary case.
PMID: 29727121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Surgical management of cervical oesophageal cancer.
CONCLUSION: Pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy with gastric transposition can be performed for the treatment of cervical oesophageal cancer. However, despite radical resection and adjuvant therapy, survival rates are low.
PMID: 29727122 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Free flaps and literature review.
CONCLUSION: In our present series, the DCIA split harvesting technique was associated with a significantly higher frequency of total flap failure. This increased failure rate was attributed to important haematomas that compromised venous circulation. We also found that patient age was a significant factor for the development of postoperative complications.
PMID: 29727123 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Experiences in the treatment of obstructive sialoadenitis with sialendoscopy.
CONCLUSION: For patients with obstructive sialoadenitis and salivary gland stones, removal of the stones under sialendoscopy will most likely provide complete remission. Patients without stones have much worse treatment outcomes compared to those with true sialolithiasis. Sialostent placement may have the potential to improve treatment outcomes in the management of non-lithiasis obstructive sialoadenitis.
PMID: 29727124 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Recalcitrant hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy and bariatric surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Physicians and surgeons need to be aware of this complication and take measures to identify and prevent it, and patients should be informed. In this patient population, calcium levels should be closely monitored and early calcium and vitamin D spplementation should be initiated preemptively.
PMID: 29727125 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on cisplatin ototoxicity.
CONCLUSION: CAPE prevents cisplatin ototoxicity.
PMID: 29727126 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Predictive factors of speech understanding in adults with cochlear implants.
CONCLUSION: The duration of hearing loss and the PTA of the best ear had significant effects on the outcomes of speech recognition and SRT in quiet and fixed noise conditions, respectively. These findings are important for counselling CI candidates. Further studies in larger study populations are warranted.
PMID: 29727127 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Could nasal septal deformities type 5 and 6 be a predictive factor of the indi- vidual genetic predilection for the onset of an acute coronary syndrome?.
CONCLUSION: the fact that types 5 and 6 are inherited deformities and not related to trauma against the nose suggests the possible genetic predisposition for the onset of ACS with positive coronary angiography.
PMID: 29727128 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Nasopharyngeal thyroid-like low-grade papillary adenocarcinoma.
CONCLUSIONS: Recurrent epistaxis may infer the presence of nasopharyngeal malignant neoplasms, even in children. To our knowledge, this represents the sixth case in the literature of a paediatric low-grade nasopharyngeal adenocarcinoma and the first presenting with massive epistaxis. The possibility of such a finding should be kept in mind when evaluating children with massive epistaxis.
PMID: 29727129 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
A case of a sinonasal adenocarcinoma with metaplastic ossification.
Authors: Kurt B, Celik E, Inan K, Durmaz A, Kutlay M, Gunhan O
Abstract
Sinonasal adenocarcinomas are rare tumours, with three subtypes. They are mostly low-grade tumours, although they can also be aggressive. In this case report, we describe a 34-year-old patient with sinonasal adenocarcinomas. Within his nasal cavity was found an irregular mass. Given the intratumoral calcification and bone, the mass was thought to be a bone-producing tumour, such as an osteosarcoma. The pathological diagnosis was a sinonasal adenocarcinoma with extensive metaplastic bone. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ...
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
Listeria Monocytogenes: an uncommon pathogen of cervical necrotizing fasciitis.
Authors: Libanore M, Merlo R, Borin M, Marchesi E, Rossi MR, Fabbris C, Pelucchi S, Stomeo F, Ciorba A, Malagutti N
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present a unique case of neck-necrotizing fasciitis caused by Listeria Monocytogenes in a young woman, successfully treated by surgery and IV antibiotic therapy. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, rapidly progressing and potentially life-threatening infection that infrequently occurs in the head and neck region. Pathogens involved in necrotizing fasciitis are heterogeneous and include aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. To the best of our knowledge, this is the ...
Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
The effect of paper patching on aural fullness of unknown aetiology.
CONCLUSION: After one week of treatment, paper patching showed a beneficial effect on aural fullness of vague or unknown aetiology.
PMID: 29709127 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 3, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
The incidence of hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
CONCLUSIONS: In our study, the incidence of HT is 34%. We also noticed that HT can even develop shortly after treatment. Patients with a higher Dmean to the thyroid gland and lower pretreatment thyroid gland volumes are more at risk.
PMID: 29709128 [PubMed - in process] (Source: B-ENT)
Source: B-ENT - May 3, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research
