Background: The purpose of this retrospective study is to identify independent factors and their combinations that could predict complications and long-term hospitalization in deep neck infection (DNI) patients.

Methods: We analyzed data from 169 patients that were hospitalized from 2012 to 2022 due to deep neck infections. In addition to eval...

Background: Bone-anchored hearing instruments (BAHIs) are an important alternative solution for hearing loss in a particular group of patients. This study aims to examine shifts in attitudes about BAHIs among hearing health professionals over time.

Methods: A survey was designed to assess the knowledge and attitude of otorhinol aryngologists (E...

Background: To evaluate prognostic factors and the effects of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutic interventions on the recovery of patients with Bell´s Palsy (BP).

Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients admitted to a tertiary hospital with a diagnosis of BP between January 2010 and December 2020. Variables assessed: affected hem...

Background: Rigid telescopes, which provide wider surgical feld imaging, improved resolution, and high magnifcation capabilities, have recently found widespread use in ear surgery. This study aimed to review the outcomes and duration of operations in endoscopic transcanal tympanoplasty and to guide surgeons who have just started endoscopic ear surgery (EES).

Background: Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) is a severe infection that affects the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, often seen in individuals with comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus and hemato-oncological diseases. This study aims to retrospectively analyze patients diagnosed with AIFRS from 2014 to 2023.

Methods: The study...

We report a case of a 58-year-old man with a history of nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis who underwent videonasolaryngoscopy after 9 months of symptoms. The frst images showed a hyperemic mass affecting the left middle turbinate up to the nasal cleft. Computed tomography described a mass with an expansive effect occupying the entire left frontal sinus and most of the left ethmoid cells...

Epidermoid cysts are benign lesions that can cause mechanical airway obstruction if present in the neck and extend into the mouth foor. A 30-year-old male patient presented with a large, painless swelling in the anterior aspect of the neck and mouth foor. Surgical excision was planned under general anesthesia, and awake nasal fberoptic intubation was the sole choice in view of restricted oral s...

Objective: This study aims to compare endoscopic and microscopic tympanoplasty in terms of graft success rate and hearing gain.

Methods: Medical records of 236 patients (99 females and 137 males) aged 18 to 74 years with chronic otitis media who underwent myringoplasty, between January 2014 and June 2017 were retrospectively compared. Patients were divi...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate balance disorders and potential risk factors for falling in patients with hypothyroidism, as well as postural stability and the risk of falling.

Methods: The participants’ sex, age, body mass index (BMI), falls history in the past one year, and Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I), Neuropathic Pain Diagnos...

Objective: Whilst orbital complications arising from acute rhinosinusitis are infrequent in contemporary practice, the spread of infection orbitally or intracranially can result in severe complications and a high mortality. This study aims to review cases of orbital complications arising from rhinosinusitis in the light of the published literature on the topic.

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