Tympanostomy tube insertion is one of the most frequently performed procedures in otolaryngology. Complications, such as otorrhea, tympanosclerosis, and cholesteatoma, have been reported in the literature after its ...

Klinik ve epidemiyolojik bulgular kanser etyolojisinde serbest radikallerin üstlendi¤i muhtemel rolü destekleyici kan›tlar sunmaktad›r. Serbest radikal yokediciler ve inhibitörlerinin kanser sürecini erteledi¤i ya ...

Tracheoesophageal puncture is a simple procedure for speech rehabilitation of total laryngectomy patients. Despite its relative simplicity this is not an innocent technique without complications. The goal of this study was ...

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), an active component of propolis, exhibits antioxidant properties. This experimental study was designed to determine the effect of CAPE on ototoxicity induced with cisplatin. Twenty-four ...

Cisplatin (CDDP) is one of the most potent antineoplastic drugs, but its therapeutic use is limited by side effects such as ototoxicity. This study tested the effect of aminoguanidine (AG), a specific inhibitor of inducible ...

The oto-palato-digital (OPD) syndrome is a rare X linked disorder characterized by generalized skeletal dysplasia. A case with major features of mild conductive hearing loss, with hyperteleorism, cleft soft palate, hand ...

Schwannomas are encapsulated benign tumours arising from nerve sheath cells, of which ancient schwannoma is one of five variants. Since the first description, only a few ancient schwannomas have been reported in different ...

The differential diagnosis of mass lesions of the pontocerebellar angle is not always possible by conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this study, we investigated the role of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in ...

We determined serum nitric oxide (NO) levels in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and sought correlations with TNM staging, tumor localization, and tumor grade. Serum samples were obtained from 36 ...