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Öğe Adenosine deaminase, xanthine oxidase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase activities and malondialdehyde levels in the sera of patients with head and neck carcinoma.(2004) Kalcioglu M.T.; Kizilay A.; Yilmaz H.R.; Uz E.; Güleç M.; Ozturan O.; Akyol O.OBJECTIVES: Clinical and epidemiological findings have provided evidence supporting a role of free radicals in the etiology of cancer. Scavengers and inhibitors of free radical processes have been demonstrated to prevent or delay the neoplastic process. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Adenosine deaminase, xanthine oxidase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase activities and malondialdehyde levels were measured in the sera of 35 patients with head and neck cancers and were compared to those of healthy control subjects. RESULTS: Serum adenosine deaminase activity was found to be significantly increased in the patient group (p<0.001). Compared to the control group, glutathione peroxidase and xanthine oxidase activities and malondialdehyde levels were slightly higher and serum superoxide dismutase activity was slightly lower in the patient group, with none reaching statistical significance. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that serum adenosine deaminase activity may be helpful in the diagnosis and follow-up of head and neck cancers. Further studies with a larger cohort of patients are needed to clarify the exact mechanism of adenosine deaminase elevation.Öğe Bacterial etiology of otitis media with effusion; focusing on the high positivity of Alloiococcus otitidis(2002) Kalcioglu M.T.; Oncel S.; Durmaz R.; Otlu B.; Miman M.C.; Ozturan O.The etiology of otitis media with effusion (OME) is unclear. The bacterial analyses of middle ear effusion (MEE) in OME may reveal important information regarding its etiology. Alloiococcus otitidis, Heamophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarrhalis were investigated by using microbiologic culture and a multiplex PCR method in the middle ear fluid of 32 children (54 samples) with chronic OME. PCR yielded positive results in 18 (33.3%) middle ear effusions while culture resulted positive for 3 (5.6%). The PCR method detected A. otitidis in 10 (18.5%) specimens, H. influenzae in 7 (13%), M. catarrhalis in 4 (7.4%) and S. pneumoniae in 2 (3.7%) specimens. The multiplex PCR method enhances the detection rate significantly compared to that of the conventional culture method. A. otitidis is the most common detected pathogen in the MEE of the OME.Öğe A case of Ewing's sarcoma in the mandible and the skull base.(2003) Kalcioglu M.T.; Oncel S.; Miman M.C.; Erdem T.; Mizrak B.A thirteen-year-old boy with Ewing's sarcoma was presented. The treatment was considerably delayed because of the initial diagnostic difficulties due to its insidious presentation and the unwillingness of the child's parents to further investigations and treatment. During a three-year delay, the tumor turned out to be a gross painful mass from a painless lesion. Cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging with contrast showed a destructive lesion extensively involving the right mandible and the skull base, with invasion to the intracranial space. Facial and intratemporal portions of the mass were removed totally, but the intracranial extension could not be totally excised because of cavernous sinus involvement. Histologic and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with the diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma. The patient received systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy following surgery. A month after radiation therapy, radiologic investigations showed a lung mass suggestive of metastasis. He died two days after hospitalization, from an intracranial hemorrhage associated with the intracranial mass.Öğe Laryngotracheal reconstruction of the congenital glotto-subglottic stenosis with autogenous thyroid cartilage interposition: a case report.(2002) Ozturan O.; Kizilay A.; Miman M.C.; Oncel S.; Kalcioglu M.T.; Erdem T.Surgical correction of grade III glotto-subglottic stenosis in a two-month-old girl was illustrated in a staged manner. Firstly, a silicone keel was placed via anterior thyrotomy following a tracheotomy. Secondly, laryngotracheal reconstruction was performed by interposing an autogenous thyroid cartilage anteriorly between the edges of the longitudinally divided cricoid cartilage and the upper tracheal rings. A stent was maintained for two months. The glottis and subglottis appeared patent and healed following removal of the stent. A meaningful voice and rather comfortable respiration were observed during a 13-month follow-up. The use of thyroid cartilage autograft offers many advantages in laryngotracheal reconstruction with considerably less technical difficulty.Öğe Long-Term Results of Sodium 2-Mercaptoethane Sulfonate Usage on Cholesteatoma Surgery(AVES, 2024) Celik S.; Yalcın M.Z.; Kılıc O.; Tan M.; Kalcioglu M.T.BACKGROUND: Although advanced technologies and surgical procedures are used, cholesteatoma is a disease with the possibility of recurrence. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term effect of sodium 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate (MESNA) on cholesteatoma surgery. METHODS: Patients who underwent cholesteatoma surgery between January 2009 and July 2014 by the same surgeon were divided into 2 groups: those where MESNA was used and those where it was not. Otomicroscopic examinations were performed to see the presence of cholesteatoma recurrence in the patients who had surgery at least 8 years ago. Pure-tone audiometry was performed to evaluate the hearing results. RESULTS: Sodium 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate was used in 23 patients and was not used in 39 patients who came to the control. In the MESNA-used group, cholesteatoma was seen in only 1 of the patients who underwent a canal wall-down (CWD) mastoidectomy. In the MESNA non-used group, cholesteatoma was seen in 3 patients who underwent CWD. The difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Although there was no statistically significant difference, recurrence of cholesteatoma was seen less frequently in patients who received MESNA during surgery. Studies to be conducted in larger patient series may clarify this issue. © 2024, AVES. All rights reserved.Öğe A report of four cases of acute mediastinitis occurring following tracheoesophageal puncture in laryngectomees.(2004) Kalcioglu M.T.; Kizilay A.; Saydam L.; Soysal O.; Ozturan O.; Kuzucu A.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 to determine the incidence of acute mediastinitis as an early postoperative complication related to this procedure and to present outcomes of non-surgical conservative management in this complication. Blom-Singer voice prosthesis was used for 51 secondary tracheoesophageal puncture procedures in 45 patients between 1994 and 2002 according to the technique described by Blom and Singer. In the postoperative period, four patients (7.8%) developed mediastinitis related to this procedure. Of these, one patient had iatrogenic perforation of the posterior esophageal wall. A false dissection plane occurred in the tracheo-esophageal party wall in three patients which subsequently resulted in mediastinitis. Mediastinitis was diagnosed by clinical and radiological findings. All of these patients required prolonged hospitalization, intravenous antibiotics, and chest tube insertion. Only one patient underwent major surgical procedure to treat this complication. In conclusion, tracheoesophageal puncture for voice restoration is now regarded as a routine procedure usually performed in outpatient conditions. However, our experience demonstrates that this technique may be associated with significant complications such as mediastinitis. If mediastinitis is recognised earlier, it may be treated with conservative measures in most of the cases.