Objective: To determine the relation between hypoxia and physical parameters in patients who had different levels of severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods: This was a retrospective, cross-sectional study of 259 men who were evaluated with overnight polysomnography. Severity of OSA was graded based on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI): normal/s...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different physical activities on nasal response.

Methods: Young non-professional university teams (male, 20 to 24 years old) were enrolled in this study. Nasal functions were measured with an active anterior rhinomanometry and the saccharine transport method (nasal transport times, NTT) ...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship of sinonasal anatomic variations (SAVs) with maxillary sinus retention cysts (RCs) on paranasal sinus tomography.

Methods: Our study included 202 patients who applied to the ENT outpatient clinic with fascial pain, nasal obstruction and postnasal drip complaints between Sept...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze patients who underwent facial nerve decompression.

Methods: A retrospective data analysis was performed on 15 patients operated between January 2005 and January 2015. All patients were evaluated with high-resolution temporal computed tomography, House-Brackmann grading system, and electrodiagnostic ...

Objective: To investigate the effects of hyaluronic acid (HA) (Sepragel® Hylan B; Genzyme Co., Cambridge, MA, USA) on the mucosal healing of patients who undergone functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis and/or nasal polyposis.

Methods: A total of thirty-six patients were included in the study. Patients had received topical...

Objective: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of oral mucosa characterized by recurrent painful ulcers. Despite it is a condition seen frequently, its etiology and pathogenesis are not known fully. Its etiology is reportedly idiopathic or multifactorial. Mean platelet volume (MPV) indicates thrombocytic activation, while neutrophil/lymphocyte ...

Objective: To determine the incidence, clinical and histopathological presentations of the paranasal sinus tumors in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.

Methods: All cases of sinonasal cancers diagnosed between January 2007 and December 2012 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Of the 68 patients (38 males, 30 fema...

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and pathologic parameters associated with level IIb metastasis in transglottic laryngeal carcinoma.

Methods: A total of 238 laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients admitted to our tertiary center and surgically treated between January 2006 and January 2014. Of these 238 patients, 134 patients with transglottic lary...

Objective: To compare the severity of anxiety and depression symptoms in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) patients with (n=33) and without (n=17) recovery, and healthy control group.

Methods: This study was conducted on ISSHL inpatients (n=50) and a healthy control group (n=52). Severity of the anxiety and depression symptoms was ass...

Ultrasonography technique is generally used for head and neck lumps. As pharyngoesophageal diverticula reach large sizes, it might project toward the thyroid gland which can be confused with thyroid nodule during thyroid ultrasonography, leading to unnecessary fine needle aspiration biopsy. In this report, we present a case of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum that mimicked thyroid nodule in ultr...