Objective: The present study compared three study groups composed of patients with only papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), patients with only Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and patients with PTC+HT in terms of BRAF-V600E, KRAS, NRAS and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Also, the association between clinicopathological prognostic indicators including tumor multif...

Objective: Objectives: The present study aimed to retrospectively evaluate patients who were operated for carotid body tumors (CBT) in our clinic.

Methods: The present study involved 19 patients who underwent surgical CBT removal in the Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Department of Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty between 2013 a...

Objective: Adenoid hypertrophy and nocturnal enuresis, comorbidities that are quite prevalent among children, are both associated with sleep problems. However, limited research has specifically focused on sleep domains and their parameters. In the present study we thus aimed to investigate the impact of adenoid hypertrophy and nocturnal enuresis on sleep, both when the two diso...

Objective: The porous polyethylene implant (PPEI) is one of the most commonly used alloplastic materials in cranio-maxillofacial surgery. It is widely preferred because of its biocompatible, durable, flexible and thin nature as well as for its low complication rates. The purpose of the present study was to review the clinical and surgical outcomes of PPEI usage for orbital floo...

Objective: The utricle is a crucial structure for a sense of gravity, but the contribution of proprioceptive receptors is also essential. This study aimed to measure the effect of head roll and soft surface on subjective visual vertical (SVV) in healthy subjects to determine the effect of neck and plantar proprioceptive inputs.

Methods: In the first exp...

Objective: 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) are indicators of oxidative stress in the human body. The aim of the present study was to investigate serum 8-OHdG and 8-iso-PGF2α levels in patients with larynx carcinoma and to compare them with healthy controls.

Methods: A total of 50 patients, consisting of 25 ...

Objective: To investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ 12-T).

Methods: The study consisted of 120 patients with tinnitus (60 F + 60 M; Mean Age: 46.8±15.1 years). Audiological evaluation, tinnitus mapping, tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) and TQ 12-T were applied to the participants. Interna...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between vertical facial development and angular and linear measurements of the face.

Methods: Pretreatment cephalometric radiographs of subjects with class III malocclusion were divided into three groups according to vertical facial development as low, normal and high angle....

Objective: To compare intact and diseased ears for Eustachian tube (ET) length and width in patients with unilateral chronic otitis media (COM), and to assess the relationship between cholesteatoma spread, stapes erosion, lateral semicircular canal (LSCC) fistula and ET width and length retrospectively.

Methods: Subjects with unilateral COM (122 subject...

In the present review, we aim to give an overview of the development and utilization of robotic surgery in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery from its introduction, current status, and future applications. Robotic surgery has been applied either pre-clinically or is already in clinical use for several indications in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. Due to its rapid progress and techn...