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2022 Vol.12 No.1

Risk Factors for Postoperative Neck Complaints After Robot-Assisted Surgery. A Systematic Literature Review
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Risk Factors for Postoperative Neck Complaints After Robot-Assisted Surgery. A Systematic Literature Review

Background: Robot-assisted and image-guided surgery have become increasingly important because it outperforms human dexterity. For procedures on sub-millimet-ric level, fixing the patient’s head firmly is crucial. Although the neck is not the targetorgan of the operation, it may be at risk of postoperative complaints due to position-ing or fixation. The incidence of postoperati...

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Woakes’ Syndrome; Rare Manifestation of Nasal Polyposis: Experience of Seven Patients
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Woakes’ Syndrome; Rare Manifestation of Nasal Polyposis: Experience of Seven Patients

Background: Woakes’ syndrome, first described by Woakes in 1885 which is also bet- ter known as ethmoiditis, is a very uncommon entity of severe nasal polyposis caus-ing disfigured facial appearance. In this study, we aimed to present the diagnosis and management of seven patients’ series with Woakes’ syndrome in the light of currentliterature.

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Endoscopic Treatment of Juvenile Angiofibromas: Experience of a Tertiary Center from 1993 to 2020
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Endoscopic Treatment of Juvenile Angiofibromas: Experience of a Tertiary Center from 1993 to 2020

Objective: Juvenile angiofibromas are benign tumors that almost exclusively affect male adolescents. Over the last decades, there is an evolution from open surgery toless-invasive endoscopic techniques.

Methods: The medical records of 39 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery for a juvenile angiofibroma were retrospectivel...

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A Diagnostic Challenge: Risk Factors and Surgical Treatment of Laryngeal Chondroradionecrosis
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A Diagnostic Challenge: Risk Factors and Surgical Treatment of Laryngeal Chondroradionecrosis

Objectives: Thirteen cases of laryngeal chondroradionecrosis unresponsive to conser- vative treatment and treated with laryngectomy were presented with an analysis of possible risk factors.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 13 patients operated on for chondroradionecrosis was made. Characteristics of the primary tumor, chondroradionecrosis gr...

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Analysis of 79 Hospitalized Severe Epistaxis Patients and Review of Literature
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Analysis of 79 Hospitalized Severe Epistaxis Patients and Review of Literature

Background: In this study, we analyzed the clinical characteristics and outcomes of severe epistaxis patients admitted to our tertiary center and compared our results with the literature.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical records of epistaxis patients admittedto our hospital between January 2018 and December 2019 with respect to th...

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Chest Image Staging and Prevalence of Current Smoking Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Turkey
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Chest Image Staging and Prevalence of Current Smoking Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Turkey

Objective: Novel coronavirus disease is a new infectious agent of the respiratory tract characterized by severe acute respiratory syndrome. For this disease, there are limited data with regard to the clinical characteristics of the patients and prognostic factors.

Methods: We collected data from 213 patients who were hospitalized intoCOVID-19 ...

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The Correlation Between Sleep Efficiency During Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Titration Polysomnography and Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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The Correlation Between Sleep Efficiency During Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Titration Polysomnography and Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure is the standard treatment forobstructive sleep apnea. However, nonadherence to continuous positive airway pres-sure use remains a significant limitation that prevents satisfactory results from being achieved. Epworth Sleepiness Scale score and sleep efficiency values may predict adherence. This study aims to assess the relati...

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Group A Streptococcal Tonsillopharyngitis: The Diagnostic Power of the Centor and McIsaac Clinical Prediction Models at Different Pre-probability
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Group A Streptococcal Tonsillopharyngitis: The Diagnostic Power of the Centor and McIsaac Clinical Prediction Models at Different Pre-probability

Background: The power of diagnostic tests is affected by pre-test probability, and clinical prediction models must be validated in different populations. The aim ofthis study was to determine the diagnostic value of symptoms and signs for group A Streptococcus tonsillopharyngitis and diagnostic power of Centor and Mclsaac crite- ria in a patient population with different p...

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Tympanoplasty with Boomerang-Shaped Chondoperichondrial Graft: Long-Term Results
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Tympanoplasty with Boomerang-Shaped Chondoperichondrial Graft: Long-Term Results

Background: we aimed in this study to evaluate and present the long-term results of type 1 tympanoplasty patients who were operated by using boomerang-shaped chon- droperichondrial graft.

Methods: One hundred thirty-eight patients who underwent primary type 1 tympano- plasty, had tragal cartilage removal, and used boomerang-shaped chondroperic...

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