Objective: To evaluate the use of the Dacron® implant in laryngeal reconstruction and to discuss potential indications of this material in head and neck surgeries.

Methods: Three groups consisting of 12 Wistar albino rats in each were formed, Group 1 was the control group and anterior laryngotratecheal reconstruction was performed by transplanting autol...

Objective: To investigate the importance of comorbidity, performance status, hemoglobin level, weight loss, interruption of radiotherapy, and mucositis as prognostic factors in head and neck cancer patients.

Methods: Two-hundred and ten patients who were admitted to the Oncology Center of our university between 2006 and 2012, and treated for head and ne...

Objective: To determine whether specific allergens induce specific symptoms or not, and whether symptoms and the severity of the symptoms change in the parallel with the increase in the duration of allergic rhinitis or not.

Methods: This trial was conducted through retrospective screening of the data forms of patients who had presented to our ENT-Allerg...

Objective: We aimed to evaluate (laryngopharyngeal reflux) LPR disease group and group with healthy volunteers and compare results obtained using Dx pH probe in the diagnosis of LPR disease.

Methods: Fifty-seven LPR patients with typical scores of reflux symptom index (RSI) and reflux finding scoring (RFS) system and 20 healthy volunteers without laryng...

Objective: To present combined technique (Mustardé and Furnas otoplasty) experience and to analyze the cosmetic results achieved and the incidence of complications and their management in otoplasty surgery.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed within the clinical databases for patients who had undergone combined Mustardé and Furnas otoplasty pro...

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate factors affecting diagnostic value of the fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) used for the diagnosis of parotid tumors.

Methods: This study included 76 patients with available data who had been operated between 2005 and 2011 in Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. Impact of parameters which might affect the d...

Objective: To present the results of 28 patients who were treated by Doppler ultrasound guided percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) into benign cystic thyroid nodules.

Methods: Before percutaneous injection of ethanol, malignancies were excluded with fine needle aspiration biopsy. Volume of the nodule was calculated according to length χ width ...

Objective: To analyze the ratio of paranasal sinusitis and mastoid air cell pathologies in patients presenting with complaints of headache in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Methods: A total of 2750 individuals presenting with complaints of headache and underwent cranial computed tomography and brain magnetic resonance imaging between 2006 and 20...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common medical condition affecting approximately 35%-40% of the adult population in the Western world. Laryngopharyngeal reflux is an extraesophageal variant of gastroesophageal reflux disease that affects the larynx and pharynx. In recent years, many otolaryngologists have acknowledged the existence and potential importance of laryngopharyngeal reflux in pa...

Aural atresia is the congenital malformation of the ear characterized by partial or complete atresia of the external ear. Our aim is to show the effectiveness of the MET Fully-Implantable Ossicular Stimulator (FIMOS) Carina® in the treatment of hearing loss with auricular atresia. In this case, we experienced The MET Fully-Implantable Ossicular Stimulator (FIMOS) Carina® to the patient who has ...