Background The treatment options for odontogenic sinusitis (OS) include medical management including antibiotics and saline nasal irrigation, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), dental treatment. Objective purpose of this study was to evaluate whether OS caused by caries periapical abscess can be cured alone which patients should consider early. Methods A total 33 with were enrolled. Patients implants, trauma, surgery, or tooth extraction excluded. All initially treated without ESS. divided into...

Objectives: The utility of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. Although the procedure may reduce locoregional recurrence, it associated with a high rate postoperative complications. aim this study was to evaluate role pCND in patients PTC. Materials and Methods: From January 1995 April 2011, records 477 who underwent total thyroidectomy or without clinically node-negative PTC measuring less than 4 cm were retrospectively...

Objectives: It is extremely difficult to obtain ideal tip projection and nose lengthening by septal extension graft using only cartilage in Asians, because their nasal alar cartilages are small weak. Therefore, we introduce a new cartilage–bone complex with the vomer perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone as well optimal outcomes. Methods: Participants included 30 patients who underwent surgery external approach. The cartilage, vomer, harvested septoplasty were used. There 2 layers on each side...

Tracheo-cutaneous fistula is a relatively uncommon complication that can occur after tracheotomy. The possibility of increases in proportion to the duration intubation and it occurs due transposition stratified squamous epithelium passage between tracheal mucosa skin. There are several surgical techniques repair trachea-cutaneous fistula, such as primary suture, fistulectomy secondary intention healing, using local or regional flap. In addition these techniques, we would like introduce...

Background and Objectives Primary thyroid lymphoma is rare in cancer also extranodal lymphoma. As such, there has been only a few studies done on this disease, study evaluated its clinical characteristics prognosis.Subjects Method A retrospective review was conducted 18 patients who were treated for primary between January 2006 December 2021. We investigated clinical, radiologic, pathologic findings, treatment modalities prognosis.Results The involved patients, all of whom confirmed through...

Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma refers to a type of marginal zone lymphomas, which represent group non-Hodgkin lymphomas originated from B lymphocytes zone. They are classified as extranodal MALT (MALT lymphoma), splenic B-cell and nodal according clinical therapeutic implications the tumor. is most common lymphoma, about 5-8% all diagnosed lymphoma. usually found in gastrointestinal tract, mostly stomach with H pylori infection; non-gastric can also be salivary gland,...

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder with elevated serum parathyroid hormone levels. In most cases, the disease involves single adenoma, followed by hyperplasia. Parathyroid glands are rare, but can be present in variety of locations because it migrates long distance during fetal period. Therefore, incidence ectopic adenoma rare and not easy to diagnose adenomas specify location before surgery. Recently, we diagnosed at thymus treated successfully. So, report...

<h3>Background</h3> Generalized bone loss and an increased risk of fractures are regarded as complications in rheumatoid arthritis. Variable clinical factors, inflammatory activity, treatment regimens may contribute to the development loss. <h3>Objectives</h3> We evaluated association between baseline disease activity changes mineral density (BMD) after 1 year a cohort patients with recently diagnosed active arthritis (RA). <h3>Methods</h3> A total 106 (92 women 14 men) recent onset RA from...

<h3>Background</h3> Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by the progressive destruction of articular cartilage with joint space narrowing and osteophyte formation (1). Although etiology pathogenesis OA remain poorly understood, recent studies have shown that biochemical factors physiological play an important role in development OA. The Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway has well-recognized roles as a critical regulator bone homeostasis (2). Previous many suggested elevated activity common...

Background and Objectives: Gastric acid reflux is known to be the most important cause of contact granuloma. Therefore, anti-gastric medication has been used as first line treatment although there are other methods such surgery or steroid injections. Actually, role in granuloma not established clearly. The purpose this study was evaluate effectiveness surgical for Materials Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records 14 patients who were diagnosed with treated from 2011 July 2016 at...

Background and Objectives：Submandibular sialolithiasis is one of common otolaryngologic diseases.Stones located in the distal portion Wharton's duct can be easily removed by intraoral approach.Hilar stone was traditionally excision submandibular gland.However, removal hilar or proximal has increased recently.In this study, we evaluated clinical characteristics surgical outcomes according to approach location stone.Materials Methods：We retrospectively reviewed data patients with who had...

Background and Objectives The main treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) includes life style modification proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication. However, LPRD is sometimes refractory to PPI Reza band has been developed exert external pressure on the upper esophageal sphincter thus preventing gastric acid larynx pharynx. aim this study was evaluate safety efficacy using in patients with LPRD. Subjects Method We prospectively enrolled 16 who were medication had agreed wear...