Background: The aim of our study was to compare the effects montelukast and mometasone furoate nasal spray on postoperative course patients with polyposis. Patients methods: Fifty diagnosed polyposis between March 2006 August 2007 were included in study. All underwent bilateral endoscopic sphenoethmoidectomy randomized postoperatively into two groups. Group A ( n = 25) received 10 mg per day group B 400 µg twice daily. followed up for 6 months. Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT)-22 scores, polyp...

This experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of vitamins E, B and C L-carnitine in preventing cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.Twenty-five adult, male, Wistar albino rats were randomly allocated receive intraperitoneal cisplatin either alone or preceded by B, E L-carnitine. Auditory brainstem response (i.e. hearing thresholds wave I-IV intervals) distortion product otoacoustic emissions signal-to-noise ratios) recorded before 72 hours after administration.The following statistically...

Sialolithiasis is one of the most common diseases salivary glands in middle-aged patients. Sialoliths are localized submandibular nearly 80% reported cases and they classified as 'giant' case any dimension exceeds 15 mm. Giant sialolith gland a rare disorder. Here, an unusual giant reported. A 42-year-old man referred with complaints recurrent pain swelling left area. Computerized tomography revealed calcified mass 42 × 17 mm size within gland. Excision was performed 35 length body detected....

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance preoperative serum C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), fetuin-A, cystatin C, adiponectin and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels in children with adenoid/tonsillar hypertrophy compare these results postoperative values.Prospective trial.Single tertiary care centre.Thirty-five (14 boys 21 girls) participated study.The operations were performed indication sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Blood samples taken...

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to determine the characteristics of hearing loss in patients with Behçet's disease. Methods: Twenty-six consecutive disease and a control group consisting 25 age-matched healthy subjects were prospectively included this study. Pure tone speech audiometry, tympanometry, distortion product otoacoustic emission testing, auditory brainstem-evoked response assessment performed controls. Results: The pure audiograms results testing showed statistically...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of local and intraperitoneal administration L-carnitine on prevention experimentally induced myringosclerosis, compare treatment efficiency.Twenty-four Albino-Wistar rats (48 ears) were bilaterally myringotomised divided randomly into four groups: group one received no treatment, two L-carnitine, three both L-carnitine. On 15th day after tympanic membranes harvested evaluated histopathologically for myringosclerotic plaque formation, fibroblastic...

Cisplatin is an antineoplastic agent, used in the treatment of different types malignant neoplasms. Side effects such as ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and bone marrow toxicity are main limitations its clinical use. The aim present study was to evaluate possible hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy a protective agent cisplatin-induced ototoxicity rats.A total 30 adult Wistar rats (60 ears) were divided into five equal groups. Group 1 control group; group 2 HBO 3 received 15 mg/kg cisplatin...

The aim of the current study was to compare changes in polysomnographic indices and serum levels C-reactive protein (CRP), cystatin C, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who were treated surgically via a uvulopalatal flap (UPF) technique. Twenty-five (14 men, 11 women), average age 46.2 ± 9.3 years, underwent UPF surgery included this study. Serum biochemical analyses examinations performed before 6 months...

Background/aim: Ischemia is insufficient blood flow to provide adequate oxygenation. In the present study, we aimed show whether acute hypoxia has a critical oxygen value that may lead deterioration of cochlear function.Materials and methods: Under general anesthesia, prehypoxic signal-to-noise ratios were determined by distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE). The saturation (SaO2) values rats monitored with an probe. Rats injected extra dose anesthetic agent, SaO2 was reduced....

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to experimentally investigate the protective effects of melatonin in cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.Material and Methods: Ten Wistar-albino rats were included study. Two equal groups generated randomly as cisplatin groups. Rats’ underwent Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) testing before drug administration results recorded. Both tests repeated 72 hours after all rats.Results: Significant difference found between...

Oncocytoma is a rare neoplasm which consists of 2% benign salivary gland tumors. Usually oncocytoma seen in 6th decade and female to male ratio 1:1. Most these tumors are localized parotid gland, the involvement other glands rare. The most common presentation usually slow growing, asymptomatic mass lesion. In this paper 68-year-old patient admitted with complaint lesion at right submandibular diagnosed was presented topic discussed along relevant literature. Key words: Salivary Glands;...

Objectives: Medical treatments may be inadequate for the management of allergic rhinitis. Therefore, it requires different treatment options. We aimed to evaluate effects nasal steroid and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on mucosa an rhinitis a (AR) rat model. Methods: Group 1 (control group); 2 toluene diisocyanate (TDI) group; 3 was exposed TDI treated with HBO; 4 intranasalmometasone furoate. After sacrification, sections were then evaluated semi-quantitatively parameters histopathological...