OBJECTIVE To find a suitable method to prospectively register all tonsil surgery-related complications. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS From September 2011 to February 2012, patients undergoing tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy were enrolled. A wide range of demographic and clinical data including incidents of postoperative complicatio...

Introdução: A leishmaniose é uma parasitose de grande importância epidemiológica na qual o homem é um hospedeiro acidental do protozoário do gênero Leishmania. Dentre as principais apresentações clínicas, visceral e tegumentar, encontram-se as formas mucocutâneas, que podem acometer a face e as vias respiratórias superiores, podendo ocasionar lesões deformantes, com prejuízo funcional. Objetivo...

INTRODUCTION The large increase in the number of transnasal endoscopic skull base surgeries is a consequence of greater knowledge of the anatomic region, the development of specific materials and instruments, and especially the use of the nasoseptal flap as a barrier between the sinus tract (contaminated cavity) and the subarachnoid space (sterile area), reducing the high risk of contamination....

INTRODUCTION Although the use of video recording became popularized in otolaryngology beginning in 1959, a new generation of wearable technology has evolved. One of these technologies includes a device called Google Glass (Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA), hereafter referred to simply as Glass. This device allows the capture of video from the perspective of the wearer. In addition, it provides ...

https://www.journal-imab-bg.org 1657 ABSTRACT Variations in the anatomical course of the cervical portion of the internal carotid arteries appear to be more common than expected and recognised, reaching a prevalence of 10-43%. A case of atypical course of both internal carotid arteries with medial transposition is described. The general clinical implications are presented in the base of review ...

UNLABELLED Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common ailment in children, adding up to the evidence that gastroesophageal reflux is an important cofactor in upper airway disorders, especially in the pediatric population. It is very common for it to impact the upper and lower airways. Our goal was to assess the presence of otorhinolaryngological symptoms in children aged between one and...

Nowadays there is an increasing number of indigenous drugs offered to the physician in his fight against disease. This is a welcome feature as these medicines cost less and save our foreign exchange. Unfortunately, most of the indigenous drugs marketed are not sufficiently standardised, as to their dosage, therapeutic actions or toxic effects. Experimental work has to be undertaken in addition ...