AIM To describe the origin, the course, and relationships of the labyrinthine artery (LA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thanks to a colored silicone mix preparation, ten cranial bases were examined using x3 to x40 magnification under surgical microscope. RESULTS The LA often arose from the meatal loop of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) (90%), or basilar artery (10%). The loop was ext...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the accuracy of endoscopically guided middle meatal aspiration culture by comparing the culture results between middle meatal aspiration using the modified aspiration instrument and direct maxillary antral tap. MATERIAL AND METHOD Sixteen patients with chronic rhinosinusitis underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) were enrolled. Both endoscopically middle m...

OBJECTIVES To report our experience with Mathieu urethroplasty for revision of hypospadias repairs. Mathieu perimeatal-based flap urethroplasty remains a popular technique more than seven decades after its description for single-stage hypospadias repair. The excellent results of primary distal hypospadias repair are well documented, but reports of the results using the technique as a salvage pr...

PURPOSE To describe the results of penile hypospadias repair using the Snodgrass method with buccal mucosa graft (BMG), supported by double dartos flap as a second layer. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective cohort study, 21 consecutive patients underwent hypospadias repair using the Snodgrass method and BMG as the urethral plate, with the addition of double dartos flap for covering the neo...