A report is presented of a male patient, 5 years, 10 months old, with a palatal cleft complicated by both a tooth and a foreign object in the nasal cavity. The presence of these concurrent conditions contributed to nasal obstruction with associated speech problems, accretions, and chronic rhinorrhea. The importance of a thorough diagnostic work-up and interdisciplinary treatment planning is emp...

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OBJECTIVE To investigate clinical features and outcomes of children in Taiwan with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) vs those of children with influenza to differentiate the 2 diseases. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Patients 20 years or younger with clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory evidence of SARS from March to July 2003 vs children with virus culture...

OBJECTIVE To analyze possible etiological factors of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and to assess the outcomes of endonasal endoscopic repair. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academic neurosurgical hospital. Patients Twenty-one consecutive patients who presented with spontaneous CSF leak and underwent endonasal endoscopic surgery from January 1999 through December 2001...

In this article, the clinical and immunological characteristics of comorbid course allergic rhinitis with bronchial asthma in children are highlighted. The study was conducted children’s allergology department multidisciplinary clinic Tashkent Medical Academy, 50 patients 100 were involved. They studied disease according to symptoms (runny nose, sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal itching) (general imm...

Background &Aim: The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach has been widely employed as a treatment for pituitary adenomas and other parasellar tumors. However, the major concerns related to endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery include the risks of CSF leak post-operatively leading to morbidity and at times mortality due to severe meningitis. Several studies in the past have foun...

We describe spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea through a patent tympanomeningeal (Hyrtl) fissure presenting as recurrent serous otitis media. The CSF leak was observed when a drain was placed through the tympanic membrane by an otologist. The diagnosis was then confirmed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and the patient underwent a successful surgical treatment ...

Antrochoanal polyps (APs) are benign lesions originating from the mucosa of the maxillary sinus and capable of extending to the choana and nasopharynx [1]. Although the first case was reported by Palfyn in 1753, it was first described in detail by Killian [2,3]. APs constitute 4-6% of adult polyps and 33% of childhood polyps. The most common symptom is unilateral nasal obstruction. Other sympto...

A 31-year-old non-smoking man presented with a 2 month history of dry cough, rhinorrhea and postnasal drip. He had been seen at an Otorhinolaryngology clinic which prescribed standard sinusitis therapy. Due to lack of relief, he then presented to our clinic. The patient had no symptoms related to other systems. His vital signs were normal and physical examination was unremarkable. Basic laborat...

The transseptal transsphenoidal hypophysectomy has become a relatively frequent procedure in recent years. We performed 20 such procedures between January 1984 and December 1987 for various pituitary disorders. Significant complications such as CSF rhinorrhea, meningitis, diabetes insipidus, haemorrhage and septal perforation are discussed. The mortality rate for the series was 5%. In analysing...