OBJECTIVE To introduce our 2-stage reconstruction of microtia method, which results in a natural-looking contour of the reconstructed ears, one of the most demanding challenges in facial plastic surgery. METHODS In the first stage, the 3-dimensional cartilage framework is fabricated. The skin flap and retroauricular fascial flap are elevated in the mastoid area. Then the framework is wrapped ...

Abstract Background Routine preoperative methods to assess airway such as the interincisor distance (IID), Mallampati classification, and upper lip bite test (ULBT) have a certain risk of respiratory tract exposure virus spread. Condyle-tragus maximal distance(C-TMD) can be used airway, does not require patient expose tract, but its value in predicting difficult laryngoscopy compared other indi...

Acute otitis externa is a common condition involving inflammation of the ear canal. The acute form is caused primarily by bacterial infection, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus the most common pathogens. Acute otitis externa presents with the rapid onset of ear canal inflammation, resulting in otalgia, itching, canal edema, canal erythema, and otorrhea, and often occurs foll...

A double-blind, cross-over comparison of Naprosyn (naproxen) 750 mg daily and Butacote (enteric-coated phenylbutazone) 300 mg daily was carried out in a multi-centre trial. Twenty-five patients, mostly male and under 40 years of age, were entered. After a 2-week period in which any existing anti-inflammatory drugs were tailed off, patients were entered into the trial and treated for 1 month wit...

INTRODUCTION The lenticular process of the incus succumbs to necrosis in chronic otitis media. Few researchers have addressed the issue of autograft incus preservation in the soft tissue of the tragus or mastoid cavity. Nonetheless, preservation of the incus in this method during the second stage of ossiculoplasty is a subject that is still up for debate. This study was carried out to demonstra...

Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma (RMH) is a benign, rare entity with approximately 70 cases reported since the 1980’s [1]. This was first described in 1986 as a striated muscle hamartoma [1]. It has also been reported as congenital midline hamartoma and hamartoma of cutaneous adnexa and mesenchyme [1]. RMH most often presents as a solitary lesion on the head or neck of an infant [2]. The l...

In Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), thoracic range of motion is often greatly limited. The objective of the study was to describe the effects of 12 weeks of Glossopharyngeal Insufflation (GI) training in patients with AS. Dynamic spirometry included vital capacity, forced expiratory volume, and peak expiratory flow. Thoracic and lumbar range of motion was assessed by tragus-to-wall distance, modifi...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is predisposed to the development of upper airway obstruction during sleep, and it poses considerable problem for anesthetic management. Difficult intubation (DI) is an important problem for management of anesthesia. In this clinical research, we aim to investigate the relationship between DI and prediction criteria of DI in cases with O...

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) improve insomnia in special environment a plateau. Methods: This single-center, single-blind, randomized controlled trial. A total 100 patients with at high altitude were into three groups receiving either intervention left ear tragus (treatment group), pseudo-stim...