PURPOSE To assess the incidence of operative difficulties in endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomies, as well as to suggest solutions. METHODS This retrospective study searched for reports of complications and intraoperative difficulties in our records of 268 endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomies, in 241 patients, performed from October 1999 to August 2005. The patients' age range...

We devised a new surgical alternative to the conventional nasoseptal flap, pedicled posterior septal–nasal floor flap that we named Kegon flap. evaluated effectiveness of this for skull base reconstruction in patients with high-flow cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage after sellar/parasellar tumor resection. The novel rescue was designed preserve blood flow and mucosa anterior nasal septum avoid ...

Background: Heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC) is gaining popularity as an alternative to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy in the management of preterm neonates with respiratory distress due to ease of administration and patient comfort. However, limited evidence is available addressing its risks and benefits. To study the efficacy and safety of HHHFNC i...

Introduction. To report a case of anterior sclera staphyloma and vitreous hemorrhage occurring over 38 years after bilateral cataract surgery. Methods. A 58-year-old man presented with anterior sclera staphyloma and vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye, after bilateral cataract surgery, over 38 years ago. We performed combined anterior sclera staphylectomy and vitrectomy of right eye for anteri...

AIMS Conventionally, adenoidectomy has been performed using blind curettage. Postoperative hemorrhage is the most common complication of surgery. There is no specific management algorithm in the literature. In this study, we described an endoscopic approach in the management of postadenoidectomy hemorrhage. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1995 and 2014, 7946 patients undergoing adenoidectomy und...

ABSTRACT: This study describes an outbreak of acute necrotic hepatopathy associated with spontaneous poisoning by Lantana camara L. in dairy cattle. A herd 15 cows and heifers was introduced into a native pasture limited food supply, and, sixteen days later, eight animals had nasal hemorrhage, fever, lethargy, jaundice, dry, dark stools mucus blood. The clinical course varied from two to five d...

duodenoscopy (EGD) using an ultrathin scope has been developed as an alterna− tive method to conventional endoscopy with sedation [1,2]. Several studies have reported the benefit of transnasal EGD, which may reduce the risk of cardiopul− monary complications, lower the cost related to postprocedure monitoring, and be better tolerated by the patients [1 ± 3]. However, lack of data regarding the ...