OBJECTIVE The aim of this presentation is to show that the sublabial transseptal transsphenoidal approach to pituitary adenomas is the least invasive anatomic route with the lowest postoperative complication rates. PATIENTS AND METHOD This study was based on a retrospective analysis of 276 patients with a diagnosis of pituitary adenoma who were surgically treated via the sublabial transspheno...

Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of cat-scratch disease (CSD), which usually manifests as acute regional lymphadenopathy. The causes of cervical lymphadenopathy, with special regard to CSD, were investigated in a study of 454 patients who presented with unclear masses in the head and neck from January 1997 through January 2001. Sixty-one patients (13.4%) experienced CSD; 54 (11.9%) ha...

This study aimed to evaluate sinonasal findings and the relationship between aminoglycoside (AG) exposure hearing loss in paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). We also investigate genetic predisposition ototoxicity by screening for pathogenic variant m.1555A>G. PwCF who underwent otorhinolaryngologic audiological examinations were retrospectively included from CF database of our tert...

Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is an anesthesia technique combining local anesthesia with parenteral drugs for sedation and analgesia. The use of MAC is increasing for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in and outside of the operating room due to the rapid postoperative recovery with the use of relatively small amounts of sedatives and analgesics compared to general anesthesia....

AIM To analyze the profile of the surgical procedures related to otorhinolaryngology in Brazil in the year 2003. STUDY DESIGN This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. METHODS We analyzed 80,030 surgical procedures performed in 27 Brazilian States during the period from January to December 2003. The data were obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Ministry...

Telangiectasia may be identified by visual inspection during physical examination of the skin and oral cavity or by endoscopy. Diagnosis is made after clinical examination and genetic testing based on the Curacao criteria: telangiectasia in the face, hands or oral cavity; recurrent epistaxis; arteriovenous malformations with visceral involvement; and a positive family history. Diagnosis is conf...

Epiglottic cyst is not an unusual disease in the larynx. Although it is usually a benign lesion, airway problems may occur due to a large cyst. Surgical excision is usually the treatment of choice, with low recurrence. Because of the limited view and mobility of laryngoscopes, there is sometimes difficulty in the procedure of excision or marsupialization, especially in wide-based epiglottic cys...

BACKGROUND Describe the 1-year hospitalization and in-hospital mortality rates, in infants born after 31 weeks of gestational age (GA). METHODS This nation-wide population-based study used the French medico-administrative database to assess the following outcomes in singleton live-born infants (32-43 weeks) without congenital anomalies (year 2011): neonatal hospitalization (day of life 1 - 28...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) following stapedectomy in a patient group and the efficacy of the Epley maneuver in this group. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study in a university-based tertiary referral system. METHODS The patient group comprised 63 patients who had undergone stapedectomy; a control group consisted of normal healthy individual...