BACKGROUND In patients undergoing septorhinoplasty, control of bleeding and hemodynamic variables is of great importance and laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation could be followed by a specific and transient increase in systemic blood pressure and heart rate. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the effects of oral gabapentin on hemodynamic changes, during direct laryngoscopy, and the amoun...

Systemic disorders represent a heterogenous group of diseases which can primarily manifest at the nose and sinuses as limited disease or secondarily as part of the systemic involvement. Rhinologists therefore play an important role in the diagnostic but also therapeutic process. Although therapy of systemic disorders is primary systemic, additional nasal surgery may become necessary. Surgical p...

INTRODUCTION Augmentation rhinoplasty could be defined as the method whose goal is to increase the dimensions of the nasal pyramid, both the dorsum and the tip. For a long time, surgeons have used different kinds of materials that have often been the object of discussion. The aim of this study is to report our experience with augmentation septorhinoplasty, emphasising the type and nature of the...

IMPORTANCE Autogenous rib cartilage is widely used in the septorhinoplasty cases with major structural grafting requirements. However, there is a risk of warping over time. OBJECTIVE To introduce a novel method for carving costal cartilage grafts to obtain straight grafts of varying thicknesses and to eliminate the risk of warping. DESIGN Between 2007 and 2011, a total of 43 consecutive pat...

BACKGROUND Septorhinoplasty is a frequent surgical procedure used for both cosmetic and functional purposes. The technique varies from surgeon to surgeon and according to which suture material is used. While some surgeons prefer non-absorbable sutures, others prefer sutures with delayed absorption. These materials sometimes protrude from the skin and they may cause skin reactions. While these r...