The effects of uncinectomy and ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of uncinectomy without sinusotomy and natural ostial dilatation on maxillary sinus ventilation ...
How I do it: chopsticks techniq ...
We describe the ‘‘chopsticks’’ technique of simultaneous use of two instruments held in one hand during tonsillectomy. The technique allows the surg ...
Endoscopic parathyroidectomy in ...
During the past decade, endoscopic videoassisted parathyroidectomy (EP) for primary hyper parathyroidism (PHPT) has gained wider acceptance. The en ...
Extra-major salivary gland pleo ...
Pleomorphic adenomas, or benign mixed tumors, make up 65% of all salivary gland tumors. They also can be found as solid tumors in other parts of the ...
Staged-surgery with permanent p ...
The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of staged-surgery with permanent pathology on tumour recurrence of high-risk nonmelanoma sk ...
The follow-up of patients with ...
In all cancer specialities, there has been much debate about the best follow-up regime. The provision of a service that meets high standards whilst ...
Extracranial head and neck schw ...
Schwannoma is a type of benign nerve sheath tumour arising from the Schwann cell. Because of the close relationship between the tumour and the nerve ...
Histopathological effects of es ...
Laryngeal manifestations due to estrogen deficiency have been studied in the literature. But to date, the possible histopathological changes of lary ...
Follow-up after intraoperative ...
The objective of the study was to evaluate the validity of sentinel node (SN) biopsy in early oral cancer patients focusing on the accuracy of intra ...
Clinically isolated laryngeal s ...
Laryngeal sarcoidosis is rare (0.5% of patients with sarcoidosis), the pathogenesis is unknown and the optimal treatment remains a matter of debate. ...
A technical note: pre-operative ...
Ultrasound-guided wire localization of impalpable lesions is a well-recognized technique in the management of breast pathology, but its use in the h ...
Increasing incidence of differe ...
There has been a worldwide increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer (TC). Documenting these recent trends is of immense value to cancer control m ...
Changes in expression of oncoge ...
Despite modern diagnostic procedures and up-to-date therapy, the survival of head and neck tumour patients is unfavourable. This can be explained by ...
Vitamin D status is associated ...
Considerable clinical and experimental data suggest that vitamin D plays a role in pathogenesis and progression of cancer; nevertheless clinical dat ...
Treatment of lymphatic malforma ...
Systemic immune responses after OK-432 (Picibanil) sclerotherapy in patients with head and neck lymphatic malformations (LM) were examined to achiev ...
Functional organ preservation a ...
The aim of the present investigation is to evaluate the outcome after induction chemotherapy and concurrent multi-drug chemoradiotherapy (IC/CCRT) w ...
Temperature-controlled radiofre ...
The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of temperature-controlled radiofrequency (RF) tonsil ablation in the treatment of ...
Surgical versus non-surgical ma ...
National guidelines state that early-stage oropharyngeal carcinoma can be treated by either primary surgery or radiotherapy. There is a paucity of e ...
Rectal acetaminophen versus per ...
There are a wide range of analgesic methods used for postoperative pain control in children undergoing elective adenotonsillectomy and there are man ...
Treatment of large pharyngotrac ...
Persisting tracheoesophageal (TEF) and/or tracheopharyngeal (TPF) fistulas after laryngectomy are incessant problems that can lead to a tremendous l ...
Choice of psychological coping ...
To be treated for cancer must be a frightening experience. Yet quality of life (QoL) of successfully treated cancer patients seems to be relatively ...
Incidental extirpation of the p ...
The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of incidental extirpation of the parathyroid glands during thyroid operations, and to inve ...
Clinical impact of cervical lym ...
The impact of cervical lymph node metastases and the optimal surgical management of the neck in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) rema ...
Expression of MMP-1 in invasive ...
The objective of this study is to examine the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) in invasive well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WD ...
Anatomical and surgical aspects ...
Variation in the descent of the thyroid gland and during fetal life and regression of the thyroglossal duct is associated with many variations in fo ...