ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Optimal pulmonary air support is essential pre-requisite for efficient phonation. The objective is to correlate pulmonary and vocal functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to find out whether the reduced pulmonary function per se could induce dysphonia. METHODS: In this prospective case-control study, sixty subjects with stable COPD underwent evaluation of pulmonary and vocal functions. The pulmonary ... Read more

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between morphologic factors of mandibular protrusion patients and clinical indices of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: Fifty-two Japanese patients divided into 2 groups: 1 jaw surgery group (30 patients) and 2 jaw surgery group (22 patients). Morphologic changes were studied using cephalograms taken before surgery and 1 year after ... Read more

Objective: Oronasal fistula represents a functional problem, as it may result in nasal regurgitation of food and fluids and it also leads to hypernasal speech. Many methods have been proposed for its closure with a high recurrence rate. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of closure of hard palate fistula by two layers of mucoperiosteal flaps. ... Read more

Objective: To analyze the impact of different perforation sizes requiring different sizes of cartilage on the anatomical and functional outcome after tympanoplasty. Methods: Through this prospective non-controlled, non-randomized study, 50 patients underwent cartilage type 1 tympanoplasty (20 females and 30 males), with a mean age of 19.3 ± 9.8 years. According to size of perforation, patients were subdivided into three ... Read more

Objective: In this study we aimed to compare the effects of submucosal cau- terization of the inferior turbinate with or without inferior partial turbinect- omy. Materials and methods: In this prospective cohort study, 60 patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy were randomized and divided into two groups. The first one was submitted to submucosal cauterization associated with partial turbinectomy, and the ... Read more

Introduction Different types of autologous graft materials are used for myringo- plasty, with the temporalis fascia and cartilage being the most frequently used tissues. Periosteal tissue has been used for a long time in our department, and many advantages support its use in myringoplasty. To the best of our knowledge, this issue is scarcely discussed in the previously published literature. ... Read more

Objectives: To assess palatal mobility in post-tonsillectomy patients. Material and meth- ods: This study was conducted in one year duration in Sohag University Hospital and consisted of 100 patients with ages ranging from 4 to 21 years. Inclusion criteria: history with previous tonsillec- tomy at least since 6 months or more. Exclusion criteria: any neurological deficit, muscular disorder or structural ... Read more

Abstract: Rhinoscleroma (RS) is a chronic specific disease of nose and upper respiratory passages caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis bacilli. It is endemic in Egypt and in sporadic areas worldwide. Diagnosis of RS depends on identification of the pathognomonic Mickulicz cells (MCs) which is most prominent during granulomatous phase but spares or absent during catarrhal or sclerotic phases of the disease. ... Read more

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: The location of the natural ostium of the sphenoid sinus in the surgical field has been variably reported according to different standard points. However because of severer pathological changes, massive polyps in nasal cavities and altered anatomic reference points, revision endoscopic sinus surgery often challenges surgeon`s skill and experience. Through our endoscopic sinus surgeries, we noticed a constant ... Read more

Abstract Introduction: Postoperative vomiting (POV) after adenotonsillectomy in children is a common problem with an incidence as high as 40–80%. Only few studies in the literature compared the effect of different anesthetic techniques concerning postoperative vomiting in children. Objectives: To compare the effect of granisteron over propofol and sevoflurane in prevention of POV after adenotonsillectomy in children. Patients and methods: ... Read more