_BACKGROUND AND AIMS_: Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and paranasal sinus fungal balls are two distinct forms of non-invasive fungal rhinosinusitis which affect immunocompetent hosts. Each of them has its specular diagnostic features and hence treatment methods. Our study aims at comparing different ways of diagnosis of allergic fungal sinusitis and sinus fungus ball disease and evaluating methods of treatment of both ... Read more

_OBJECTIVE: _To study the incidence of Allergic bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) in patients with Allergic Aspergillus Sinusitis (AAS) and their co-existence. _PATIENT AND METHODS:__ _Forty eight patients with AAS diagnosed by ENT examination, radiological examination (CT nose and PNS), laboratory investigations and operative intervention by Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) were evaluated for detection of ABPA by chest examination, radiological evaluation including ... Read more

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of allergic rhinitis (AR) management using inhaled intranasal corticosteroid on the outcome of uncontrolled asthma. METHODS: A prospective controlled study. All patients presented with uncontrolled asthma (FEV1 less than 80% with daily rescue medications and more than one urgent care visit/year, and on a high dose of inhaled oral corticosteroid > 880 μg fluticasone/day) with ... Read more

INTRODUCTION: There are many surgical techniques of tonsillectomy that have been developed over time, the coblation is a more expensive technique to be adopted, and the advantages that accompany its introduction must be significant. OBJECTIVES: to assess the differences between cold dissection and coblation tonsillectomy. Study design: Prospective single blinded study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study included 40 patients, who ... Read more

The voice sample of 75 subjects with various voice qualities from normal to severely dysphonic was evaluated by three expert evaluators twice by using both Kotby Modified GRBAS and Cape-V Scale for assessment of the efficiency of both scales for assessment of voice quality. The inter and intra ratter evaluation was done and acoustic and aerodynamic analysis was measured. There ... Read more

Objectives: Assess the effects of endoscopic guided partial adenoidectomy on resonance of speech in patients with poor palatal mobility and evaluate its role in avoiding postoperative open nasality. Materials and methods: This study was a prospective randomized trial conducted in one year duration. A total of 40 patients were assessed for eligibility; 24 patients were excluded as they did not ... Read more