OTO-LARYNGOLOGIC EDUCATION

Microdebrider complications in laryngologic and airway surgery.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS There is a paucity of experience in the published literature documenting complications of powered surgical instruments in laryngologic surgery. Our objective was to ascertain the nature of these complications from expert opinion and review of the literature, and to recommend strategies to decrease major complications. STUDY DESIGN Review of the literature and an e-mail s...

[Importance of laryngologic examination in chronic cough].

OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate the distribution of etiologic factors related to otorhinolaryngology in chronic cough patients with normal lung examination and spirometric findings, and also highlight the importance of videolaryngostroboscopic (VLS) examination with these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-six patients (31 males, 45 females; mean age 48.0±15.5 years; range 18 to...

Branchio-oto-renal syndrome.

Branchio-oto-renal syndrome, a phenotype consisting of hearing loss, auricular malformations, branchial arch remnants, and renal anomalies is now recognized as one of the more common forms of autosomal dominant syndromic hearing impairment. Three loci known to be associated with the BOR phenotype have been identified and two genes that act in a regulatory network have been cloned, EYA1 and SIX1...

Branchio-oto-renal syndrome.

Branchio-oto-renal syndrome (Melnick-Fraser syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by syndromic association of branchial cysts or fistulae along with external, middle & inner ear malformations and renal anomalies. Authors are reporting a 19 year male patient, who presented with profound deafness & low set "lop-ear" with right sided preauricular pit. USG abdomen revealed a...

Recent advances in oto-laryngology.