AIM To analyze the profile of the surgical procedures related to otorhinolaryngology in Brazil in the year 2003. STUDY DESIGN This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. METHODS We analyzed 80,030 surgical procedures performed in 27 Brazilian States during the period from January to December 2003. The data were obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Ministry...

Epiglottic cyst is not an unusual disease in the larynx. Although it is usually a benign lesion, airway problems may occur due to a large cyst. Surgical excision is usually the treatment of choice, with low recurrence. Because of the limited view and mobility of laryngoscopes, there is sometimes difficulty in the procedure of excision or marsupialization, especially in wide-based epiglottic cys...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) following stapedectomy in a patient group and the efficacy of the Epley maneuver in this group. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study in a university-based tertiary referral system. METHODS The patient group comprised 63 patients who had undergone stapedectomy; a control group consisted of normal healthy individual...

OBJECTIVE To find a suitable method to prospectively register all tonsil surgery-related complications. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS From September 2011 to February 2012, patients undergoing tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy were enrolled. A wide range of demographic and clinical data including incidents of postoperative complicatio...

Introdução: A leishmaniose é uma parasitose de grande importância epidemiológica na qual o homem é um hospedeiro acidental do protozoário do gênero Leishmania. Dentre as principais apresentações clínicas, visceral e tegumentar, encontram-se as formas mucocutâneas, que podem acometer a face e as vias respiratórias superiores, podendo ocasionar lesões deformantes, com prejuízo funcional. Objetivo...

INTRODUCTION The large increase in the number of transnasal endoscopic skull base surgeries is a consequence of greater knowledge of the anatomic region, the development of specific materials and instruments, and especially the use of the nasoseptal flap as a barrier between the sinus tract (contaminated cavity) and the subarachnoid space (sterile area), reducing the high risk of contamination....

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking affects the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic behavior of many drugs and causes deterioration of pulmonary mechanics. We have evaluated the effect of cigarette smoking on washout time after one minimum alveolar concentration-h (1 MAC-h) of sevoflurane anesthesia. METHODS We investigated the washout time of sevoflurane in 30 non-smoking and 30 healthy cigarette s...

Background: Cigarette smoking affects the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic behavior of several drugs. In addition, it can deteriorate the pulmonary mechanics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cigarette smoking on washout time after one minimum alveolar concentrationhour (1 MAC-h) sevoflurane anesthesia. Methods: We investigated the washout time of sevoflurane in 30 non-smo...

INTRODUCTION Although the use of video recording became popularized in otolaryngology beginning in 1959, a new generation of wearable technology has evolved. One of these technologies includes a device called Google Glass (Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA), hereafter referred to simply as Glass. This device allows the capture of video from the perspective of the wearer. In addition, it provides ...