UNLABELLED The nasal polyps associated with Samter's triad are often very extensive, difficult to treat, with great tendency to recurrence. In this paper the current opinion on nasal polyps management in aspirin triad patients was presented. PATHOGENESIS Opinions on pathogenesis of these disease was remembered as well as its epidemiology. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS The available diagnostic methods ...

Nasal epithelium lies on the basement membrane, situated on the lamina propria. Pseudostratified columnar (respiratory) epithelium is composed of four major types of cells: ciliated cells, nonciliate cells, goblet cells and basal cells, ensuring mucus production and transport, resorption of surface materials, and formation of new epithelial cells. Lamina propria consists of two layers of seromu...

Abstract Background The sinonasal inverted papilloma is a rare benign tumor, characterized by local aggressiveness, high rate of recurrence after surgical resection, and the possibility malignant transformation. aims this study are to analyze diagnostic strategy therapeutic modalities evaluate results surgery. Methods We report retrospective study, including patients operated for in our departm...

The management of medically intractable epilepsy is frequently assisted by the identification of structural abnormalities made possible by modern imaging techniques. The association between meningoencephaloceles and epileptic seizures is well reported in the literature. We report a patient with refractory right frontal lobe epilepsy caused by a right nasal meningoencephalocele who was rendered ...

OBJECTIVES Although nasal polypi frequently arise from the middle meatus, they may occasionally originate from the olfactory cleft. Removal of these polypi may be difficult because of obscure location and concomitant occurrence of septal deviation. This work describes surgical management of olfactory cleft nasal polypi with a combined approach involving septoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery....

Introduction: There are suspended fungal spores in the air and in the nasal mucosa of adults, especially in areas with a humid climate. Several studies have revealed the role of fungi in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in recent years but it is a topic of controversy, especially in regions with low humidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of fungal specie...

Isolated sphenoid pathology is uncommon. Nasal polyps that originate from the anterior wall of the sphenoid sinus and reach the nasopharynx are called sphenochoanal polyps. The atypical location of sphenochoanal polyps leads to misdiagnosis, and surgery risks injuring the surrounding structures, such as the optic nerve, carotid artery, and brain. For the differential diagnosis of sphenochoanal ...

PURPOSE To describe ophthalmic complications after nasal and sinus surgery. METHODS Four cases with orbital complications were etrospectively selected from among more than 2000 cases of orbital pathologies. RESULTS Motility disturbances due to extraocular muscle injury occurred in two patients after intranasal ethmoidectomy and in one patient after a Caldwell-Luc procedure. In the fourth ca...