Jelena Krmpotić-Nemanić (1921-2008) was a world-famous anatomist, internationally distinguished otolaryngologist, a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts and appreciated professor at the School of Medicine University of Zagreb. The founding influence in her scientific career came from her mentor Drago Perovid who was a student of Ferdinand Hochstetter, the leading authority in the f...

The material on registration of malformation has been studied in Bukhara region for 2010. Out of 159 infants, born with different intrauterine anomalies the 16.35% (26) were found with the cleft lip and palate in different variants. After the complex examination by specialists (surgeon, pediatrician, orthopedist, otolaryngologist, psychoneurologist) operative treatment was conducted depending o...

BACKGROUND Airway management for patients with craniofacial abnormalities poses many challenges. It potentially has a high rate of morbidity and even mortality. METHODS We reviewed our experience in administering anesthesia to patients with a diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis or Pierre Robin sequence in the past 10 years (July 1998 to October 2008). The anesthetic procedures, methods of airw...

M ycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) sinusitis is rarely diagnosed. There are only nine previous cases documented in the literature, most of which are in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Awareness of MAI sinusitis may prove valuable to the practicing otolaryngologist, and an elevated index of suspicion is necessary in all immunocompromised patients with sinusitis, ...

A 56-year-old woman was referred to our department by an otolaryngologist due to dysphagia without otolaryngeal findings. Dysphagia and severe swallowing pain began just after eating sushi (swallowed with a shrimp tail) one day before the patient’s visit. Emergency esophagoscopy revealed a foreign body stuck in the thoracic esophagus (Picture 1a). A lump of rice with a shrimp tail at the distal...

Introduction: As dedicated endoscopy suites for skull base surgery are becoming more prevalent, it is important to consider the optimal operative room setup. Multiple techniques have been presented for surgeon positioning for two-team endoscopic skull base surgery. Classically, the neurosurgeon and otolaryngologist stand adjacent to each other on the same side of the patient bed while operating...

AANA Journal  December 2017  Vol. 85, No. 6 445 Injuries can occur during endotracheal intubation. This prospective, randomized, blinded study aimed to determine if a difference exists in incidence of injury following endotracheal intubation using either direct laryngoscopy or the GlideScope video laryngoscope (Verathon Inc). A convenience sample of 155 patients scheduled to undergo surgery t...

I enjoyed the CMAJ article by Trottier and colleagues, and wish to suggest a possible addition to the initial management of hoarseness algorithm in Figure 3. Many primary care and emergency physicians are able to perform simple, indirect laryngoscopy with topical anesthesia, a headlamp and a laryngeal mirror. In a cooperative patient, obtaining a decent view of the glottic opening and surroundi...

Records of 77 patients who had surgically proven perilymphatic fistula (PLF) from 1979 through 1988 were reviewed. During this period, 16 patients had a fluctuating hearing loss in association with spells of vertigo. Ten of these patients had been diagnosed as having Menière's disease by at least one otolaryngologist before exploration for PLF. Audio-vestibular functions were compared between t...

PURPOSE Congenital dacryocystocele is a rare anomaly in the newborn child. The swelling of lachrymal sac is observed by birth and it is associated with obstruction of lachrymal system either above or below lachrymal sac. METHODS Diagnosis was made by clinical observation. Some ancillary examinations, such as ultrasonography, tomography, and rhinoscopy, were useful. RESULTS The authors descr...