Objectives:Nasal septal deviation (NSD) is a common dilemma which cause nasal obstruction. Septoplasty usually accomplished to solve obstruction in patients with NSD. NSD related strongly hypoxia. Hypoxic conditions increase oxidative DNA damage cells. This study aimed investigate the effect of septoplasty on level antioxidant agents marked Methods: Sixty-one who submitted were involved our pro...

OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and effectiveness of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in monitoring transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD), in comparison with conventional technique using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).  Methods: A retrospective review of all cases of transcatheter closure of isolated ostium secundum ASDs operated from 2005 to 2015, at the Pediatric Int...

a secundum atrial septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect. transcatheter treatment of secundum atrial septal defects is a popular and less invasive alternative to surgery. procedural complications may occur in a wide spectrum, particularly device embolus as the most emergent one, but luckily they do not commonly occur in the clinical setting. mortality from adverse events relat...

INTRODUCTION Caudal septal dislocation is a respiratory and cosmetic problem. The correction of caudal septal dislocation is a challenging issue. Although different modalities have been described for the treatment, it is still controversial. OBJECTIVES This study aims to describe a two-level suture technique which can be used to correct and stabilize the septum in the columellar pocket. MET...

This is a cross sectional study of 40 patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis using the Lanza Kennedy diagnostic criteria based on nasal endoscopy (NE), and on computer tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and limitations of CT, and NE in the assessment of chronic rhinosinusitis. This study shows that CT was superior in de...