A 50 year female presented to the emergency department with history of road traffic injury (bicycle rider hit by a car). On presentation, primary survey and adjuncts (CXR and FAST) were normal. Laceration over nasal bridge and lip, with fractures of nasal bone and bilateral forearm bones were noted. CT scan confirmed fractures of nasal bone, spinous process D4 and bilateral radii. Repair of lip...

Fractures of the an tenor nasal spine are very rare. A case is reported where a fracture involving the anterior nasal spine was the only significant sequela of a traumatic injury to the face. Appropriate methods of diagnosing such a fracture are discussed.

choanal polyps are a form of nasal polyps that grow toward the choana with a single stalk. septochoanal polyp is a rare entity that originates from the mucosa of the nasal septum with choanal extension. the most common site of its origin is mainly the superior aspect of the posterior portion of the nasal septum. however, metaplastic ossification is a rare event in nasal polyp and to the best of...

Objective: To evaluate the effects of care bundle on relevant complications and postoperative recovery in patients with traumatic brain injury during nasal feeding. Methods: One hundred and sixty patients with traumatic brain injury were randomly divided into intervention group (I Group) and control group (C group) with 80 cases in each one. The I Group patients were treated with some care bund...

affairs which is a cause of great annoyance and distress to the patient, and very often of loss of prestige to the surgeon. Abdominal wounds seem peculiarly prone to the development of sinuses, possibly owing to the fact that it is difficult to apply effective pressure in this situation, there is a greater liability to post-operative oozing and the consequent formation of dead spaces in which o...

Septoplasty is the main surgical procedure to overcome nasal obstruction caused by septal deviation [1] and is one of the most common operations in otorhinolaryngology [2]. It has a long history with multiple variations, but the core principles have remained unchanged for decades [3]. But this surgery may be associated with numerous complications such as post-operative nasal bleeding, septal he...

Septoplasty is the main surgical procedure to overcome nasal obstruction caused by septal deviation [1] and is one of the most common operations in otorhinolaryngology [2]. It has a long history with multiple variations, but the core principles have remained unchanged for decades [3]. But this surgery may be associated with numerous complications such as post-operative nasal bleeding, septal he...

Septoplasty is the main surgical procedure to overcome nasal obstruction caused by septal deviation [1] and is one of the most common operations in otorhinolaryngology [2]. It has a long history with multiple variations, but the core principles have remained unchanged for decades [3]. But this surgery may be associated with numerous complications such as post-operative nasal bleeding, septal he...

UNLABELLED Nasal ala pressure sores are among complications of nasogastric tube in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The severity of the injury is usually minor and easily ignored. However, the complication could be easily avoided. This is a case of nasal ala sore after the placement of nasal enteral tube in a pediatric intensive care unit in our center. A 5-month-old female with pulmonary ...

BACKGROUND Among all facial fractures, nasal bone fractures are the most common, and they have been reduced by closed reduction (CR) for a long time. But several authors have reported suboptimal results when using CR, and the best method of nasal bone reduction is still being debated. We have found that indirect open reduction (IOR) through an endonasal incisional approach is a useful method fo...