The article describes the life and professional path of Panteleimon Zuichenko, an otolaryngologist. His intellectual entourage is represented. Information provided about preservation original autobiography outstanding Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in Zuichenko family. presented material will contribute to popularization figure zemstvo doctor.

1 MD, PhD (Professor of the Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil). 2 MD, Otolaryngologist (Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil) 3 MD, Otorhinolaryngologist. MSc Department of otorhinolaryngology Medical School of the Federal University of Rio...

This article presents an overview of balance disorders for the practicing otolaryngologist. The demographics of balance disorders, anatomy and physiology of human balance, clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment, within the framework of an holistic approach, are discussed.

About 40% of the population will experience chronic cough at some point during their lives and it tends to be more common in women (Thorax 58:901-7, 2003). Post-nasal drip (or upper airway cough syndrome), gastro-esophageal reflux disease and asthma are considered the most common causes. Yet only a small percentage of patients with these common conditions experience chronic cough. Also there is...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with or without support of the ophthalmologist. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study of 100 cases of endoscopic DCR surgery conducted by an otolaryngologist between June 2008 and December 2009. Of the 100 cases, 50 were operated with surgical support of the ophthalmologist, who inserted Bowman probes in the uppe...

Tracheal extubation remains a critical and often overlooked period of difficult airway management. A 66-year-old man, scheduled for C5-C7 anterior fusion, with an easy view of the vocal cords, presented with a sublaryngeal obstruction that required a reduced tracheal tube size. Despite correct tube placement, intra-operative ventilation remained difficult. At the end of surgery a pulsatile trac...