intubation tube. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 1993; 12:321–2 8. Landess WW: Retropharyngeal dissection: A rare complication of nasotracheal intubation revisited—a case report. AANA J 1994; 62: 273–7 9. Watanabe S, Yaguchi Y, Suga A, Asakura N: A “bubble-tip” (Airguide) tracheal tube system: Its effects on incidence of epistaxis and ease of tube advancement in the subglottic region during nasotracheal i...

intubation tube. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 1993; 12:321–2 8. Landess WW: Retropharyngeal dissection: A rare complication of nasotracheal intubation revisited—a case report. AANA J 1994; 62: 273–7 9. Watanabe S, Yaguchi Y, Suga A, Asakura N: A “bubble-tip” (Airguide) tracheal tube system: Its effects on incidence of epistaxis and ease of tube advancement in the subglottic region during nasotracheal i...

The outcome of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children is generally good. However, it is less clear in adults. All adult patients who had a ventilation tube inserted for OME at the Ipswich Hospital between 1996 and 1997 were studied. Of 53 patients studied, 28 had had a previous history of ventilation tube insertion. Furthermore, at 15-27 months following ventilation tube insertion, the ve...

Objective. To evaluate the effects of occlusion status (i.e., open, finger, capped) of the tracheotomy tube and removal of the tracheotomy tube that may have upon bolus flow and durational measurements in nondysphagic persons requiring a tracheotomy tube. Study Design. Prospective, single subject, repeated measure design. Methods. Participants had their swallow evaluated with 5 mL pureed boluse...

The course of patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma is often complicated by bowel obstruction and/or massive ascites. A transnasal long tube may be placed to relieve bowel obstruction, but produces nasal discomfort and pain. Recently, the effectiveness of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement for malignant bowel obstruction due to ovarian carcinoma has been reported, but n...

A modified naso-endotracheal tube is described which facilitates prolonged intermittent positive pressure ventilation of the lungs in infants and children. A crosspiece allows connection widi the inspiratory and expiratory tubes of a drcle-type mechanical ventilator. The technique of intubation and of securing ths nasal tube to the patient is described in detaiL The tube has been used in 126 pa...

Mucosal leishmaniasis is the most difficult type to diagnose and treat successfully in the New World1. Usually caused by Leishmania (viannia) braziliensis this parasite metastasises to the cartilaginous nasal septum and is limited to this site in two thirds of our patients. Multiple mucosal surface involvement occurs in the remainder. Here we report for the first time Eustachian tube blockage w...

Abnormal angiogenesis and vascular permeability is important for the formation of nasal polyps (NPs). Increasing evidence has indicated that exosomes serve a vital role in modulating angiogenesis and vascular permeability. A disintegrin and metalloprotease 10 (ADAM10), an important type of proteinase that is overexpressed in various diseases, can influence angiogenesis and vascular permeability...

STUDY OBJECTIVES In maxillary nosocomial sinusitis (MNS) related to severe sepsis, nitric oxide (NO) concentration in the maxillary sinuses is drastically reduced secondarily to a downregulation of type-2 NO synthase. NO plays a major role in nonspecific immune defense of sinuses. We therefore aimed to study maxillary NO concentration during the treatment of MNS with drainage, daily lavage, and...