UNLABELLED The combination of factors, such as abnormal viscosity of the paranasal sinus secretions, decreased sinus drainage, and impaired mucociliary clearance may account for the establishment of a suitable and opportune environment for the colonization of bacteria in the paranasal sinuses of patients with cystic fibrosis. AIM The goal of the present study was to assess the bacteriology of...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old lady presented with nasal obstruction and sinusitis. She had been having such symptoms for many years despite best medical therapy for several months. Nasal examination revealed a rhinolith in the fl oor of the nasal cavity with signifi cant rhinitis and mucopus in the middle meatus. After initial examinations were made the pathology of the rhinolith was not cle...

We examined the patency of the ostium of the frontal sinus after endoscopic endonasal surgery for chronic sinusitis. This study involved one hundred and seventy-two nasal sides of ninety cases who underwent surgery in this unit in the preceding three-year period by the designated three surgeons. All patients were followed up for more than one year after surgery. We obtained a high postoperative...

Primary tumors of the pterygopalatine fossa in children are rare, and most are schwannomas. These types of tumors usually present with vague and nonspecific radiologic characteristics and it’s difficult to diagnose preoperatively. The radiologic characteristics of different kinds of tumors were discussed and analyzed. Magnetic resonance images combined with CT angiography can provide very impor...

Background : To compare the effectiveness of topical steroid and oral steroid in reducing size of polyps and improving patency of nasal air way. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial a total of 140 patients were taken with bilateral nasal polypi. They were divided in 2 groups. Group A (70 ) were given topical steroids and Group B (70) were given oral steroids. Patients aged above 15 year...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of the causative organism(s) in bacterial rhinosinusitis has become the cornerstone of adequate medical and surgical management. Little uniformity and data exist for the best method of obtaining sinus cultures. Most otolaryngologists tend to use the nasal swab for obtaining transnasal middle meatal cultures. A prospective study was carried out to compare the effectiveness o...

Cystic lesions of the maxillary sinuses include cysts, polyps and neoplasms. Maxillary sinus cysts are benign that commonly an incidental finding during X–ray, since any symptoms do not accompany their presence. An urgent problem is development differential diagnostics, determination indications for surgical treatment optimal tactics patients with cystic sinuses. The authors describe experience...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition that affects up to 12% of the human population in developed countries. Previous studies examining the potential role of the sinus bacterial microbiota within CRS infections have found inconsistent results, possibly because of inconsistencies in sampling strategies. The aim of this study was to determine whether the sinus microbiome is al...

The current work aimed to analyse the anatomical findings of the nasal and paranasal sinuses of the donkey by gross anatomical observation of the skull and cadaver head, cross-sections, sagittal sections and computed tomography (CT) imaging. Seven adult donkeys and ten skulls were used in this study. The donkey head had six pairs of sinuses, three paranasal; the frontal, maxillary, and sphenopa...

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis are the etiologic agents of acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS). Staphylococcus aureus has been an uncommon cause of ABS despite its frequent occupancy within the anterior nares. A quantitative culture of a maxillary sinus aspirate is the gold standard for determining etiology of ABS. Cultures of the middle meatus cannot be...