INTRODUCTION A case report showing the removal of a supernumerary tooth from the nasal cavity by means of an endoscopic approach is presented. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 9-year-old healthy child presented to our department because of the right central incisor which appeared clinically rotated. The observation of orthopantomography revealed the presence of a supernumerary tooth in the anterior ma...

BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is a chronic disease frequently seen in otorhinolaryngological practice. Along with its chronic disease burden it creates high societal costs. Therapy consists of long-term use of medication and, if insufficient, endoscopic sinus surgery. No consensus exists on the right timing and extent of disease that warrants surgery. Furthermore, there is...

OBJECTIVES Corticosteroids are frequently used in a range of otorhinolaryngologic conditions due to their anti-inflammatory and antiedematous properties. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to assess the role of preoperative steroids for attenuating intraoperative bleeding during endoscopic sinus surgery among patients with nasal polyps. DATA SOURCES PubMed, SCOPUS, EMBASE, the Web of Science, an...

BACKGROUND Middle meatal spacers are commonly used following endoscopic sinus surgery to prevent post-operative bleeding and lateralization of the middle turbinates. The effects of nasal packing on post-operative sinonasal mucosal healing remain unknown in humans. OBJECTIVE This study aims to compare the histopathalogical effects of Merocel and Merocel covered with a finger glove on mucosal h...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in the treatment of severe posterior epistaxis. METHODS We have carried out a retrospective study on 50 patients hospitalised with posterior recurrent epistaxis, in whom posterior nasal packing was not effective. All of them underwent surgical treatment, with endoscopic ligation o...

PURPOSE The success rate of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy has been increasing with the development of better instruments and techniques. We conducted this study to evaluate the clinical results of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy using a Microdebrider, which has also been used for functional endoscopic sinus surgery. METHODS We selected 76 patients (with a total of 84 affected eyes) who ha...

Schwannoma is a benign neoplasm originating from schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath, and its occurrence in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses is rare. We present a case of nasal schwannoma originating from the left nasal cavity, accompanied by bilateral nasal polyposis. A 66-year-old man presented with complaints of progressive left nasal obstruction, hyposmia, and headache. Anter...

Juvenile angiofibroma is benign yet aggressive. Due to its inaccessible location in the nasopharynx, open surgery usually requires osteotomies which cause stunting of facial growth in adolescent males. Advances in imaging and treatment techniques have now facilitated more accurate staging of this disease. For small, extracranial tumours limited to the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus, endoscopi...

Since the introduction of endonasal endoscopic skull base surgery the exclusive purpose in the management of skull base neoplasms has been to increase survival rates. Recently, given the improved prognosis achieved, more attention has been focused on the functional outcomes such as nasal symptoms and quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this review is to assess the functional outcomes after en...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Uğur Yıldırım, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey Phone: +90 505 631 39 11 e-mail: [email protected] Received: 10 May 2017 Accepted: 25 June 2017 • DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0496 Available at www.balkanmedicaljournal.org Cite this article as: Yıldırım U, Karlı R, Gün S. Pe...