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Akyigit A, Karlidag T, Eroglu O, Akın FU, Kaygusuz I. Does myringosclerosis affect the success of butterfly myringoplasty? Auris Nasus Larynx 2023; 50:854-858. [PMID: 37029065 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2023.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Butterfly inlay myringoplasty is a simple and practical surgical technique used in the repair of tympanic membrane perforation offering good outcomes in terms of hearing. The present study evaluates the effects of myringosclerosis on the success of surgery by reviewing demographic data, perforation size and hearing outcomes of patients undergoing endoscopic inlay butterfly myringoplasty due to chronic otitis media. METHODS The study included 75 patients who underwent endoscopic inlay butterfly myringoplasty with the diagnosis of chronic suppurative otitis media in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Fırat University Faculty of Medicine between March 2018 and July 2021. The patients were divided into three groups as the following. Group I: Patients without a myringosclerotic focus in the neighborhood of tympanic membrane perforation, Group II: Patients with a less than 50% myringosclerotic focus in the neighborhood of tympanic membrane, and Group III: Patients with a more than 50% myringosclerotic focus in the neighborhood of tympanic membrane. RESULTS The comparison of all preoperative and postoperative parameters and the reduction in air-bone gap between the groups did not show statistically significant difference (p>0.05). The comparison of air-bone gaps between preoperative and postoperative measurements showed a statistically significant difference in all groups (p<0.05). The grafting success rate was 100% in Group I, 96.4% in Group II, and 95.6% in Group III. The mean operation time was 28.57±2.54 min in Group I, 32.14±2.44 min in Group II, and 30.69±3.43 in Group III; there was a statistically significant difference only between Group I and Group II (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The graft success rate and hearing gain in patients with myringosclerosis were similar to those in patients without myringosclerosis. Therefore, butterfly inlay myringoplasty is applicable to patients with chronic otitis media regardless of the presence or absence of myringosclerosis.
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- Abdulvahap Akyigit
- Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey.
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- Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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Kizkapan DB, Karlidag T, Basar F, Kaygusuz I, Keles E, Akyigit A, Turkman T, Yalcin S. Vestibular functions in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and its relation to prognosis. Auris Nasus Larynx 2021; 49:374-382. [PMID: 34674887 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2021.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Because of the anatomically close relationship between the cochlea and the vestibular organs, cochlear function disorders may be accompanied by vestibular disorders. This study aimed to evaluate vestibular functions in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss using VEMP, caloric test, and VNG test battery and its relation to prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS For this study, 42 patients aged 18-55 years with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and 30 volunteers who had no hearing and balance problems were included. Audiometry, cVEMP, oVEMP, caloric tests, and VNG tests were performed. Moreover, the effects of age, sex, time of admission, degree and configuration of hearing loss, accompanying vertigo, tinnitus, and ear fullness on improvement in hearing were evaluated. RESULTS Of the 42 patients in the study group, 26 (56.52%) were male, 20 (43.48%) were female, and the mean age was 41.54 ± 12.23 years. Of the 30 individuals in the control group, 19 (63.3%) were male, 11 (36.7%) were female, and the mean age was 39.53 ± 13.03 years. There was no significant difference in the incidence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in terms of sex and age, and the prognosis was better for female patients. Early admission to treatment was a factor of good prognosis; profound hearing loss, bilateral hearing loss and vertigo were factors of poor prognosis. Prognosis was better in patients with rising type audiogram configuration, while the prognosis was worse in patients with flat, descending and total hearing loss. Tinnitus and ear fullness had no effect on the prognosis. No anomalies were observed in VNG findings. Moreover, abnormal caloric response was higher in patients with profound hearing loss and total hearing configuration. Shortening was observed in cVEMP / oVEMP P1 and N1 latency after treatment. Furthermore, there was an improvement in abnormal responses after treatment. CONCLUSION In this study, vestibular function was affected in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. The present study can help the development of a clinical strategy in the evaluation of the vestibular system in idiopathic SSNHL, patient follow-up, patient information, and the implementation of vestibular rehabilitation. Note that additional studies involving larger patients series are required.
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- Dondu Betul Kizkapan
- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Audilogy, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Audilogy, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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Udurgucu H, Sagmak Tartar A, Ozer Balin S, Akbulut A, Demirdag K, Kaygusuz I. Analyses of tularemia cases and their long-term results. Trop Biomed 2021; 38:130-134. [PMID: 33797535 DOI: 10.47665/tb.38.1.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tularemia is a zoonotic disease and endemic in the northern hemisphere. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of tularemia patients, and to re-analyze their lymphadenopathy during the follow-up. The patients who were diagnosed with tularemia were reviewed. They were invited for the long term, physical and radiological evaluations. 69.8% patients had lived in rural areas. 54.7% patients were associated with animal husbandry, the 18.9% had contact with rodents. The most common form was the glandular type (62.3%). The frequency of granulomatous lymphadenitis was significantly higher in patients diagnosed later than 30 days from the onset of symptoms. Lymphadenopathy was undetectable in 61.5% patients, its severity was reduced in 38.4% patients compared to its state at the admission. In rural areas, avoiding contact with wild animals can ensure the protection from the pathogen. Public communities should be made aware of the disease.
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- H Udurgucu
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, FKrat University, ElazK%g , Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, FKrat University, ElazK%g , Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, FKrat University, ElazK%g , Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, FKrat University, ElazK%g , Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, FKrat University, ElazK%g , Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, FKrat University, ElazK%g , Turkey
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Yıldırım YSS, Kaygusuz I, Ozercan IH, Cetiner H, Sakallioglu O, Akyigit A, Duzer S. Histopathological changes in parotid gland following submandibular gland failure: an experimental animal study. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 85:422-426. [PMID: 29754976 PMCID: PMC9443012 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Submandibular glands are exposed to many effects due to diseases and therapeutic interventions. A study evaluating the effect of submandibular gland dysfunction on the parotid gland has not been presented in the literature. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the histopathological changes in the parotid gland following submandibular gland failure. Methods Three groups of seven randomly selected female New Zealand rabbits weighing 2500–3000 g were studied. Unilateral and bilateral submandibular glands were removed in Groups 1 and 2, respectively. No procedure was performed in Group III, the control group. The parotid glands were removed 30 days later. Histological parameters were evaluated and graded between 0 (none) and 3 (severe). Differences between groups were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test. Results Mean mucus accumulation in acinar cells was 2.57 ± 0.53 and 1.71 ± 0.75 in Groups 1 and 2, respectively (p < 0.05). This value was 0.57 ± 0.53 in Group 3, which was significantly lower than in Groups 1 and 2 (p < 0.05). Mean dilatation of the intercalated ducts’ lumen was 1.28 ± 0.48 and 1.57 ± 0.53 in Groups 1 and 2, respectively (p > 0.05). This value was 0.28 ± 0.48 in Group 3, which was significantly lower than in Groups 1 and 2 (p < 0.05). Mean mucus accumulation in the intercalated ducts’ lumen was 2.00 ± 0.81 and 1.00 ± 0.57 in Groups 2 and 3, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that only 1 month after submandibular gland failure, the parotid glands exhibit significant changes.
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- University of Firat, School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig, Turkey
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- University of Firat, School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig, Turkey.
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- Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig, Turkey
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Akyigit A, Keles E, Etem EO, Ozercan I, Akyol H, Sakallioglu O, Karlidag T, Polat C, Kaygusuz I, Yalcin S. Genetic polymorphism of antioxidant enzymes in eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic nasal polyposis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 274:267-273. [PMID: 27515707 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-016-4259-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the paranasal sinuses, and its pathophysiology is not yet precisely known. It is suggested that oxygen free radicals play an important role in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis. This study aimed to identify genetic polymorphisms of superoxide dismutase (SOD 2), catalase (CAT), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) enzymes in eosinophilic CRSwNP and non-eosinophilic CRSwNP patients; the study also aimed to evaluate the effect of genetic polymorphism of antioxidant enzymes on CRSwNP etiopathogenesis. One hundred thirty patients, who received endoscopic sinus surgery due to CRSwNP, and 188 control individuals were included in this study. Nasal polyp tissues were divided into two groups histopathologically as eosinophilic CRSwNP and non-eosinophilic CRSwNP. Venous blood samples were taken from the patient and control groups. Polymorphisms in the Ala16Va1 gene, which is the most common variation of SOD-2 gene, and 21 A/T polymorphisms in catalase gene were evaluated with the restriction fragment length polymorphism method and -277 C/T polymorphism in the iNOS gene was evaluated with the DNA sequencing method. The GG genotype distribution for the (-277) A/G polymorphism in the iNOS gene was a statistically significant difference between eosinophilic CRSwNP and control groups (p < 0.05). The CC genotype distribution for the SOD2 A16V (C/T) polymorphism was not statistically significant in all groups (p > 0.05). The TT genotype distribution for the A/T polymorphism in catalase gene at position -21 was statistically significant differences in eosinophilic CRSwNP and control groups (p < 0.05). Increased free oxygen radical levels, which are considered effective factors in the pathogenesis of CRSwNP, can occur due to genetic polymorphism of enzymes in the antioxidant system and genetic polymorphism of antioxidant enzymes in eosinophilic CRSwNP patients might contribute to the pathophysiology.
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- Abdulvahap Akyigit
- Department of ENT, Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey. .,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, 23119, Elazig, Turkey.
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- Department of ENT, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of ENT, Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of ENT, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of ENT, Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of ENT, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of ENT, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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Karlidağ T, Ilhan N, Kaygusuz I, Keles E, Yalçin S, Yildiz M. Roles of Free Radicals, Nitric Oxide, and Scavenging Enzymes in Nasal Polyp Development. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016; 114:122-6. [PMID: 15757191 DOI: 10.1177/000348940511400207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO), free oxygen radicals, and scavenging enzymes in the development of nasal polyp (NP) disease. This study included 41 patients who underwent endoscopic surgery because of NPs. Control specimens were taken from the inferior turbinate of 32 patients who underwent septoplasty. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), NO, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured in intraoperative specimens of polyp tissue and turbinate mucosa. The levels of tissue NO were 191.06 ± 26.62 μmol/mg of protein in patients with NPs and 145.30 ± 19.19 μmol/mg of protein (p < .001) in the control group. The levels of MDA in the study and control groups were 12.47 ± 2.12 nmol/mg and 8.83 ± 1.08 nmol/mg (p < .01), respectively. The levels of SOD in the study and control groups were 50.77 ± 14.74 U/mg and 77.93 ± 15.31 U/mg (p < .001), respectively. It was determined that the levels of MDA in plasma and erythrocytes were higher in the patients with NPs than in the control group (p < .05). The levels of NO in plasma and erythrocytes in both groups were similar. The levels of SOD in plasma and erythrocytes were lower in patients with NPs than in the control group (p > .05). Increases in the levels of tissue MDA and NO and decreases in scavenging enzymes in patients with NPs as compared to control groups may indicate the presence of free radical damage in patients with nasal NPs. New studies are needed to clarify the efficacy of using antioxidants in the treatment of NPs.
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- Turgut Karlidağ
- Department of Otorhinolaryngologyz) and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey
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Akyigit A, Karlidag T, Keles E, Kaygusuz I, Yalcın S, Polat C, Eroglu O. Endoscopic cartilage butterfly myringoplasty in children. Auris Nasus Larynx 2016; 44:152-155. [PMID: 27262221 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study evaluated the results of the graft success rate and hearing gain of children who underwent endoscopic inlay butterfly myringoplasty due to chronic otitis media. METHODS The study included 32 pediatric patients aged between 8 and 17, who had endoscopic inlay butterfly myringoplasty with the diagnosis of chronic otitis media between September 2012 and January 2015 in Elazig Training and Research Hospital Otorhinolaryngology Clinic and Firat University Otorhinolaryngology Clinic. All patients' demographics, perforation size, and hearing status were examined. RESULTS Tympanic membrane perforation was ≤3mm in 12 patients and between 3 and 6mm in 20 patients. The air-bone gap (ABG) of the patients was 18.5±6.29dB preoperatively, 8.81±3.53dB postoperatively second month, 8.09±3.55dB postoperatively sixth month, and 7.96±3.32dB postoperatively 12th month. Two (6.3%) of the patients had postoperative myringitis. Two (6.3%) patients had recurrent perforation in the postoperative follow-ups. CONCLUSION In children, endoscopic inlay butterfly tympanoplasty is a surgical technique with short duration, high graft success, effective hearing reconstruction, and high levels of postoperative patient comfort.
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Elazığ Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazig, Turkey
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Keleş E, Kizirgil A, Kaygusuz I, Karlidag T, Yalçin S, Alpay HC, Demir YS. Bacteriemia During Mastoidectomy and/or Tympanoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 133:347-51. [PMID: 16143179 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk of bacteriemia development during surgery in patients who underwent mastoidectomy and/or tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 59 patients with chronic otitis media who were undergoing tympanoplasty operation with or without mastoidectomy were enrolled in this study. Smear cultures were obtained from outer ear canal and/or middle ears of all patients before the operation. Venous blood samples were obtained before and after the operation for bacteriologic analysis. Smear cultures were also obtained from the pressure dressing material that was applied during the operation for retrieval of the outer ear canal pressure. RESULTS: There was a 13.5% difference between the outer ear canal and/or middle ear smear cultures and ear pressure dressing smear cultures of the same case. There was no growth in the blood cultures obtained before tympanoplasty in any of the involved cases, however, in 5 (8.4%) of the culture samples obtained immediately after the tympanoplasty operation, there was bacteriemia. In the pressure dressing smear cultures obtained after the operation, 11 patients had microbial growth. CONCLUSION: Risk of bacteriemia should be considered in the preoperative period for the patients undergoing mastoidectomy especially in patients with cardiovascular diseases, this is of importance for the dramatic consequences that might arise after the operation. We also think that bacteriemia is also one of the factors that influences graft success rate.
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- Erol Keleş
- Firat Universitesi Firat, Elazig, Turkey.
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Alpay HC, Kalidag T, Keles E, Kaygusuz I, Yalcin S, Kapusuz Z. The effects of fine-needle biopsy on thyroid hormone levels. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 136:942-5. [PMID: 17547984 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Objective Our study aim was to investigate the effects of fine-needle biopsy used for thyroid nodules on serum thyroid hormone levels. Study Design A total of 25 patients who had solid nodules of the thyroid gland and normal thyroid hormone levels underwent diagnostic fine-needle biopsy for a nodule of the thyroid gland. Methods Venous blood samples were drawn from the cases for measurement of serum total T3 and T4, free T3 and T4, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroglobulin levels before, immediately after, and 30 minutes after the initial biopsy. Results Total T3 and thyroglobulin levels were found to be significantly higher immediately and 30 minutes following fine-needle aspiration biopsy, compared to the baseline levels ( P < 0.05). Conclusion Prelminary data suggest that thryoid hormone levels show a mean increase of about 20% immediately after fine-needle aspiration. Significance The implication of this finding on patient care should be determined on an individual basis. © 2007 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. All rights reserved.
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- H Cengiz Alpay
- Firat University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Karlidag T, Keles E, Kaygusuz I, Yuksel K, Yalcin S. Tularemia: A Rare Cause of Neck Mass. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 53:19-22. [DOI: 10.5152/tao.2015.985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Sahin ED, Yalcın S, Halil Ozercan I, Kaygusuz I, Karlıdag T, Keles E, Akyigit A. The effect of lycopene on experimental myringosclerosis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 79:342-8. [PMID: 25583088 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lycopene on myringosclerosis development using histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses. METHODS Fifty-six intact tympanic membranes of 28 guinea pigs were included in the study. Subjects were randomly divided into four groups (n=7/group). Group I (control group) did not receive any treatment after myringotomy. Group II (lycopene treatment after myringotomy) received oral lycopene (once daily at the same time, 10mg/kg, dissolved in water, administered with a catheter). The treatment lasted seven days. Group III (lycopene treatment before and after myringotomy), received lycopene treatment (same dose and route of administration) for seven days. Myringotomy was performed on day 8, and lycopene treatment was initiated immediately, and continued for seven days (same dose and route of administration). Group IV (lycopene treatment before myringotomy) received lycopene treatment one week before myringotomy using the same method and dose for seven days. Myringotomy was performed on day 8. Lycopene was not administered after myringotomy. Fourteen days after myringotomy, myringosclerosis was evaluated automicroscopically and scored. Following decapitation, bulla were removed and immersed in a 10% formaldehyde solution. Sections were cut for histopathological and immunohistochemical examination, and thickness, sclerosis, inflammation, and collagen-IV accumulation were scored semi-quantitatively. RESULTS In the present study, the level of myringosclerosis was significantly lower in lycopene-treated groups compared to the control group (p<0.05). In addition, thickness, inflammation, sclerosis, and collagen-IV accumulation were significantly lower in the lycopene-treated groups compared to the control group (p<0.05). The timing of lycopene administration - i.e. before and/or after surgery - did not cause any difference with respect to myringosclerosis development. CONCLUSION Lycopene, a strong antioxidant, may represent a good alternative treatment to prevent the development of myringosclerosis.
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- Evin Das Sahin
- Bingöl Government Hospital, Clinic of ENT, Bingöl, Turkey
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- Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, Elazığ, Turkey
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Simavli S, Kaygusuz I, Kinay T, Akinci Baylan A, Kafali H. Bupivacaine-soaked absorbable gelatin sponges in caesarean section wounds: effect on postoperative pain, analgesic requirement and haemodynamic profile. Int J Obstet Anesth 2014; 23:302-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kaskalan E, Etem Onalan E, Kaygusuz I, Karlidag T, Keles E, Akyigit A, Yalcin S. Analysis of Gjb2 (Connexin 26) Mutation in Patients with Congenital Non-Syndromic Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014. [DOI: 10.5152/tao.2014.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Kaplama ME, Kaygusuz I, Akpolat N, Karlidag T, Keles E, Alpay HC, Yalcin S, Orhan I. Comparison of the histologic changes in conchae induced by radiofrequency thermal ablation and submucosal diathermy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 270:2901-7. [PMID: 23455583 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2413-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Objective of study was to determine the histological change induced in the conchae by submucosal diathermy and radiofrequency thermal ablation, two techniques used in the treatment of lower conchal hypertrophy, and to compare the two methods to each other. The study was performed on 15 rabbits. Radiofrequency was applied to the study animals in Group I (n = 5) and submucosal diathermy to Group II (n = 5), while Group III (n = 5) was the untreated control. The animals were decapitated 21 days after treatment and their conchae nasales ventrales excised on both sides. Histology slides were prepared and evaluated by light microscopy for ciliary loss, increase in submucosal vascularity, loss of goblet cells, inflammatory cellular infiltration, fibrosis and epithelial damage. The differences between Groups I and III were not significant regarding ciliary loss, increase in submucosal vascularity, loss of goblet cells and epithelial damage (p > 0.05), while the inflammatory cellular infiltration and fibrosis were significantly different between these groups (p < 0.05). As for the differences between Groups II and III, they were significant for each of the compared parameters (p < 0.05), while among Groups I and II they were significant for ciliary loss (p < 0.05), increase in submucosal vascularity, loss of goblet cells, inflammatory cellular infiltration and epithelial damage but not fibrosis (p > 0.05). Based on these findings, we can state that the use of radiofrequency thermal ablation causes less change in the normal conchal histology than submucosal diathermy application.
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Karlidag T, Yildiz M, Yalcin S, Colakoglu N, Kaygusuz I, Sapmaz E. Evaluation of the effect of methylprednisolone and N-acetylcystein on anastomotic degeneration and regeneraton of the facial nerve. Auris Nasus Larynx 2012; 39:145-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2011.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ozkara S, Keles E, Ilhan N, Gungor H, Kaygusuz I, Alpay HC. The relationship between Th1/Th2 balance and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ in patients with nasal polyposis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 269:2519-24. [PMID: 22358381 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-1967-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We aimed to study Th1/Th2 cell balance by measuring the levels of cytokines IL-4, IL-10, and IFN-γ, which play an important role in the immune response of patients with allergic rhinitis and/or nasal polyps, and determine the correlation between Th1/Th2 cell balance and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), an active metabolite of vitamin D. The study subjects were 60 adult patients and 40 healthy volunteers. Subjects were separated into three groups: 30 patients diagnosed with nasal polyposis together with allergic rhinitis formed Group I, 30 patients with nasal polyposis but without allergic rhinitis constituted Group II, and 40 healthy volunteers without nasal polyp and/or allergic rhinitis were the control group, or Group III. IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, and total IgE levels were determined in the serum samples of all patients and vitamin D(3) in their plasma. A statistically significant difference was found between the Group I and the control group in their IgE, IL-4, IL-10, IFN-γ, and vitamin D levels (p < 0.05), while there were no such significant differences between Group II and the control group in these measurements (p > 0.05). Within Group I, vitamin D levels showed a negative correlation with IgE and IL-4 levels, and a positive correlation with IFN-γ (p < 0.05). Within Group II, IgE levels showed a positive correlation with IL-4 and IL-10 levels (p < 0.05) and a negative correlation with IFN-γ levels (p < 0.05). In this study, no significant relation was detected between vitamin D deficiency and nasal polyposis in the absence of allergic rhinitis. The study demonstrates that vitamin D is effective on Th1/Th2 balance in patients with allergic rhinitis and that there is a significant relation between vitamin D deficiency and allergy. These results are compatible with the possibility of an important role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis and degree of severity of allergic disease, and its capacity to control allergic disease.
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- Sule Ozkara
- Firat Universitesi Hastanesi KBB Klinigi 7. Kat, 23200 Elazig, Turkey.
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Keleş E, Kapusuz Z, Gürsu MF, Karlıdag T, Kaygusuz I, Bulmuş FG, Yalcın S. The relationship between metabolic presbycusis and serum paraoxonase/arylesterase activity. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011; 66:147-52. [PMID: 24533374 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-011-0382-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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To determine the presence of a relationship between metabolic presbycusis and serum paraoxonase/arylesterase activity. A total of 30 patients who had been admitted to the Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Clinic of Fırat University Medical Faculty and diagnosed as metabolic presbycusis were included in the study. The control group was composed of 30 healthy volunteers. Pure tone audiometry and impedencemeter were performed on all subjects included in the study at the audiometry laboratory of the ENT clinic. The presence of a regular hearing curve, a symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss more than 25 dB with preserved speech discrimination were accepted as criteria for metabolic presbycusis. Blood samples were drawn from the patients prior to the hearing tests. The sera were separated for measurements of total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, human serum paraoxonase and arylesterase levels, respectively. No statistically significant difference was found between the patient and the control groups in terms of age and gender. Paraoxonase, arylesterase and paraoxonase/arylesterase, high-density lipoprotein levels were found to decrease in the study group and the difference was found to be statistically significant compared to the control group (P < 0.001). Low-density lipoprotein and total cholesterol levels were found to increase in the patient group and the difference was found to be significant compared to the control group (P < 0.001). This study puts forth that especially the type of nutrition and life style are very important with regard to metabolic presbycusis. Furthermore, the results of this study make us think that there could be a relationship between metabolic presbycusis and cardiovascular diseases. In this case, metabolic presbycusis may be a determining parameter in the early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. We consider that this study may be the pioneer for further studies conducted with larger patient numbers.
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- Erol Keleş
- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Fırat University, 23100 Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Bozok University, 66200 Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Fırat University, 23100 Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Fırat University, 23100 Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Fırat University, 23100 Elazig, Turkey
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Kapusuz Z, Keles E, Alpay HC, Karlidag T, Kaygusuz I, Uzunlar AK, Orhan I, Yalcin S. The effect of topical ciprofloxacin and steroid-containing ear drops for chronic suppurative otitis media on the internal ear. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2011; 267:35-41. [PMID: 19554344 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-009-1012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of topical ciprofloxacin and prednisolone-containing ear drops for chronic suppurative otitis media on hearing threshold, cochlear reserve and cochlea morphology in healthy subjects and to determine the proper drug dose. Sixty-eight guinea pigs, all of which had healthy hearing, were used for the study. The first group (n = 30) was administered ciprofloxacin three times a day, the second group (n = 30) was administered prednisolone three times a day and the third group (n = 8) was administered sterile distilled water three times a day. The therapies lasted for 7 days and were administered intratympanically. The first group and second group were divided into three sub-groups of ten subjects. The first sub-group (n = 10) was administered an equivalent dose per kilogram as in humans, the second sub-group (n = 10) was administered one-third of the human-equivalent dose and the third sub-group (n = 10) was administered tenfold the human-equivalent dose. All subjects underwent brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) and distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) testing on the seventh and twenty-first days following the therapy. Following the tests, two subjects from each group were decapitated and examined under electron microscope. BERA and DPOAE testing results of the sub-group (n = 10) which was administered tenfold the human-equivalent dose were significantly different from the control group and other groups (P < 0.05). According to electron microscopic examination of the cochlea, the group which was administered a tenfold human-equivalent dose of intratympanic ciprofloxacin and prednisolone showed atrophy in cells and degenerations in cilia. This case was statistically significant when compared with the control group and other groups (P < 0.05). Ciprofloxacin and prednisolone applied at a human-equivalent dose per kilogram did not affect the hearing and cochlear histology of subjects.
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- Zeliha Kapusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty, 23200 Elazig, Turkey
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Dabak H, Karlidag T, Akpolat N, Keles E, Alpay HC, Serin M, Kaygusuz I, Yalcin S, Isik O. The effects of methylprednisolone and halofuginone on preventing esophageal and hypopharyngeal fibrosis in delivered radiotherapy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 267:1429-35. [PMID: 20364346 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1242-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In this study, we assessed the effects of halofuginone and methylprednisolone on hypopharyngeal and esophageal stricture that can develop following radiation to the head and neck of rats. Rats were divided into four groups randomly and 18 Gy radiation was given to the head and neck regions of all rats except the control group. Group 1 (Control Group): No radiation or drugs were administered. Group 2 (Radiation Group): only radiation was applied without any drugs. Group 3 (Halofuginone Group): halofuginone 100 microg/kg per day was given intraperitoneally. Group 4 (Methylprednisolone Group): methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg per day was administered intramuscularly. In all groups, 90 days after application of radiation, sections of the proximal esophagus and hypopharynx were examined for fibrosis, fibroblast proliferation, vascularization, epithelial atypia, necrosis, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, mononuclear cells, and stenosis index by light microscope and the hydroxyproline levels were assessed biochemically. Fibrosis, epithelial atypia and hydroxyproline levels were found to be significantly higher in the radiation group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). We did not observe fibrosis in either the halofuginone or the control groups. Fibrosis was also significantly lower in the methylprednisolone group than the radiation group (P < 0.05). The differences of the stenosis index scores between the groups were not statistically significant (P < 0.05). Vascularization was similar in all groups. We think that especially halofuginone is a drug that can be used safely to prevent fibrosis due to radiotherapy, but further studies are needed.
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- Hakan Dabak
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey
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Ozturk MA, Dane F, Kaygusuz I, Asmaz O, Uzay A, Bayik M, Turhal NS. Synchronous renal cell carcinoma and multiple myeloma: report of two cases and review of the literature. J BUON 2009; 14:511-514. [PMID: 19810147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Coexistence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and multiple myeloma (MM) is an extremely rare condition. Appearance of synchronous RCC and MM was not reported independently so far. In this brief communication, we report 2 cases of synchronous RCC and MM, discuss common risk factors or pathogenetic mechanisms seen in either RCC or MM, point out the importance of IL-6 in this coexistence and provide some descriptive properties of all reported synchronous RCC and MM cases.
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- M A Ozturk
- Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Alpay HC, Etem EO, Kaygusuz I, Yüce H, Karlidag T, Keles E, Orhan I, Yalcin S. Evaluation of the polymorphism in the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) genes of tympanosclerosis patients. Auris Nasus Larynx 2009; 37:29-32. [PMID: 19398177 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Revised: 02/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although eardrum perforations which endure etiopathogenesis for a long-time and middle ear infections are proposed for causing the tympanosclerosis (TS), tympanosclerosis emerges in some chronic otitis media (COM), some of them do not appear although a continuing COM and enduring perforation last. In this study, the effect of the molecular reasons which display genetic differences in TS formation is evaluated; our aim is to determine the Asp299Gly polymorphism frequencies in the TLR4 gene of patients with TS who have COM, and patients who do not. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who have undergone COM surgery, were divided into two groups of 50 persons who were selected in accordance with the fact, whether they had TS in their middle ear cavity or not during operation. 100 healthy persons who had similar demographic data, were evaluated as the control group. The DNA isolation was executed by using standard methods with peripheric blood specimen of the diseased group and control group. The Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism method was used in determining the Asp299Gly allel in the TLR4 gene. Items of 249 bc for the wild tip (Asp) post-restriction enzyme segment wild tip (Asp) allel, and 23 bc and 196 bc post-restriction enzyme segment polymorphic allel (Gly) were obtained. RESULTS TLR4 Asp299Gly polymorphism (10%) was asserted in a total of five specimens in the diseased group with TS. TLR4 Asp299Gly polymorphism was found positive in only one (2%) of the 50 phenomenons in the group without TS. TLR4 Asp299Gly polymorphism was found positive in six (6%) of the 100 phenomenons in the control group. The positive polymorphism in phenomenons with TS was significant in accordance with statistics, when compared with the group without TS (p<0.05). However, although the polymorphism rates were higher than the rates of the control group, it was not statistically significant (p>0.05). CONCLUSION TS may not appear in many patients who had undergone middle ear infection, and had perforation for many years. The polymorphism in arteriosclerosis in the TLR4 gene which caused the inflammatory cytokines oscillation recognize the bacterial LPS, was also accused. It is engrossing to find out from the results of our study on a restricted number of patients, and on only one gene, that molecular reasons which display genetic differences can also be effective in forming TS. Serial researches of greater dimensions are required.
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- Hayrettin Cengiz Alpay
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University, Medical Faculty, 23200 Elazig, Turkey
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Kaygusuz I, Alpay HC, Gödekmerdan A, Karlidag T, Keles E, Yalcin S, Demir N. Evaluation of long-term impacts of tonsillectomy on immune functions of children: a follow-up study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2009; 73:445-9. [PMID: 19150575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Revised: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this follow-up study was to investigate the long-term effects of tonsillectomy in comparison with their short-term results. PATIENTS AND METHODS We successfully retrieved 20 out of our previously reported 37 patients who underwent tonsillectomy in our clinic 54 months ago. The blood levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+, CD25+ and CD16++56+ (cellular immunity), and IgG, IgA, IgM, C3 and C4 (humoral immunity) were determined and compared with their previously reported short-term respective values. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences between the short-term (1 month) and long-term (54 months) values of IgA, IgG, IgM and C4 levels of the patients (P>0.05). There was a slight but statistically significant decrease in complement factor C3 value compared to its the early-stage value (P<0.05) but this was not significantly different from age-matched healthy controls (P>0.05). The levels of CD4+ and CD19+ were higher and the levels of CD16++56+ and CD25+ were lower in the late-stage (54 months) compared to their early-stage values (P<0.05). When the long-term immune parameters of the tonsillectomized patients were compared with aged-match healthy controls, there were no significant differences between the levels of immunoglobulins, complements and lymphocytes (IgA, IgG, IgM, C3, C4, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+, CD25+, CD16++56+) (P>0.05). CONCLUSION The results of this long-term follow-up study indicate that tonsillectomy do not compromise the immune functions of children as humoral and cellular immunity of patients recovered compared to their early-stage immune status (1 month), as they have similar immune capacity compared to their age-matched healthy controls at both early- and late-stages. Although a small sample of patients enrolled, our results are of importance with respect to the reassuring in settling the widely held urban myth that tonsillectomy compromises life long immunity.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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Ozturk L, Kaygusuz I, Akpolat N, Keles E, Karlidag T, Alpay HC, Yalcin S. Histopathologic changes in guinea pig mastoid mucosa after topical mitomycin C application followed by mastoidectomy. Am J Otolaryngol 2008; 29:300-4. [PMID: 18722885 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was performed to investigate the histopathologic changes observed in mastoid cavity of guinea pigs after the application of mitomycin C after mastoidectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was performed on 50 guinea pigs. Unilateral (right ear) mastoidectomy was performed on all guinea pigs. Twenty-five guinea pigs were separated as study group and the remaining were separated as control group. A mitomycin C-soaked sponge was placed in the mastoid cavities of the study group and a dry sponge was placed in those of the control group. Their mastoid cavities were examined histopathologically for absorbable sponge waste, abscess formation, fibrosis, vascularization, polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration, edema, lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltration, and granulation tissue. RESULTS Absorbable sponge waste, abscess formation, fibrosis, vascularization, edema, and lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltration were not significantly different between the groups. However, polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration and granulation tissue were statistically different between the groups. CONCLUSION Mitomycin C can be used after mastoidectomy to decrease the granulation tissue formation in ear discharges and to prevent the discharge.
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- Levent Ozturk
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kahramanmaraş Government Hospital, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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Karlidağ T, Alpay HC, Kaygusuz I, Keleş E, Orhan I, Karlidağ GE, Yalçin S. [Retropharyngeal abscesses: a retrospective analysis of 10 patients]. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2008; 18:300-305. [PMID: 19155676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Retropharyngeal abscess is a serious and life-threatening disease due to its anatomic location and potential to obstruct the upper airway. We evaluated the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with retropharyngeal abscesses. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 10 patients (6 males, 4 females; mean age 9+/-11 years; range 4 months to 32 years) who received medical and surgical treatment with the diagnosis of retropharyngeal abscess. The patients were evaluated with respect to etiology, clinical symptoms and signs, treatment, complications, and hospital stay. RESULTS The most frequent etiological factor was upper airway infection (70%), followed by dental abscess in two patients (20%), and soft tissue injury due to foreign body ingestion in one patient (10%). The presenting symptoms and signs included dysphagia (100%), respiratory distress (80%), limited neck motion (80%), fever (60%), and neck pain (50%). Treatment consisted of surgical drainage and parenteral antibiotic combination of cefazolin sodium and metronidazole. The mean hospital stay was 7.1+/-5.3 days. Complications were seen in two patients, being empyema and upper airway obstruction, respectively. CONCLUSION Surgical drainage combined with early antibiotic treatment is an effective method in the management of retropharyngeal abscesses and in preventing complications.
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- Turgut Karlidağ
- Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Alpay HC, Kaygusuz I, Karlidag T, Orhan I. Thermal burn of the larynx in an adult following hot water aspiration. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 139:164-5. [PMID: 18585583 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 03/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Karlidag T, Cobanoglu B, Keles E, Alpay HC, Ozercan I, Kaygusuz I, Yalcin S, Sakallioglu O. Expression of Bax, p53, and p27/kip in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma with or without cervical nodal metastasis. Am J Otolaryngol 2007; 28:31-6. [PMID: 17162129 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to investigate the expression of Bax, p53, and p27/kip1 in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with or without cervical nodal metastasis and to determine the role of immunohistochemical markers for prediction of neck metastasis in these patients. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A retrospective review from 1998 to 2004 at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey, was performed in the records of 28 patients with nonmetastasizing (n = 15) and metastasizing (n = 13) PTC. The immunoreactivity for Bax, p53, and p27/kip1 protein in all tissue specimens were assessed. RESULTS p27 expression in the nonmetastasizing PTC was lower than normal thyroid tissue (P < .01) and higher than metastasizing PTC (P < .01). p53 immunoreactivity was present, faint (grade 1) staining in a small number of cells in 2 nonmetastasizing PTCs. In 13 nonmetastasizing PTCs and all of metastasizing PTCs, normal thyroid tissue had no immunoreactivity for p53. There was no statistically significant difference among all groups' immunoreactivity for p53. Expression of Bax in patients with PTC was more than normal thyroid tissue (P < .01). However, expression of Bax in the patients with nonmetastasizing and metastasizing PTC was similar. CONCLUSION The immunohistochemical evaluation of p27 expression in patients with PTC may be useful to predict for metastasis risk of the PTC to regional lymph nodes.
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Keles E, Gödekmerdan A, Kalidağ T, Kaygusuz I, Yalçin S, Cengiz Alpay H, Aral M. Ménière’s disease and allergy: allergens and cytokines. J Laryngol Otol 2006; 118:688-93. [PMID: 15509365 DOI: 10.1258/0022215042244822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this article is to evaluate the role of allergy in the pathogenesis of Meniere's disease by means of cytokine profiles, allergic parameters and lymphocyte subgroups. A total of 46 patients aged between 26-68 years diagnosed with Meniere's disease between 1993-2002 were recruited to this study. The control group consisted of 46 healthy volunteers who were from the same age group, living in the same region and possessing similar socioeconomic indicators. Lymphocyte subgroups were measured from the peripheral blood by employing Becton Dickinson (BD) monoclonal CD4, CD8, CD23 antibodies. IFN-gamma, IL4, total IgE levels, and specific IgE levels pertaining to tree, fungus, fruit, egg-white, cow's milk, wheat flour, corn flour, beef, and rice allergens, in all seasons, were measured and compared in the patient and control groups. In patient serum samples there were positive correlations between CD23 and IgE, CD8 and IgE, CD4/CD8 and IgE, and CD23 and CD8 (p <0.01). There were negative correlations between IL-4 and IFN-gamma, IFN-gamma and IgE, and a positive correlation between IL-4 and IgE. Total IgE levels were above the normal values in 19/46 (41.3 per cent) of the patient group, but the ratio was nine out of 46 (19.5 per cent) in the control group. A history of allergy was found in 31/46 (67.3 per cent) when the patients were questioned. The ratio of a history of allergy was 16/46 (34.7 per cent) in the control group. When specific IgE levels were evaluated the ratio of patients with all the panels negative was eight out of 46 (17.9 per cent), but it was 31/46 (67.3 per cent) in the control group. This study found that the prevalence of allergy was higher in patients with Meniere's disease than in the control group. Thus the authors suggest that allergy should be taken into account when patients with this disease are treated.
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- Erol Keles
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty Elazig, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
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Kaygusuz I, Karlidağ T, Keleş E, Yalçin S, Yildiz M, Alpay HC. [Ear symptoms accompanying temporomandibular joint diseases]. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2006; 16:205-8. [PMID: 17124439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated symptoms of otologic diseases in patients with temporomandibular joint diseases. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 44 patients (26 females, 18 males; mean age 36+/-10.7 years; range 21 to 58 years) with temporomandibular joint disease. A questionnaire was administered to the patients to inquire into otological symptoms accompanying temporomandibular joint disease. RESULTS Temporomandibular joint disease was bilateral in 11 patients. Accompanying otological symptoms were as follows: click voice with jaw movements (n=21; 47.7%), headache (n=15; 34.1%), pain in the ear with jaw movements (n=14; 31.8%), tinnitus (n=8; 18.2%), fullness in the ear (n=6; 13.6%), vertigo or dizziness (n=6; 13.6%), and hearing loss (n=3; 6.8%). Pure-tone audiometry revealed sensorineural hearing loss in one patient, being 28 dB on the right and 30 dB on the left. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that otologic symptoms may accompany temporomandibular joint diseases, requiring that patients presenting with otologic symptoms must be investigated for temporomandibular joint diseases.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otolaryngology, Firat Medical Center of Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Karlidag T, Bulut Y, Keles E, Kaygusuz I, Yalcin S, Ozdarendeli A, Dabak H. Detection of Helicobacter pylori in children with otitis media with effusion: a preliminary report. Laryngoscope 2005; 115:1262-5. [PMID: 15995518 DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000165697.83921.2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the middle ear effusion of patients with otitis media with effusion (OME) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). STUDY DESIGN A prospective study in patients with OME. METHODS The study was performed in 38 patients with OME who were admitted to the ENT Clinic, Firat University from June 2003 to April 2004. In all cases, a myringotomy operation (with or without placement of a ventilation tube) was carried out. The effusion samples aspirated from the middle ear were analyzed with PCR assay. RESULTS A total of 55 aspiration samples collected from 38 children ranging in age from 2 to 12 were included in the study. Fifteen of the subjects were girls, and 23 were boys. In 17 patients, both ears demonstrated effusions, whereas in 21 patients, only one ear had effusions. Nine (16.3%) of 55 the middle ear effusion samples were shown to be H. pylori positive by PCR. CONCLUSIONS H. pylori was detected in the middle ear effusion of some patients with OME. These results may have interesting implications for a possible role of H. pylori in OME. In addition, these results suggest that further studies are needed to investigate the role of H. pylori in the etiology of OME.
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- Turgut Karlidag
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey.
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Keles E, Bulut Y, Kaygusuz I, Karlidag T, Yalçin S, Ozdarendeli A, Alpay HC. Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis with polymerase chain reaction in middle ear fluid in otitis media with effusion. Indian Pediatr 2005; 42:686-91. [PMID: 16085970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this study, 78 middle ear aspiration samples from 59 children between the ages of 2 14 who have undergone myringotomy under general anesthesia were included. The presence of DNA genome of Chlamydia trachomatis was analyzed with polymerase chain reaction in the aspiration material. The relationship between the nature of the effusion fluid and the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis was investigated. Of the seventy eight middle ear effusions, 26 (33.3%) were serous, 31 were (39.7%) mucoid and 21 (26.9%) were sero mucoid in nature. Chlamydia trachomatis DNA genome was identified in seven (8.9%) effusion samples. Of these, three were mucoid (42.8%), three were serous (42.8%) and one was sero mucoid (14.2%) in character. We think that during the bacteriological analyses carried out for the cases of otitis media with effusion, Chlamydia trachomatis should be taken into consideration both at the time of diagnosis and the treatment.
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- Erol Keles
- University Medical Faculty Otorhinolaryngology, Department Elazig, Turkey.
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Kaygusuz TO, Kaygusuz I, Kilic SS, Yalcin S, Felek S. Investigation of hearing loss in patients with acute brucellosis by standard and high-frequency audiometry. Clin Microbiol Infect 2005; 11:559-63. [PMID: 15966974 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01167.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the effect of acute brucellosis on the auditory system. Forty-two patients with acute brucellosis were evaluated clinically, and with serological and audiological tests, before and after treatment. Hearing threshold averages were calculated at 11 different frequencies (250-8000 Hz) of the auditory airway, and statistical analysis was performed. The average hearing thresholds were > 20 dB, with standard audiometry at 6000-8000 Hz, and < 20 dB at all other frequencies. After treatment, the average auditory threshold decreased to < 20 dB at 6000-8000 Hz (p < 0.0001). Pure-tone hearing thresholds were improved at all frequencies after treatment, with statistically significant differences at all frequencies except 12,000, 14,000 and 16 000 Hz (p < 0.05). There was no permanent hearing loss caused by acute brucellosis, and hearing thresholds were restored after treatment. It was concluded that acute brucellosis affects the auditory system, especially at high frequencies, and that patients with all forms of brucellosis should be evaluated for hearing loss.
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- T Ozturk Kaygusuz
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Government Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of interferon-alpha2b treatment on hearing in patients with chronic active hepatitis B. Twenty-six patients with chronic active hepatitis B were enrolled in the study, and pure-tone audiometry was performed to determine hearing thresholds of the patients before and at the end of 6 months of interferon-alpha2b treatment. There was no significant change in hearing thresholds of patients after treatment with interferon-alpha2b (p>0.05). The results of the present study indicate that interferon-alpha2b therapy does not have any negative effect on hearing thresholds of patients with chronic active hepatitis B. There is a need for further studies involving larger numbers of patients to allow conclusions to be drawn regarding the safety of this therapy with respect to hearing.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Oztürk A, Yalçin S, Kaygusuz I, Sahin S, Gök U, Karlidağ T, Ardiçoglŭ O. High-frequency hearing loss and middle ear involvement in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Otolaryngol 2004; 25:411-7. [PMID: 15547810 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the possible changes in the middle ears of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to measure their hearing functions by eleven different test frequencies including standard and high frequencies. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group was comprised of 74 patients with RA. The control group was comprised of 45 healthy subjects. We performed speech test, tympanometry, acoustic reflex test, and standard and high-frequency pure tone audiometric tests in the study and the control groups. RESULTS It was observed that significant increases in the thresholds of pure tones in all test frequencies for the study group versus the controls (P <.0001). In terms of the duration of the disease, hearing loss of the patients with disease duration of 1 to 5 years was higher than that of the controls and exceeded beyond the level of 20 dB especially in high frequencies starting from 10,000 Hz. In patients with disease duration of 6 to 10 years, the beginning point for hearing loss was 4,000 Hz. The patients with disease duration of 11 to 15 years and of above 16 years had high hearing thresholds in all frequencies. We found normal pressure in the middle ears of the study and the control groups. CONCLUSION Sensorineural type hearing loss developed in patients with RA especially in high frequencies. We also determined a diminished compliance in the middle ears of those patients, but this was not in a level of a conducting type hearing loss.
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- Ahmet Oztürk
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University, 23119 Elaziğ, Turkey
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Kaygusuz I, Gödekmerdan A, Keleş E, Karlidağ T, Yalçin S, Yildiz M, Tazegül A. The role of viruses in idiopathic peripheral facial palsy and cellular immune response. Am J Otolaryngol 2004; 25:401-6. [PMID: 15547808 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of viruses on the idiopathic peripheral facial palsy and show the interaction of immune system. MATERIALS AND METHODS The levels of immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM antibodies against to varicella-zoster virus (VZV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Ebstein-Barr virus (EBV), and mumps virus in venous blood taken from patients in the amount of 10 mL have been investigated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) were also examined. Of lymphocyte subpopulation, antibodies of CD3(+), CD4(+), CD8(+), CD19(+), and CD16(+) plus 56(+) were analyzed. RESULTS Ten of the patients had HSV-1 IgG; 1 of the patients IgM, 5 of the patients EBV IgG, 6 of the patients VZV IgG, 1 of the patients IgM, 9 of the patients mumps IgG, 1 of the patients IgM, and finally in 7 of the patients CMV IgG antibodies were obtained. It was found that CD4(+) cell and ratio of CD4(+)/CD8(+) lower and the percentage of the CD8(+) and CD16(+) plus 56(+) cells higher compared with the control group (P < .05). The levels of TNF-alpha were lower, whereas IFN-gamma and TGF-beta1 were higher. CONCLUSION It may be concluded from these results that VZV, HSV-1, CMV, EBV, and mumps virus play a significant role in the etiology of idiopathic peripheral facial palsy and activate the cellular immunity.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Center, 23200 Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Keleş E, Kaygusuz I, Karlidag T, Yalçin S, Açik Y, Alpay HC, Sakallioglu O. Prevalence of otitis media with effusion in first and second grade primary school students and its correlation with BCG vaccination. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2004; 68:1069-74. [PMID: 15236895 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2003] [Revised: 03/28/2004] [Accepted: 04/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The object of this study was to determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) in first and second grade primary school students, to analyze the causes of the difference in the prevalence, to define the effect of OME on the academic performance of the children and to investigate a correlation between the prevalence of OME and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination. STUDY PLAN AND METHODS: The study was conducted during the September-November, 2002 period in Elazig. A total of 3675 clinically healthy primary school children attending primary schools in the central district of Elazig, living in the same region and of a similar socioeconomic status and age group were included in the study. Of the 3675 children, 2042 were in their first and 1633 in their second grade of primary school. The routine ear-nose and throat examinations of the children were carried out at their schools by the same medical team. The tympanometric test was performed in children diagnosed with OME following otoscopic examination. A scale measuring the academic performance of the children was developed. This scale was filled in by the student's teachers prior to physical examination. RESULTS OME was diagnosed in 64 out of 2042 (3.1%) first grade and in 25 out of 1633 (1.5%) second grade students. The difference between the percentages of OME in first and second grade students was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The frequency of other ear-nose and throat pathologies accompanying OME was similar to those in children without OME. There was no statistically significant difference between the academic performances of children with and without OME (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The analysis of risk factors for OME revealed no difference between first and second grade students. The reason for the difference in the prevalence of OME between first and second grade students may be the positive effect on the immune system of the BCG vaccine which had been administered to the second grade students 4 months previously.
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- Erol Keleş
- Otorhinolaryngology Department, Firat University Medical Faculty, Tip Merkezi KBB Klinigi, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
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Karlidağ T, Kaygusuz I, Keleş E, Yalçin S, Serhatlioğlu SS, Açik Y, Oztürk L. Hearing in workers exposed to low-dose radiation for a long period. Hear Res 2004; 194:60-4. [PMID: 15276676 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2003] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in hearing thresholds with standard and high frequency audiometry in workers exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation for a long period. A total of 57 (49 male and 8 female) technical staff working in radiology-related jobs who were exposed to occupational radiation were included in the study. The control group consisted of 32 (27 male and 5 female) volunteer subjects with normal hearing. The symptoms like tinnitus, vertigo, weakness and lack of appetite were evaluated. A standard ascending/descending method was applied to the subjects of the study and the control groups in order to determine their hearing thresholds at eleven different frequencies between 250 and 16,000 Hz. In the study group, the working duration of subjects ranged from 4 to 23 years, and the percentage of tinnitus, weakness, vertigo and lack of appetite were 47%, 28%, 24% and 17%, respectively. It was observed that pure tone hearing thresholds were markedly increased for 4,000, 6,000, 8,000, 14,000 and 16,000 Hz frequencies in the study group compared to the control group (p<0.01). Levels of static compliance and middle ear pressures of the study group were similar to the control group. Tinnitus, vertigo and hearing loss in high frequencies were observed in the subjects exposed to the radiation for a long period. Subjects under high risk should be evaluated periodically. We suggest that the use of standard and high frequency audiometry together could be beneficial in the evaluation of these subjects.
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- Turgut Karlidağ
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey.
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Karlidağ T, Ilhan N, Kaygusuz I, Keleş E, Yalçin S. Comparison of Free Radicals and Antioxidant Enzymes in Chronic Otitis Media With and Without Tympanosclerosis. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:85-9. [PMID: 14710000 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200401000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS The pathogenesis of tympanosclerosis is unclear. The study was performed to investigate the role of nitric oxide, free oxygen radicals, and antioxidants in development of tympanosclerosis in patients with chronic otitis media. STUDY DESIGN A prospective study in patients with nasal polyps. METHODS Sixty-five patients who underwent tympanoplasty or tympanoplasty together with mastoidectomy were included in the study. Preoperative venous blood samples were drawn, and serum sodium, potassium, calcium, alkaline phosphatase, inorganic phosphorus, parathormone, and calcitonin levels were measured. The patients who had tympanosclerotic plaques on tympanic membrane or middle ear mucosa or near the ossicular chain or mastoid bone were designated as group 1 (n = 34), and the remaining patients as group 2 (n = 31). Intraoperatively, specimens were obtained from the middle ear mucosa and tympanic membrane to measure nitric oxide and malondialdehyde levels. In addition, plasma malondialdehyde levels and erythrocyte superoxide dismutase and catalase activity were determined. RESULTS All patients had similar demographic features and serum electrolyte and hormone levels. Nitric oxide and malondialdehyde levels of the specimens obtained from the middle ear mucosa (P =.001) and tympanic membrane (P =.01) and, in parallel to this, the plasma malondialdehyde activity level were higher in group 1 than in group 2. Moreover, group 2 had significantly lower erythrocyte catalase activity levels (P =.001) compared with group 1, whereas such a significant difference was not present for superoxide dismutase activity levels (P >.05). CONCLUSION The study results suggest that nitric oxide, free oxygen radicals, and catalase may have a role in the development of tympanosclerosis in patients with chronic otitis media.
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- Turgut Karlidağ
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Keleş E, Yalçin S, Bulut V, Kaygusuz I, Karlidağ T, Alpay HC. The role of allergy in the etiology of otitis media with effusion; immune system and cytokines. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2004; 13:51-6. [PMID: 16055981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the major causes of hearing loss in childhood. In this study, the role and the importance of allergy in the etiology of OME was evaluated with reference to the immune system and the cytokines. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-eight ears of 59 patients who had undergone myringotomy with the diagnosis of OME were included in this study. Serum samples of 26 healthy children who were in the same age group and were living in the same region under similar socioeconomic circumstances were examined as the control group. RESULTS Interferon (IFN)-gamma levels were significantly lower and IL-4 and IgE levels were significantly higher in the serum samples of the patient group when compared with those of the control group (p<0.05). A positive correlation was found between IL-4 and IgE in the serum samples of patients (p<0.01). However, there were negative correlations between IFN-gamma and both IgE and IL-4 levels, that were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION T-helper polarization suggests that allergy may have a role in the etiology of OME. Therefore, it should be kept in mind in the treatment of OME.
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- Erol Keleş
- Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in the humoral and cellular immunity of patients with chronic tonsillitis before and 1 month after tonsillectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS 37 patients scheduled for tonsillectomy were enrolled in this study. The levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+, CD25+ and CD16+ + 56+ were measured for cellular immunity, and levels of IgG, IgA, IgM, C3 and C4 were measured for humoral immunity in blood samples taken from these patients before and 1 month after the operation. RESULTS The levels of CD3+, CD8+ and CD19+ were reduced in post-operative period as compared to pre-operative period but this was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). However it was found that the level of CD4+ was significantly increased while the level of CD25+ was reduced (P < 0.05) in the post-operative period. There were statistically significant differences between pre- and post-operative levels of immunoglobulins, C3 and C4, which were decreased after tonsillectomy (P < 0.05), but these levels were comparable with those of the control group. CONCLUSION The results from the present study indicate that humoral and cellular immunity of patients undergoing tonsillectomy were decreased in the early period and came to normal later. The cellular and humoral immune responses are stimulated in patients with tonsillitis, and tonsillectomy removes this stimulus without negatively affecting the patient's immune functions.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty, Firat Universitesi Firat, Tip Merkezi KBB Klinigi, 23200 Elazig, Turkey.
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to define the relationship between chronic tonsillitis and levels of malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase in free radical and antioxidant forms. It is suggested that free oxygen radicals may play a role in chronic tonsillitis. Materials and methods One hundred twenty-four patients were enrolled in the study. Tonsillectomy was performed via the usual dissection-snare method. Venous blood was taken preoperatively and at 2 weeks postoperatively. Blood samples and tonsil specimens were evaluated for malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase analysis. RESULTS The levels of malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase in plasma were compared preoperatively and postoperatively, and there were statistically significant differences between these levels (P < 0.05). In contrast, the levels of malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase in tonsil tissue were not correlated with the plasma levels of malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase in pretonsillectomy and posttonsillectomy terms (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The presence of malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase in plasma and tonsil tissue reinforces the involvement of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of chronic tonsillitis.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University, Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey
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First branchial cleft abnormalities are rare. They may involve the external auditory canal and middle ear. We describe a 6-year-old girl with congenital external auditory canal atresia, microtia, and cholesteatoma of mastoid and middle ear in addition to the first branchial cleft abnormalities. Clinical features of the patient are briefly described and the embryological relationship between first branchial cleft anomaly and external auditory canal atresia is discussed. The surgical management of these lesions may be performed, both the complete excision of the sinus and reconstructive otologic surgery.
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- Sinasi Yalçin
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University School of Medicine, Tip Fakültesi, KBB Anabilim Dali, 23119, Elaziğ, Turkey
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OBJECTIVE To compare the administration of bupivacaine hydrochloride, dexamethasone and lidocaine hydrochloride in decreasing post-tonsillectomy pain. METHODS Eighty patients were enrolled in the study in ENT Clinic, Firat University, and in ENT Clinic Elaziğ SSK Hospital, Elaziğ (Turkey). Children between 6 and 14 years of age referred to our department for bilateral tonsillectomy for either recurrent tonsillitis or tonsillar hypertrophy. Data from 80 patients were analyzed. The first group had bupivacaine hydrochloride. The second group had dexamethasone infiltrated around each tonsil. The third group was given equal doses of 10% lidocain hydrochloride sprayed on the tonsillectomy fossa four times a day, and a placebo group received 9% NaCl applied to the tonsillar fossa four times a day. Pain scores, determined by visual analog scale, were obtained in the first, third and seventh postoperative days. RESULTS Pain scores in the postoperative period were identical in the first, third and seventh postoperative days. According to VAS results the groups were compared on the basis of postoperative pain. In the first postoperative day, the difference between bupivacaine-placebo, dexamethasone-placebo and lidocaine-placebo groups was found to be statistically significant (P<0.05). Nevertheless the difference between bupivacaine-dexamethasone, bupivacaine-lidocaine and dexamethasone-lidocaine were not significant (P>0.05). In the third postoperative day, the difference between bupivacaine and lidocaine group found to be statistically significant (P<0.05). In the seventh post-operative day the results of bupivacaine, dexamethasone, lidocaine and placebo groups were similar (P>0.05). CONCLUSION Bupivacaine, Dexamethasone and Lidocaine nasal aerosol decreased the pain significantly in the first postoperative day when it was compared with the placebo group. These three medicines can be used to reduce pain for children during the postoperative period applied tonsillectomy during the post-operative period. But lidocaine was more preferable, reducing pain in the third postop day better than bupivacaine.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otolaryngology, Firat University School of Medicine, Tip Merkezi KBB Klinigi, 23200, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Kaygusuz I, Kizirgil A, Karlidağ T, Yalçin S, Keles E, Yakupoğullari Y, Alpay C. Bacteriemia in septoplasty and septorhinoplasty surgery. Rhinology 2003; 41:76-9. [PMID: 12868371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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This study was conducted in an attempt to investigate whether bacteriemia developed in patients with septoplasty and septorhinoplasty in the postoperative period during which an anterior nasal pack was in their nose. Fifty-three patients who went through septoplasty or septorhinoplasty operations were followed in this study. Nasal smear cultures were obtained from all the subjects before the operation. After the packs were retrieved, smears were also obtained from the pack material. Venous blood samples were obtained from the patients immediately before the operation, after the operation and immediately following the retrieval of the pack. When preoperative nasal smear cultures and postoperative pack material cultures of the patients that were obtained at 48 hours were compared, it was seen that different microorganisms were present in 66% of the patients. Bacterial growth was not observed in any of the preoperative blood cultures; whereas 8 patients (15.0%) had bacteriemia in the blood samples obtained immediately after the operation and 9 (16.9%) had growth in the blood samples obtained following the retrieval of the pack. With these results we have seen that bacteriemia can develop in patients with septoplasty and septorhinoplasty. It did not cause serious clinical problems. However, in patients with cardiovascular problems, this possibility should be taken into consideration and relevant preoperative precautions should be implemented.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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PURPOSE To investigate aerob-anaerob microorganisms growth in maxillary and ethmoid sinuses by evaluating aspiration materials from patients with chronic sinusitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was performed prospectively, and there were 31 patients (23 men, 8 women; mean age, 31.4+/-14.15, between 18-65 years) who had endoscopic sinus surgery because of chronic sinusitis. During the operation, when the maxillary sinus ostium and ethmoid sinus were opened, readily aspirated materials from sinuses were evaluated regarding aerob and anaerob bacteria. Nose and throat swap samples were collected preoperatively to determine the upper respiratory tract flora and also to understand the relationship between the flora and the microorganisms aspirated from sinuses. RESULTS Total aerob bacteria count, which was isolated from preoperative nasal swab cultures, was 36, and aerob-anaerob bacteria count that included cultures taken from maxillary and ethmoid sinuses during the functional endoscopic sinus surgery was 42. For each 2 samples, the most common isolated aerob bacteria were coagulase (-) staphylococci. Microorganisms were isolated in 87.0% of 27 patients, in which cultures taken from maxillary and ethmoid sinuses during the functional endoscopic sinus surgery were included. It is determined that the isolated aerob bacteria rate was 90.4%, and the isolated anaerob bacteria rate was 14.2%. All of the 6 samples in which anaerob bacteria isolated were all maxillary sinus aspiration materials. Microorganisms that isolated from the nose and the sinuses were similar with the rate of 25.8%, and microorganisms that isolated from the throat cultures and sinuses were similar with the rate of 22.5%. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the aerob and anaerob microbiology of the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses so the treatment of chronic sinusitis will be easier.
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- Murat Aral
- Department of Microbiology, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Kaygusuz I, Mulazimoglu L, Cerikcioglu N, Toprak A, Oktay A, Korten V. An unusual native tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by Candida colliculosa. Clin Microbiol Infect 2003; 9:319-22. [PMID: 12667244 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00511.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Candida colliculosa, which grew in blood cultures of a 71-year-old retired man with fever of unknown origin that had lasted for 7 months, in conjunction with transthoracic echocardiography, demonstrating a 20-mm vegetation, superior to the tricuspid valve, herniating into the right atrial cavity. The finding led to the diagnosis of fungal endocarditis. Fluconazole, 600 mg daily, was commenced for 8 days; followed by amphotericin B, 1 mg/kg daily. On the fourth day of the amphotericin B treatment, the patient underwent replacement of the infected tricuspid valve. Even though the initial postoperative period was relatively uncomplicated, the patient died after a gross aspiration on the 67th day of his hospital stay, despite aggressive cardiovascular support and antimicrobial therapy. This is the first report of a native tricuspid valve fungal endocarditis due to C. colliculosa or Torulaspora delbrueckii, which is not known to be a human pathogen.
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- I Kaygusuz
- Department of Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine and Marmara Universitesi Hastanesi, Infeksiyon Hastaliklari ABD, 81090 Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey
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- T Karlidağ
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Kaygusuz I, Gödekmerdan A, Karlidağ T, Keleş E, Yalçin S, Tazegül A. [An investigation of patients with acute peripheral facial palsy with regard to Lyme disease]. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2003; 10:143-7. [PMID: 12941984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated the role of Borrelia burgdorferi in the etiology of idiopathic acute peripheral facial palsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Nineteen patients (15 females, 4 males; mean age 38 years; range 14 to 61 years) with acute peripheral facial palsy were studied. Following routine otolaryngologic examination, all the patients underwent taste, Schirmer, and stapedial reflex tests to evaluate the level of the palsy. Laboratory examination included routine biochemistry analysis, serum C-reactive protein, rheumatoid factor, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Anti-Borrelia burgdorferi IgM and IgG antibodies were sought by ELISA in venous blood samples. RESULTS Of the patient group, acute facial palsy was localized on the right in 12 patients (63.2%), and on the left in seven patients (36.8%). None of the patients had bilateral involvement. No IgM or IgG seropositivity for Borrelia burgdorferi was detected in the serum samples. CONCLUSION In highly endemic areas, it may be helpful to detect or even to eliminate Lyme disease through screening of serum in patients with acute peripheral palsy.
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- Irfan Kaygusuz
- Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey.
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Susaman N, Yalçin S, Ilhan N, Ozercan IH, Kaygusuz I, Karlidağ T, Gök U. [The effect of vitamin E on histopathologic healing and lipid peroxidation levels in experimentally induced traumatic tympanic membrane perforations]. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2003; 10:87-92. [PMID: 12738915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the favorable effects of vitamin E on tympanic membrane perforations induced mechanically in guinea pigs. STUDY DESIGN Bilateral tympanic membrane perforations of 1.8 mm were induced in 40 guinea pigs. The animals were randomly divided into two groups equal in number. One group remained untreated, while the other was administered vitamin E (100 mg/kg/day) through intramuscular injections. On days 1, 3, 5, and 7, five animals in each group were randomly sacrificed. Histopathologic changes in the tympanic membranes were evaluated and malondialdehyde levels were determined. RESULTS Significant increases were observed in epithelial thickness, fibroblastic proliferation, and neovascularization in the study group (p<0.05). Epithelial thickness was found to be increased in both groups beginning from the first day; however, this increase was more rapid in the study group. Although malondialdehyde levels showed significant increases on days 3 and 5 in both groups (p<0.05), they returned to the first day values in vitamin E-treated animals on day 7, whereas controls still maintained high malondialdehyde levels. CONCLUSION Vitamin E hastens the healing process of traumatic tympanic membrane perforations.
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- Nihat Susaman
- Department of Otolaryngology (KBB Kliniği), Elaziğ SSK Hospital, Turkey.
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Karlidağ T, Kaygusuz I, Bestaş A, Keleş E, Demirbağ E, Yalçin S. [The efficacy of droperidol, metoclopramide, propofol, and ondansetron for the prevention of nausea and vomiting following middle ear surgery]. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2002; 9:331-6. [PMID: 12471278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The efficacy and reliability of prophylactic antiemetic therapy with low dose propofol, droperidol, metoclopramide, and ondansetron were evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, and prospective design. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 101 ASA I-II patients (34 females, 67 males; age range 16 to 53 years) undergoing middle ear surgery for chronic otitis media or its sequelae were randomly assigned to receive prophylactic antiemetic therapy with propofol (n=21, 0.5 mg/kg), droperidol (n=19, 20 mg/kg), metoclopramide (n=23, 0.2 mg/kg), ondansetron (n=21, 4 mg), and placebo (n=20, 0.9% NaCl). All drugs were administered intravenously five minutes before extubation. RESULTS In the early postoperative period (0 to 3 hours), the percentages of patients free from nausea and vomiting were 100% with droperidol, 71.4% with ondansetron and propofol, 52.1% with metoclopramide, and 35% with placebo. Ondansetron (90.4%) was found the most effective to prevent and control nausea and vomiting during the postoperative 3 to 24 hours, followed by droperidol (84.2%), propofol (57.1%), metoclopramide (47.8%), and placebo (40%). Compared with controls, the number of patients without nausea and vomiting was significantly greater in each treatment group but metoclopramide (p<0.05). No significant differences were detected with respect to adverse effects. CONCLUSION Droperidol and ondansetron seem to exert the highest efficacy to prevent nausea and vomiting during the postoperative 0 to 3 hours and 3 to 24 hours, respectively.
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- Turgut Karlidağ
- Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Firat University, Elaziğ - Turkey.
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