Nassif, Samih J Ruiz, Devin Callahan, Alison Rebeiz, Elie E
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Lacrimal drainage system disorders leading to epiphora are a common ophthalmologic complaint. When such a patient is identified, the ophthalmologist frequently collaborates with the otolaryngologist to perform a dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). In rare cases, sinonasal sarcoidosis may lead to nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLD) and dacryocystitis. A 48...
Han, Honglei Lyu, Qiuping Zhao, Jianhui
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To evaluate the characteristics of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in patients with different hypertrophic laryngeal diseases and to explore the relationship between LPR and these diseases. A retrospective analysis was performed. The clinical data of 154 patients were collected. According to their diagnoses, patients were divided into 3 groups. Grou...
Keidar, Eytan Bowers, Ian Sargent, Eric
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We report a case of primary temporal bone diffuse B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a rare entity. A 71-year-old male with a history of dementia and hemicraniectomy presented due to 1 month of a pronounced left ulcerative mastoid lesion. Strikingly, there were no cranial nerve deficits which was unexpected due to the degree of the lesion. Initi...
Villela, Vidal A Morales-León, Juan F Cavigli, Amy Palacios, Enrique
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Alnouri, Ghiath Cha, Nicholas Sataloff, Robert T
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A 45-year-old female who had undergone Nissen fundoplication for long-standing laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) developed episodes of coughing and throat clearing. Strobovideolaryngoscopy demonstrated evidence of LPR with a reflux finding score of 11. A cough workup including a chest X-ray and pulmonology consultation was negative. Consultation with ...
Min, Hyun Jin Kim, Kyung Soo
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Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is a nonneoplastic complication of acute frontal sinusitis characterized by subperiosteal abscess (SPOA) formation and osteomyelitis. Although various clinical conditions are associated with frontal SPOA, cases associated with odontogenic sinusitis are rare. We report a recurrent case of frontal SPOA who had a previous hist...
Huang, Tien-Ru Chen, Hsin-Chien
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İşlek, Akif Balcı, Mustafa Koray
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To analyze factors regarding patient characteristics, sampling techniques, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) specific manifestations that may cause false-negative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A cross-sectional study was conducted. For the diagnosis of COVID-19, patients with RT-PCR test positive in the first nasop...
Bowers, Ian D Imlay, Sherwin P Schroeder, Nicholas Bahu, Samer J
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Huang, Zhenxiao Zhou, Bing Wang, Dehui Zang, Hongrui Zhang, Huankang Wang, Huan Wang, Shenqing Cheng, Lei Li, Jinrang Wu, Wenying
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The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of bioabsorbable steroid-eluting sinus stents versus absorbable Nasopore packs after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). One hundred eighty-one patients with CRS who underwent ESS were randomly assigned to receive a steroid-eluting sinus stent in one eth...