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Parotid tumors are frequently encountered by otolaryngologists, and the vast majority of these are of the pleomorphic variety. Myoepitheliomas represent a small subset of parotid tumors. Due to their lack of s...
The university teaching faculty members are one of the occupational fields in education that are more exposed to voice disorders. The current study aimed to examine the association among vocal symptoms reporte...
Epistaxis is defined as bleeding that originates from the nasal cavity. Considered as one of the most common ENT emergencies, epistaxis is estimated to account for 0.5% of all emergency department visits and u...
Studies have shown that complete concentric circular collapse (CCC) at the velum is a frequent finding in drug-induced sleep endoscopy, implying a worse prognosis for surgical outcomes in the treatment of obst...
The CT details of the dimensions of the posterior ethmoid sinus are not fully covered in the literature, so building up for a base for the CT measurements and description of that area is important. Preoperativ...
Elective neck dissection with salvage laryngectomy was associated with decreased quality of life, increased operative time, and increased incidence of complications; some surgeons prefer wait-and-see observati...
When children are diagnosed with loss of hearing, different aspects will influence the parents’ decision-making process of cochlear implantation. Little information is available for coping experience and chall...
The present study aimed to translate the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) questionnaire into Hindi. The translated questionnaire was administered to 80 Hindi-speaking individuals with heari...
To evaluate the feasibility of systematic observer training in drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) interpretation.
We analyzed prognostic factors of hypopharyngeal carcinoma and developed a nomogram to predict survival rates in non-metastatic (M0) patients.
Most of the surgeons tend to avoid exposing and identification the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) during thyroidectomy. In this study, our aim is to assess sequential steps to ligate s...
Otalgia is a frequent reason for medical consultation. In Africa, few studies have been devoted to the epidemiology and aetiology of otalgia. To our knowledge, no study has been carried out in Chad.
Lichen planus is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory condition of unknown origin that affects the skin and the mucosa. Lichen planus in the larynx is not common, and there are few cases reported in literat...
Deep neck space infections are a serious but treatable group of infections affecting the fascial planes of the neck. The objective of this study is to determine various etiological causes, common sites, bacter...
Middle ear tumors are a rare group of neoplasia due to their location. In this study, we analyzed our archives of the Department of Pathology for the middle ear tumor cases diagnosed between 2010 and 2019.
Choanal atresia (CA), defined as the anatomical closure of the choanae in the nasal cavity, is relatively uncommon disease entity with an estimated incidence of 1:5000–7000 births. Post-operative restenosis re...
No previous study investigated the relationship between different stages and duration of nasal polyposis (NP) and Eustachian tube (ET) functions. Thus, the aim of the current study was to assess the relationsh...
The virus called SARS-CoV-2, which is known as the first epidemic of the twenty-first century, is known to affect the central and peripheral nervous system. In the literature, complaints of sudden hearing loss...
Epidermoid cyst is a developmental lesion with 1.6–6.9% cases found in the head and neck region. Intraoral epidermoid cyst is a rare finding and intratonsillar epidermoid cyst is even rarer, with less than 0.0...
Hearing is fundamental for language acquisition and socioemotional development. Public awareness of ear health and hearing loss is essential for early intervention and treatment, but the level of parents’ awar...
Elderly patients frequently suffer from problems in speech discrimination especially in noisy situation, and they also have several problems from using amplifications devices especially binaural amplification....
Early detection of congenital hearing loss (HL) and appropriate intervention is essential to minimize its dramatic impact. Target-based newborn hearing screening (TNHS) was initially targeted high-risk registe...
In this hospital-based cohort study, a total number of 52 patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis were studied. The medical histories of all the patients were taken and physical examination was cond...
Study the pathological features, extent of treatment, and epidemiological distribution of laryngeal carcinoma among Egyptian female patients.
The paranasal sinuses (PNSs) are small empty spaces around the nasal cavity at the entrance to the respiratory tract, and they have various functions. The development and anatomy of the PNSs are exposed to man...
Although many studies have investigated the mechanisms of cholesteatoma formation, its pathogenesis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of periostin, fibronectin and tenascin-C, w...
Tracheostomy is widely used for securing the airway; however, complications do occur. One such rare complication is a fracture of the tracheostomy tube which presents as a foreign body of the tracheobronchial ...
Bilingualism is the phenomenon of speaking and understanding two languages. The increased representation of bilingual populations calls for in-depth studies of bilingualism. The aim of this work is to devise a...
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the commonest causes of hearing loss in children. Oral and nasal topical steroids alone or combined with antibiotics lead to its quicker resolution. The aim of this s...
Tracheal stenosis is a complicated surgical problem, which because of endoscopic techniques can be managed by less invasive procedures. In our case series of three patients with intrathoracic tracheal stenosis...
Older people develop gait and balance dysfunction that is associated with the gradual onset of cerebral white matter disease. White matter disease is easily detected by neuroimaging, whereas small vessels are ...
Unilateral otitis media with effusion in adult patient is considered alarming finding needing a detailed examination of the nasopharynx. The lesions in this area ranged from benign to more destructive malignan...
Vocal fold myxoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor with unknown exact etiology. The aim of this report is to review current literature on demographic and clinical features of vocal fold myxomas in order to increase...
Vitamin D deficiency is a suggested cause and risk factor for various ear diseases. This review assessed the role of vitamin D in ear diseases such as otitis media (OM); this study aimed to assess potential re...
Vertigo in paediatric age is not a rare condition. However, a lack of awareness about causes of dizziness in children besides the absence of standard diagnostic workup often leads to unnecessary procedures in ...
COVID-19 is not only a health crisis; it has the potential to create devastating social, as well as economic crises. Health care practitioners are the category with the highest diffusion of the contagion. The ...
Cystic lymphangiomas of the tongue are rare. The treatment consists of complete resection and management is generally interdisciplinary due to vital, functional, and esthetic comorbidities.
Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is showing an increasing incidence in Iran. Radiation is the main treatment of this cancer. Use of new techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is on the rise. Here, ...
Salivary gland tumor frequency in the head and neck region is quite less and mostly benign. However, pathogenesis is associated with oxidative stress in the mitochondria. Hence, we are aiming to identify singl...
Children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) form a major chunk of the population with hearing difficulty. Since the auditory system is close to the vestibular system and shares the common fluid, the abnorm...
Monoclonal plasma cell neoplasms are rare; laryngeal solitary plasmacytoma is very rare.
The prevalence of olfactory/gustatory dysfunctions among hospitalized SARS-CoV-2-infected patients is highly variable between different studies, ranging from 5.6% in the Asian population to 86% in the European...
The most common manifestations of infection with COVID-19 are fever, sore throat, dry cough, headache, and body aches. The available evidence for successful and safe pharmacological therapy against COVID-19 ha...
Corticosteroids are usually prescribed for severe cases with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Despite their importance to decrease patients’ mortality, they can cause serious side effects like fulminant fungal infection...
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign, expansile bony lesion, primarily found in long bones. It is uncommon in facial bones and exceptionally rare in the sphenoethmoid sinus.
The latest international trends in healthcare put more emphasis on patients’ perspectives in reporting success in surgical procedures. A holistic approach in measuring surgical outcomes, defined as global succ...
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon condition in adult nasal cavity and nasopharynx.
Dysphonia is a common compliant in hypothyroid patients. Subjective voice changes could be clearly found in congenital hypothyroid children (CHC); however, the early treated children with thyroid hormone repla...
The prognostic value of perineural invasion (PNI) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains controversial. This study investigated the impact of PNI on prognosis in HNSCC. A total of 49 patients...
Sphenoid sinus is one of the most inaccessible paranasal sinuses. Advent of minimally invasive trans-nasal trans-sphenoidal approach over the past few years has provided an additional armament in the hands of ...
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology is the official journal of The Egyptian Society of Otolaryngology
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