Bilateral deep neck space infection in the paediatric age group: a case report and review of the literatureM Songu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Izmir Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital, Turkey
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 31:190-3. 2011
..Herewith, a rare case of bilateral neck abscess is reported in a 16-month-old female and the clinical presentation and management are discussed with a review of the literature...
- Effect of CPAP therapy on catathrenia and OSA: a case report and review of the literature
Murat Songu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Sleep Breath 12:401-5. 2008
..The origins of catathrenia remain inexplicable, the long-term prognosis unexplained. Moreover, empirical treatment with neither pharmacological nor non-pharmacological approaches was satisfactory...
- Otologic surgery in HIV-infected patients
M Songu
Izmir Dr Behcet Uz Training and Research Children s Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Izmir, Turkey
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 129:61-3. 2008
..We, like many others, believe that otolaryngologists should apply strict surgical criteria to HIV-infected patients for otologic procedures and should not withhold rational therapy because of the patient's HIV status...
- Sneeze reflex: facts and fiction
Murat Songu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr Behçet Uz Children s Hospital and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Ther Adv Respir Dis 3:131-41. 2009
..In this first comprehensive review of the sneeze reflex in the English literature, we aim to review the pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment and complications of sneezing...
- Otoplasty in children younger than 5 years of age
Murat Songu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 74:292-6. 2010
..The aim of our study is to summarize the rationale of performing otoplasty procedure in children under the age of 5, to discuss the advantages and disadvantages, and to review the patient (parent) satisfaction...
- Endoscopic-assisted versus curettage adenoidectomy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind study with objective outcome measures
Murat Songu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Laryngoscope 120:1895-9. 2010
..To establish whether there is both objectively and subjectively improved recovery in children receiving endoscopic-assisted adenoidectomy, compared with children receiving curettage adenoidectomy...
- Functional results of temporalis fascia versus cartilage tympanoplasty in patients with bilateral chronic otitis media
K Onal
Clinic I, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
J Laryngol Otol 126:22-5. 2012
..To compare the functional results of type I tympanoplasty performed with either temporalis fascia or a perichondrium and cartilage island flap, in patients with bilateral chronic otitis media...
