Nasopharyngeal tuberculosisM Güven Güvenç
Istanbul University, Cerrahpa_a Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 128:89-91. 2007
..However PCR carries the advantage to detect the DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis before its growth on culture. Even though it is rare, this entity must be considered in the differential diagnosis of the nasopharyngeal masses...
Detection of HHV-8 and HPV in laryngeal carcinomaMelih Guven Guvenc
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turkey
Auris Nasus Larynx 35:357-62. 2008
..In this study we aimed to investigate the presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and human papillomavirus (HPV) in laryngeal carcinoma...
Current management of isolated sphenoiditisM Güven Güvenç
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 266:987-92. 2009
..Currently the most frequently used approach is endoscopic transnasal sphenoidotomy. This technique seems to be effective and less traumatic compared to other approaches...
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson lesion) of the hypopharynx and larynxM Güven Güvenç
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
Ear Nose Throat J 87:700-1. 2008
..The lesion was excised entirely via a lateral pharyngotomy approach. We discuss the clinical and histopathologic features, differential diagnosis, and treatment of this uncommon entity...
Lack of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and predominance of Alloiococcus otitidis in middle ear fluids of children with otitis media with effusionMelih Guven Guvenc
Istanbul Bilim University, Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turkey
Auris Nasus Larynx 37:269-73. 2010
..To investigate the presence of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and other bacterial pathogens in middle ear effusion samples obtained from children with otitis media with effusion (OME)...
Nasal sound analysis: a new method for evaluating nasal obstruction in allergic rhinitisRauf Tahamiler
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
Laryngoscope 116:2050-4. 2006
..The effectiveness of odiosoft-rhino (OR) in the evaluation of nasal obstruction was investigated in a blind comparison at a referral center, institutional practice...
Evaluation of nasal cytology in subjects with chronic rhinitis: a 7-year studySalih Canakcioglu
Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Otolaryngology Department, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Am J Otolaryngol 30:312-7. 2009
..Also a negative nasal smear for eosinophils does not rule out the diagnosis. There is a significant diagnostic problem in patients with NAR. How can we solve this problem?..
Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the larynxTahir Altuğ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 264:445-9. 2007
..In this article, we report a case of ASPS occurring in the larynx, an extremely rare location for this rather unusual tumor. To our knowledge, only three cases of laryngeal ASPS have been previously reported in the English literature...
Radiofrequency treatment for inferior turbinate hypertrophyTarik Sapci
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of İstanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 21:56-60. 2011
..Radiofrequency ablation is an efficient, easily applicable technique, which does not lead to serious complications in the treatment of the nasal obstruction caused by inferior turbinate hypertrophy...