Sinonasal Burkitt lymphoma presenting as a nasal polyposis in a pregnant womanOzgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
J Craniofac Surg 20:1059-60. 2009
..She has kept free of disease for 9 months since the completion of treatment. When a physician is confronted with unusual localization among the polypoid tissue described here, a complete differential diagnosis must be done...
Hearing loss unusually caused by tubercular retropharyngeal abscessOzgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
J Craniofac Surg 20:955-7. 2009
..Therefore, we had to do myringoplasty 3 months later. Antitubercular drugs were given for a period of 9 months. There has been no previous report of a retropharyngeal tuberculous abscess with conductive hearing loss...
- Stereological evaluation of laryngeal cancers using computed tomography via the Cavalieri method: correlation between tumor volume and number of neck lymph node metastases
Ozgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
J Craniofac Surg 20:1504-7. 2009
..Correct, unbiased, reliable volume measurements for staging and therapeutic decision making of laryngeal cancers via the Cavalieri method may be possible...
- Treatment of primary snoring using modified radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty
Ozgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 266:1807-14. 2009
..05). Thus, MRAUP seems to be a promising technique for surgery as a treatment for snoring...
- The effects of silica exposure on upper airways and eyes in denim sandblasters
Ozgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey
Rhinology 46:328-33. 2008
..In such cases lungs are severely affected due to heavy exposure to silica without serious protection. We aimed to investigate whether silica had an effect on the upper airways and eyes...
- The effects of methylprednisolone and cefazolin sodium on antioxidant status in experimentally induced maxillary sinusitis
Ozgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Acta Otolaryngol 129:1101-5. 2009
..Sinusitis is accompanied by deteriorated antioxidant status, which can be alleviated with administration of cefazolin sodium or methylprednisolone. Steroids improve sinusitis when combined with antibiotics...
- Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the submandibular gland
Ozgur Yoruk
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Auris Nasus Larynx 35:157-9. 2008
..Submandibular gland was excised. The pathological result was interpretated as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the submandibular gland. The patient was seen regularly for recurrence...
- Evaluation by (99m)Tc-pertechnetate scintigraphy of the effect of levocetirizine on salivary glands function, in allergic rhinitis patients
Bedri Seven
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ataturk University, Medical School, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Hell J Nucl Med 12:119-22. 2009
..Levocetirizine treatment showed no side effects on salivary glands function...
- Treatment of sinusitis with corticosteroids in combination with antibiotics in experimentally induced rhinosinusitis
Yavuz Sutbeyaz
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 117:389-94. 2008
..The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of corticosteroids, antibiotics, and their combination in the therapy of experimental bacterial rhinosinusitis...
- Subhypnotic propofol infusion plus dexamethasone is more effective than dexamethasone alone for the prevention of vomiting in children after tonsillectomy
Ali Fuat Erdem
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Paediatr Anaesth 18:878-83. 2008
..Dexamethasone is known to decrease postsurgical vomiting. In this study, we compared the effects of dexamethasone alone to dexamethasone plus propofol on postoperative vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy...
- Primary hyperparathyroidism presenting as a palatal and mandibular brown tumor
Yavuz Sutbeyaz
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, AtaturkUniversity, Erzurum, Turkey
J Craniofac Surg 20:2101-4. 2009
..The diagnosis was suggested by the clinical history and confirmed by biochemical, radiologic, and histopathologic evidence. Excision of a parathyroid adenoma normalization of the metabolic status was then realized...
- Otalgia due to the pleomorphic adenoma of uvula
Vural Fidan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Numune Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
J Craniofac Surg 20:571-3. 2009
..After the excision of the mass, the new uvula was reconstructed through modified radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty technique. After the treatment, the patient has remained disease-free for 1 year...
- Vitamin E and L-carnitine, separately or in combination, in the prevention of radiation-induced oral mucositis and myelosuppression: a controlled study in a rat model
Harun Ucuncu
Department of Otolaryngology, Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
J Radiat Res 47:91-102. 2006
..VE and LC, in combination, plus irradiation did not provide a superior radioprotection against radiation-induced toxicities...
- Rhinolithiasis: the importance of flat panel detector-based cone beam computed tomography in diagnosis and treatment
M Akif Sumbullu
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 107:e65-7. 2009
..This article describes a case of rhinolith involving a 21-year-old female. The flat panel detector-based cone beam computed tomography (FPD-CBCT) findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment in a case of rhinolith are presented...
- Glomuvenous malformations in the buccal area
Ozgur Yoruk
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
J Craniofac Surg 21:2001-3. 2010
..We concluded that a solitary form of GVMs as a large mass on the buccal region could occur, and a mass with tenderness and hypersensitivity on palpation could be significant in its differential diagnosis...
- Evaluation of the effect of levocetirizine on nasal mucociliary clearance in allergic rhinitis patients by rhinoscintigraphy
Bedri Seven
Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Nucl Med Commun 28:85-7. 2007
..The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of levocetirizine on nasal mucociliary clearance in allergic rhinitis patients using rhinoscintigraphy...
