Abstract Purpose The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the effect of autologous transplantation of fascia into the vocal fold (ATFV) with controlled release of basic fibroblast growth…
Abstract Objective To assess the effect of preoperative subclinical hypothyroidism on prognosis and on the tumour’s clinicopathological features at initial diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Materials and methods 328…
Abstract Purpose The aim of this cross-sectional trial was to identify the bacterial flora and to quantify the level of bacterial presence in healthy adult frontal sinus cavities. Materials and…
Abstract Objective To evaluate the outcome of combined surgical treatment of oroantral communications associated with chronic maxillary sinusitis. Patients and methods 8 consecutive patients affected by complicated oroantral fistula were…
Abstract Purpose To assess the efficacy of postoperative radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of cutaneous melanoma. Materials Between August 1981 and December 2009, 82 patients were treated with surgery and…
Abstract Objectives To investigate the effects of transseptal suturing against two different types of nasal packs with respect to pain, operative time and postoperative complications following nasal septal surgery. Patients…
Abstract Objective The aim of the present study was to verify the efficacy and the safety of intratympanic dexamethasone to treat sudden sensorineural hearing loss as salvage therapy. Materials and…
Abstract Purpose The purposes of the current study were to assess the feasibility of post-auricular microinjection of lentiviruses carrying enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) into the scala media through cochleostomies…
Abstract Background Poorly differentiated carcinoma is a rare epithelial tumor that falls between well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in terms of morphologic appearance and biologic behavior. An insular…
Abstract Background From November 2008 to October 2010, 565 military personnel sustained blast injury in Southernmost Thailand and 99 personnel, affected by multiple injuries, were transferred to Phramongkutklao Hospital. No…
