Abstract Bilateral vocal cord paralysis is a serious illness requiring emergency intervention to resolve the potentially life-threatening respiratory distress. Several surgical procedures were proposed to help improve the airway and…
Abstract Salivary tissue can be present in the head and neck outside the usual locations of the major and minor salivary glands. This can be in the form of accessory…
Abstract Subcutaneous emphysema of the head and neck after otologic surgery is exceedingly rare. The mechanism relates to the intimate relationship of the temporomandibular joint to the external auditory canal….
Abstract A 57-year-old woman with herpes labialis and previously diagnosed with vestibular neuritis experienced recurrences of vertigo and disequilibrium. Initially preceded by oral herpes outbreaks or upper respiratory infections, these…
A 62-year-old woman presented to the general surgery clinic for evaluation of an anterior neck mass. She complained of hoarseness and dysphagia to both solid and liquids. Significantly, at the…
Abstract Neurosarcoidosis is a rare identity and occurs in only 5% to 15% of patients with sarcoidosis. It can manifest in many different ways, and therefore, diagnosis may be complicated….
Abstract Objective Extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas (ENA) arising from the nasal septum or nasal septal angiofibromas are extremely rare; only 13 such cases have been reported in the international literature. Our objective…
Abstract We report the case of an 18-year-old male patient operated on for sphenoid sinus barotrauma after scuba diving. The patient attended our emergency department because of intractable headache but…
Abstract Objective We sought to determine the efficacy of commonly used earplugs using an anatomically correct ear model. Methods The total volume and rate of water that leaked past the…
Abstract As more patients present with the incidental diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism due to biochemical screening, treatment guidelines have been developed for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism. Management of primary hyperparathyroidism…
