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Y Bayazit

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Functional results of Plastipore prostheses for middle ear ossicular chain reconstruction.

OBJECTIVE: Assessment of plastipore prostheses for middle ear ossicular chain reconstruction. Hearing results with total and partial Plastipore ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP and PORP) were evaluated in open- and closed-cavity operations. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of 237 patients who underwent operation for chronic ear disease as well as ossiculoplasty with plastipore prostheses. In order to assess the functional results, only 156 of 237 patients were included in the study. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 46 months. METHODS: Canal wall up and canal wall down operations were performed. Either TORP or PORP ossiculoplasty was performed in each operation. An airbone gap closure to within 20 dB was considered successful. RESULTS: With TORPs, the airbone gap closure to within 20 dB was achieved in 43.1%, and similar results were obtained with PORPs in 63.3%. In canal wall down and canal wall up operations, the success rates were 55.8% and 55.7%, respectively. The best results were obtained with PORPs in canal wall down operations, with a success rate of 82%. The extrusion rate of the prostheses was 4.2%. CONCLUSION: Hearing results of PORPs are better than TORPs. In canal wall up and canal wall down operations similar hearing results are obtained. PORP ossiculoplasty in a canal wall down operation yields the most favorable hearing result.

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Endoscopy of the posterior fossa and dissection of acoustic neuroma.

OBJECT: The authors evaluated the importance of endoscopes in eliminating the disadvantages of the posterior fossa approach, such as the lack of adequate visualization of the lateral aspect of the internal acoustic canal (IAC). METHODS: Between 1989 and 1998, 32 patients underwent removal of acoustic neuroma (AN) via a combined retro-sigmoid-retrolabyrinthine approach. Endoscopes were used at different stages of the operation, and their use was evaluated with regard to elimination of the disadvantages of the posterior fossa approach. All patients in whom AN had been diagnosed underwent surgery in which a standard retrosigmoid-retrolabyrinthine approach was used. Standard sinus endoscopes of 0 degree, 30 degrees, and 70 degrees were introduced into the cerebellopontine angle before debulking the tumor, and the IAC was inspected at the end of the operation. Neurovascular integrity as well as the relationship between the AN and surrounding structures were evaluated. The IAC was inspected for residual tumor, and if any was found, endoscopically guided tumor dissection was performed. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopes have facilitated an understanding of the anatomy between an AN and neighboring neurovascular structures. For surgery in which the posterior fossa approach is used, endoscopes can make operations safer by eliminating the disadvantages of the approach. In addition to allowing inspection of the fundus, it is possible to perform endoscopically guided tumor dissection within the IAC.

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[Middle ear ossicular replacement prostheses: cause of failure].

There are various prostheses used for ossiculoplasty in chronic middle ear disease. Plastipores are one of the most commonly used prostheses. We performed ossiculoplasty with plastipores in 237 ear operations in a five years period. The results of the operations were summarized and causes of prosthesis failure were discussed. In 55 (23.2%) patients, tympanic membrane perforation recurred. Cholesteatoma recurrence was encountered in 16 (6.8%) cases. The extrusion of prosthesis was observed in 10 (4.2%) cases. The underlying ear disease was cleaned in 156 (65.8%) patients. An air-bone gap to within 20 dB was achieved in 87 (55.8%) ou of 156 patients. In 69 (44.2%) the gap closure was more than 20 dB. The experience of the surgeon in otologic surgery, severity of the chronic ear disease, status of the eustachian tube, extention of the ossicular chain disruption, type of surgery and characteristics of the prosthesis are critical for ossiculoplasty.

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[Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the urban area of Sanliurfa (Turkey)].

In the leishmaniasis focus of Sanliurfa, south-east Turquey, phlebotomine sandflies catches in houses and stables seem to confirm the parasitological data with an urban cycle due to Leishmania tropica transmitted by Phlebotomus sergenti. The incidence could be reduce drastically by intradomiciliar and stables insecticide pulverisations.

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Laparoscopy in the management of impalpable testicle.

PURPOSE: In paediatric urology, one of the main applications of laparoscopy is the evaluation and treatment of impalpable testis. Herein we present our initial experience with laparoscopy in patients with impalpable testis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Laparoscopy was performed under general anaesthesia on 13 patients. If the internal spermatic vessels and vas deferens made their way into the internal inguinal ring, the inguinal canal was dissected. Laparoscopic orchiopexy or orchiectomy was performed in cases with intra-abdominal testis. If the internal spermatic vessels found terminated intraperitoneally with a blind-end, the case was considered as a vanishing testis. RESULTS: Thirteen boys, aged from 18 months to 25 years (median 9.8 years) were identified with 21 impalpable testes. 14 of the 21 impalpable testes, the vas and the vessels were through the internal ring, and the inguinal region needed dissection. Orchiopexy was performed on 12 testes and orchiectomy was performed on two atrophic testes. Four of 21 testes were intra-abdominally localized. Laparoscopic orchiopexy was performed in two testes and laparoscopic orchiectomy was performed in two testes. Two boys were diagnosed as vanishing testes; the absence was unilateral on the left side in one case and bilateral in the other. CONCLUSION: Diagnostic laparoscopy is a very helpful, minimally invasive technique in the diagnosis of impalpable testes especially when ultrasonography and/or computed tomography are not informative enough. In addition, orchiectomy and orchiopexy can be done as laparoscopically in the patients with intra-abdominal testes. Therefore, the laparoscopy has an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of impalpable testes.

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HLAs in children with minimal change disease and other types of nephrotic syndrome in the southern part of Turkey.

The aim of this study was to investigate the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) profile of children with nephrotic syndrome in the southern part of Turkey. Seventy-eight children with nephrotic syndrome were studied for the frequency of class I and class II human leukocyte antigens. Forty-seven of them were steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome (minimal change disease-MCD) and 31 were other types of nephrotic syndrome. The results were compared with 133 healthy subjects for HLA groups. HLA B13, Cw5, Cw7, DR4, DR7, DRw10, Drw15(2) and DQ2 in the MCD group and HLA A31, B8, B13, B17, Cw2, Cw6, Cw7, DRw10 and DRw12 in the non-MCD group were found significantly increased when compared to healthy controls. MCD patients with frequent relapses had higher frequencies of both Cw6 and DR1 (p < 0.005) and MCD patients with infrequent relapses had a higher frequency of Cw7 (p < 0.05). In conclusion, HLA groups may help in the early diagnosis of these variants.

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