Papers by Banu Atalay Erdogan
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, Aug 17, 2012
International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, 2012
Objective: In otology, a wide variety of devices are used that have significant noise output, bot... more Objective: In otology, a wide variety of devices are used that have significant noise output, both operated ear and the patient. We aimed to determine hearing damages due to drill-generated acoustic trauma in ear surgery. We want to find how degree drill-generated acoustic trauma is responsible from sensorineural hearing loss in ear surgery. We designed a retrospective study about 100 patients who underwent radical or modiphied radical mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. The audiometric testing was done both pre and postoperatively to detect any significant hearing loss in the immediate postoperative period. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon sign and Mann-Whitney U tests. This study proposes that hearing loss is caused by drill noise conducted to the operated ear by vibrations of temporal bone. Results: A sensorineural hearing loss soon after mastoid surgery is seen due to the noise generated by the drill. Mean pure-tone thresholds obtained was significantly more in mastoidectomy applied patients when compared to tympanoplasty . Mean bone conduction (BC) hearing levels impaired 6,6 dB in 1 kHz ,5.5 dB in 0.5 kHz , 5 dB in 4.kHz and 3.1 dB in 2 kHz in mastoidectomy groups but improved 5.5 dB in 0.5 kHz, 2.2 dB in 1 kHz , 2.7 dB in 2 kHz in tympanoplasty groups. Statistically significant differences were observed at the 0.5-1 and 4 kHz frequencies pre and postoperative in the hearing thresholds of BC changing in mastoidectomy group, however, the averages of ranks of all pre and postoperative measurement of hearing levels show differences between mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty groups was significant in statistically at independent groups (p < 0.05). We conclude that drill-generated noise during mastoid surgery has been incriminated as a cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Drilling during mastoid surgery may result in temporary or permanent noise-induced hearing loss. Possible noise disturbance to the inner ear can only be avoided by minimizing the duration of harmful noise exposure and carefull using burr to near the cochlear structures.
Korean Journal of Urology, 2014
Bladder cancer is the most prevalent malignancy of the urinary tract. About 90% of bladder cancer... more Bladder cancer is the most prevalent malignancy of the urinary tract. About 90% of bladder cancers are urothelial carcinomas. Seventy percent of cases newly diagnosed are superficial diseases; roughly 30% of newly diagnosed cases are muscle-invasive metastatic diseases. Bladder urothelial carcinoma primarily metastasizes into regional lymph nodes and then into liver, lung, mediastinum, bone, and adrenal gland. In our case, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer metastasized into the bone, mediastinum, iliac lymph node, and adrenal and thyroid glands. This is the first reported case in the current literature in which urothelial carcinoma metastasized into the thyroid gland.
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2012
A giant mucocele secondary to obstruction of the maxillary sinus ostium with an ectopic tooth. Mu... more A giant mucocele secondary to obstruction of the maxillary sinus ostium with an ectopic tooth. Mucocele secondary to ectopic maxillary tooth is very rare. We present a case of giant mucocele which is caused by obstruction of the maxillary sinus ostium with an ectopic tooth. The patient presented with headache and facial asymmetry. CT of the paranasal sinuses revealed an ectopic maxillary tooth, obstructing the maxillary sinus ostium and a mucocele of the maxillary sinus that erodes bony walls. The ectopic tooth was removed with Caldwel-Luc approach and the mucocele was marsupialized to the middle meatus with endoscopic sinus surgery. Ectopic maxillary tooth should be kept in mind as rare cause of paranasal sinus mucoceles.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2018
Mucocele is benign, slow-growing, mucous-filled cystic lesions that arise in the paranasal sinuse... more Mucocele is benign, slow-growing, mucous-filled cystic lesions that arise in the paranasal sinuses. It causes progressive distension of the bony walls and induces compressive symptoms. Surgical treatment of paranasal sinus mucoceles includes endoscopic approach or external approach. The authors report a patient of frontal mucocele who presented with a history of progressive unilateral protrusion. Computed tomography scan revealed a large mucocele of the frontal sinus with orbital extension on the same side. He was successfully treated with endoscopic marsupialization without any serious complications.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2017
Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumor of the bones which are cartilage-capped exophyti... more Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumor of the bones which are cartilage-capped exophytic lesions that arises from the bone cortex. They usually seen in the axial skeleton, especially around the metaphysis of long bone but seldom in the head and neck region. The majority of patients in the head and neck region affect the mandibular area. To our knowledge, this is the first reported patient with an osteochondroma of the temporal bone in the English literature. A patient with temporal bone osteochondroma and its surgical treatment are here described.
Prague Medical Report, 2017
The aim of this study is to compare objectively advantages and disadvantages of cold technique to... more The aim of this study is to compare objectively advantages and disadvantages of cold technique tonsillectomy and thermal welding tonsillectomy at the same case. A total of 100 patients, 53 patients younger than 12 years of age and 47 patients elder than 12 years of age, were included in this study. Tonsillectomy was performed by using cold technique on the right side of the palatine tonsils and thermal welding on the left side. Right and left sides were compared regarding perioperative bleeding, surgical dissection time, postoperative pain scale at the 1st and 7th day and postoperative bleeding parameters. Perioperative bleeding was found to be higher in cold technique side in patients younger than 12 years of age (p<0.001). Postoperative pain score on the day 1 was significantly higher in cold technique side, whereas it was found to be higher in thermal welding side at postoperative day 7 (p<0.001). Perioperative bleeding was found to be significantly higher in cold technique...
Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 2016
Background:Recurrent acute tonsillitis is one of the most frequent otorhinolaryngology clinic ref... more Background:Recurrent acute tonsillitis is one of the most frequent otorhinolaryngology clinic referrals, yet its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Antimicrobial cationic peptides are components of the innate system. They are generally small, highly positively charged peptides with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity which function as the body’s “natural antibiotics”. Our aim is to investigate the role of antimicrobial cationic peptides in the susceptibility of patients to recurrent acute tonsillitis.Materials and methods:The study is done with 100 children who had a history of recurrent adenotonsillitis as subject group and 100 children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy as control group. Tonsillar and adenoid tissues are dissected into parts as deep and surface epithelium and investigated semiquantitatively with immunohistochemistry. Human beta defensin (hBD) 1–3 and cathelecidin (LL-37) levels are compared with microscopically.Results:Immunohistochemistry revealed a strong ex...
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, Dec 3, 2012
Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants are rare lesions which are encountered at the latera... more Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants are rare lesions which are encountered at the lateral neck. The lesions always present at birth, and are located in the middle or lower third of the lateral neck with a significant prevalence of location anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The overlying skin is similar to the surrounding neck skin and the lesion is painless, lacking any inflammation or discharge. Simpe surgical excision is all that is required for treatment. We herein report a case of patient with unilateral condrocutaneous remnant.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2015
It is known that obesity causes obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by increasing upper airway resis... more It is known that obesity causes obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by increasing upper airway resistance. Also, obese patients are admitted to the ear, nose, and throat clinic very often because of nasal obstruction complaint. The aim of this study is to identify the change and relation among body mass index (BMI), nasal resistance, reduction in nasal ariflow, nasal anatomy, and patients' subjective complaints. A total of 67 patients admitted to our clinic between August 2013 and January 2014 were included in the study.The study group comprised 33 patients who had a chief complaint-nasal obstruction and the other group consisted of 34 patients who had no complaint and nasal pathology. Both the groups were checked with acoustic rhinometry (AR), active anterior rhinomanometer, nasal obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE), and visual analog study (VAS) questionnaire. There is a significant statistical correlation between the body mass increase and VAS and NOSE score increase (P < 0...
The Journal of International Advanced Otology, 2015
To evaluate the protective effect of betahistine on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) using scann... more To evaluate the protective effect of betahistine on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE). A total of 8 adult albino guinea pigs were used in this study (study group: n=4 and control group: n=4). DPOAE measurements of both groups were performed before the procedure. Two hours before noise exposure, 0.9% NaCl solution was injected perorally to the control group and betahistine was administered through a peroral catheter to the study group. Both groups were then exposed to 105-dB sound pressure level (SPL) 4-kHz frequency-based narrow-band noise for 2 h per day for 5 days. DPOAE measurements were performed again on the 6th day and cochleae were dissected and examined by SEM on the 7 th day. Regarding the results of DPOAE, NIHL was observed in both groups on the 6th day (p<0.05). Loss, flattening, and fusion, which are findings of permanent hearing loss, were determined in the stereocilia of the inner and outer hair cells by SEM. These findings were evaluated as signs of permanent increase in the threshold. When DPOAE measurements and SEM results were evaluated in the study group, no significant difference was observed in NIHL compared with the control group (p>0.05). In our study, it was observed that simultaneous administration of betahistine during noise had no protective effect on permanent increase in the threshold. However, further studies on noise and long-term use of betahistine can be performed.
Kulak burun boğaz ihtisas dergisi : KBB = Journal of ear, nose, and throat
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of desloratadine monotherapy and desloratadine plus ... more This study aims to compare the effectiveness of desloratadine monotherapy and desloratadine plus montelukast combination therapy on quality of life in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis. This study consists of 40 patients (28 females, 12 males, mean age 29.8 years; range 17 to 44 years) referred to ear, nose, and throat outpatient clinic between May 2010 and September 2010. A six-week randomized, double-blind, cross-sectional study was performed in two arms: In group 1, 20 patients received desloratadine (5 mg/d) alone; in group 2, 20 patients received desloratadine (5 mg) plus montelukast (10 mg) combination therapy. Quality of life was assessed on the day before starting treatment and on the last day of each treatment period using the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire and Nighttime Symptom Scores. In group 1, the mean quality of life scores before and after treatment were 3.17 and 2.43, respectively. In group 2, the mean quality of life scores before and af...
Kulak burun boğaz ihtisas dergisi : KBB = Journal of ear, nose, and throat
Fibromyxomas are uncommonly encountered pathologies in the head and neck region. They are slow gr... more Fibromyxomas are uncommonly encountered pathologies in the head and neck region. They are slow growing, which result in expansion of the surrounding bony cortices. In this article, we report an extremely rare case of frontal sinus fibromyxoma which occluded the frontal sinus and expanded anterior ethmoid cells and nasal dorsum. Initially, it was suspected to be a mucocele. Surgical resection with a wide excision was performed and it was diagnosed as fibromyxoma, histopathologically.
Korean Journal of Urology, 2014
Bladder cancer is the most prevalent malignancy of the urinary tract. About 90% of bladder cancer... more Bladder cancer is the most prevalent malignancy of the urinary tract. About 90% of bladder cancers are urothelial carcinomas. Seventy percent of cases newly diagnosed are superficial diseases; roughly 30% of newly diagnosed cases are muscle-invasive metastatic diseases. Bladder urothelial carcinoma primarily metastasizes into regional lymph nodes and then into liver, lung, mediastinum, bone, and adrenal gland. In our case, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer metastasized into the bone, mediastinum, iliac lymph node, and adrenal and thyroid glands. This is the first reported case in the current literature in which urothelial carcinoma metastasized into the thyroid gland.
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2014
In the present study, we evaluated the diameter of internal acoustic canal in patients with Bells... more In the present study, we evaluated the diameter of internal acoustic canal in patients with Bells palsy to investigate the role of anatomical differences of the temporal bone in etiology of Bell's palsy. Sixty-four patients who were diagnosed as Bells Palsy and temporal bone computed tomography imagings of them were included into the study group (Group 1). The control group (Group 2) was consisted of 35 healthy subjects without Bell's Palsy. All patients had temporal bone computed tomography imaging. The internal auditory canal inlet, mid-canal, outlet and canal lengths were measured at the most distinctive cross-section of the seventh and eighth cranial nerves bifurcation. In the study group, Bells palsy was on the right side in 26 patients (40.6 %) and on the left side in 38 patients (59.4 %). Initial House-Brackmann (HB) score was HB-2 in 29 patients (45.3 %), HB-3 in 18 patients (28.1 %), HB-4 in 13 patients (20.3 %) and HB-5 in 4 patients (6.2 %). At 6-month evaluation, HB-score of the patients were HB-1 in 37 patients (57.8 %), HB-2 in 25 patients (39.1 %) and HB-3 in 2 patients (3.1 %). Internal auditory canal (IAC) measurements of the groups showed that there were no significant differences between the measurements of right-mid canal, right canal length; and left canal outlet and left canal length of the study and control groups. Right inlet and outlet; and left inlet and mid-canal values of the study group (Bell's palsy) were significantly lower than those of the control group. In Bell's palsy group, left inlet, outlet and canal length values were significantly higher than those of the right ones. Correlation analysis showed that there were no significant correlation between paralysis side; initial HB stage; and IAC measurement results. In patients with higher initial HB score, their 6-month later HB-score was also higher. In patients with higher 6-month HB score; R canal inlet, R mid-canal, L-canal inlet, and L-mid canal values were lower. Lower IAC inlet and mid-canal values were detected in patients with Bell's palsy. Therefore narrow IAC inlet and mid-canal values may be one of the risk factors for Bell's palsy.
International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, 2012
ABSTRACTObjectiveIn otology, a wide variety of devices are used that have significant noise outpu... more ABSTRACTObjectiveIn otology, a wide variety of devices are used that have significant noise output, both operated ear and the patient. We aimed to determine hearing damages due to drill-generated acoustic trauma in ear surgery. We want to find how degree drill-generated acoustic trauma is responsible from sensorineural hearing loss in ear surgery.Materials and methodsWe designed a retrospective study about 100 patients who underwent radical or modiphied radical mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. The audiometric testing was done both pre and postoperatively to detect any significant hearing loss in the immediate postoperative period. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon sign and Mann-Whitney U tests. This study proposes that hearing loss is caused by drill noise conducted to the operated ear by vibrations of temporal bone.ResultsA sensorineural hearing loss soon after mastoid surgery is seen due to the noise generated by the drill. Mean pure-tone thresholds obtained was significan...
Istanbul Medical Journal, 2013
Lenfomalar tüm malignitelerin %3-5' ini oluştururken non-Hodgkin lenfomalar (NHL) lenfoma vakalar... more Lenfomalar tüm malignitelerin %3-5' ini oluştururken non-Hodgkin lenfomalar (NHL) lenfoma vakalarının %60'ını oluşturur. Primer NHL nazal kavite ve paranazal sinüslerde nadiren görülür. İmmünohistokimyasal özelliklerine göre NHL'lerin 3 alt tipi vardır: B hücreli lenfoma, T hücreli lenfoma ve natural killer (NK)/T hücreli lenfoma. Yetmiş yedi yaşında kadın hasta kliniğimize bir aydır olan burun tıkanıklığı ve sol nazal kaviteden kanama ile başvurdu. Punch biyopsi sonucu lenfoplazmositik diffüz malign infiltrasyon olarak rapor edildi. Immunohistokimyasal incelemede B lenfositler ile ilişkili marker olan CD20 güçlü pozitif olarak bulundu ve nazal septal B hücreli lenfoma tanısı kondu.
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2012
The oral cavity schwannoma is clinically indistinguishable from other encapsulated lesions; conse... more The oral cavity schwannoma is clinically indistinguishable from other encapsulated lesions; consequently, the definitive diagnosis requires a histologic examination. The treatment of choice is a conservative but complete surgical excision. The choice of the approach depends on the dimension of the tumor. 18 The accurate diagnosis of plexiform schwannoma is of crucial importance, lest it should be misinterpreted as plexiform neurofibromaVa tumor strongly associated with NF and liable for malignant transformation. Moreover, the appreciation of its cellular, sometimes worrisome, features contrasts with its being benign. However, it must be appreciated that its plexiform pattern may predispose for local recurrence unless it is completely excised.
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2013
Dieffenbachia is a common domestic plant. Oral contact with the plant generally causes slight eff... more Dieffenbachia is a common domestic plant. Oral contact with the plant generally causes slight effects, but when chewed it may result in painful oropharyngeal edema. Even though the mechanism through which this plant causes toxicity is not known, calcium oxalate crystals (rhaphides) and protease in the idioblast of the plant are considered to be the causes. Our aim was to show the lethal effects of a common domestic plant named Dieffenbachia.A 70-year-old male patient applied to our clinic with aphasia, dysphagia, sialorrhea, wounds on the lips and tongue, and swelling on the face. There was edema on his tongue, soft palate, uvula, anterior pharyngeal plica, epiglottis and aryepiglottic fold, and ulceration on the right side of his tongue, the right cheek mucosa, right-lower gingival, soft palate, tongue base, epiglottis anterior surface, and free edge.Dieffenbachia toxicity presents both minimal and serious problems, which can be life threatening, as in our case. Toxic cases resulting in serious clinical pictures due to Dieffenbachia are rare.
International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, 2012
ABSTRACTExtraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (ESS) is rarely found in the head and neck region. This... more ABSTRACTExtraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (ESS) is rarely found in the head and neck region. This tumor is a rare soft tissue tumor morphologically similar to the Ewing's sarcoma orginating from bone. We report a case of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the posterior neck region in a 24-year-old woman. Magnetic resonance imaging examination showed a large soft tissue mass in the left paraspinal region. The final diagnosis was extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma after excision of the mass. The patient showed good response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.How to cite this articleErdogan BA, Sekercan O, Bora F, Altin G, Paksoy M, Koca SB. A Rare Neck Mass: Extraskeletal Ewing's Sarcoma. Int J Head and Neck Surg 2012;3(3):165-167.
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