Submucosal bipolar radiofrequency therapy for treatment of turbinate hypertrophy

Disturbance of nasal airflow occurs in about 30% of human population. Turbinate hypertrophy is frequently the base of many nasal obturative diseases. The aim of this study was to determine short- term and long term effec...

Submucosal arytenoidectomy with laterofixation in the treatment of bilateral vocal fold paralysis following lung cancer

Introduction: Submucosal arytenoidectomy is one of many surgical techniques used in the treatment of the median bilateral vocal fold paralysis. The technique evolved from the large extralaryngeal operation to the endosco...

Tumors of the parotid gland – management and results of surgical treatment

Introduction. Tumors of the salivary glands are uncommon and represent 2–4% of head and neck neoplasms. Most tumors originate in the parotid gland, from which 10 to 15% are found to be malignant. Different methods of sur...

Mięsaki tkanek miękkich (nowotwory złośliwe pochodzenia mezenchymalnego) regionu głowy i szyi u dorosłych: histokliniczna analiza trzydziestoletniego materiału operacyjnego Katedry i Kliniki Laryngologii SUM w Katowicach

A new approach to studying the nasal and oral breathing routes

Introduction: Nasal obstruction is often reported by patients. It is a consequence of a subjective feeling of impaired airflow through the nasal cavity. Currently, objective measures of nasal patency rates are very limit...