Scared atrophy of the cervical part of trachea as an effect of prolongated intubation

Tracheal intubation is presently one of the basic medical procedures. It is connected with many different complications. One of them is tracheal stenosis, which occurs in 6–21 percent of patients after intubation of the...

Otolaryngological manifestations of leishmaniosis

Travel to developing countries is associated with possibility to acquire different, also parasitic, diseases which have become a diagnostic and therapeutic problem. The ENT specialist is one of the medical officers who m...

Analiza ekspresji HIF-la i COX-2 w utkaniu guza oraz korelacja ze stopniem inwazyjności zmian nowotworowych u chorych z rakiem krtani — badania wstępne

Węzły chłonne przytchawicze u chorych na raka krtani i gardła dolnego w ocenie radiologicznej i klinicznej

Introduction. Paratracheal lymph nodes receive the lymph from the larynx, hypopharynx, esophagus, thyroid gland and trachea. It is evaluated, that metastases to these nodes occur in about 10–30% of patients with cancer o...

Doświadczenia własne w zastosowaniu wolnych płatów udowych w rekonstrukcji ubytków po rozległych operacjach nowotworów ziłośliwych głowy i szyi

SUMMARY Introduction: Free flaps with vascular anastomosis have been widely used in clinical practice for more than 30 years. They are standard in reconstructive surgery following extensive resections caused by neoplasms...