Objectives: To present an unusual case of recurrent ossifying fibroma complicated with osteomyelitis and frontal sinus piocele. Case report: A 50-year-old patient with a previous diagnosis of ossifying fibroma who underwent a surgical procedure for tumor excision in the face 23 years ago. He evolved, about 1 year ago, with the appearance of facial fistulous orifices, with drainage of purulent discharge. The pat...
Objectives: To analyze the impact on the quality of life of patients with prominent ears that underwent otoplasty. Methods: 27 patients over 15 years old were included. During the preoperative evaluation a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was applied in order to measure satisfaction with physical appearance. After two months postoperative VAS and Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) were used to evaluate patients’ qualit...
Purpose: To investigate the participation of cysteinyl leukotrienes in the pathophysiology of oral mucositis. Methods: Oral mucositis was induced in hamsters using 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; 60 and 40 mg/kg; i.p., on days 1 and 2, respectively, and with excoriations in jugal mucosa on day 4). Montelukast (10, 20, or 40 mg/kg/d; gavage), MK886 (3 mg/kg/d, i.p.), or saline or celecoxib (7.5 mg/kg/d; i.p.) was administ...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in the quality of life of children under treatment by the “Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS”, and the outcomes of the treatment with adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy in these children’s quality of life. Methods: A non-controlled intervening study was made, of the kind ‘before and after’, with an assessment component (evaluation of the quality ...
Corpos estranhos (CE) são motivos freqüentes de consultas em Otorrinolaringologia. Os sítios mais comumente acometidos são cavidade nasal, orelhas e faringe. Nestes locais os corpos estranhos apresentam sintomas característicos e a remoção destes não representa grande dificuldade para o especialista. A forma de inoculação pode ser voluntária ou acidental1,2. A ocorrência de corpos estranhos em seios paranasais ...