Journal Reviews

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Infection and other factors influencing post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage

8 January 2024 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Peritonsillar Abscess, Postoperative Complication, Postoperative Haemorrhage, Surgical Wound Infection, Tonsillectomy, Tonsillitis

In this detailed narrative review article, the authors have addressed several factors which could be related to postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy. As regards to microbiology, the significance of micro-organisms present both on surface and within the tonsils is emphasised and...

Should all patients with BPPV have an MRI?

1 July 2018 | | Aetiology, Algorithm, BPPV, Demographic, Dix-Hallpike, Epley manoeuvre, European, Incidental finding, Infection, MRI, Scan, Semicircular canal, Surgery, Trauma, Tumour, Vertigo

This paper describes an interesting series of 500 patients over a 10-year period with posterior canal BPPV, who had been investigated with MRI. The female to male ratio was 1.6:1 with a mean age of 56. There was a right...

Use of topical steroids and antibiotics, compared to systemic antibiotics in the treatment of acute rhinusinusitis

1 January 2017 | | Absorption, Administration, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacterial Infections, Intranasal, Physiological, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Steroids

Acute rhinusinusitis is mainly initiated by viral infections. Bacterial infection is usually superadded. The inflammatory cascade upregulates the pro-inflammatory mediators resulting in pain, nasal obstruction and nasal discharge. Local application of steroids and antibiotics could provide a higher concentration of...

Influence of Helicobacter pylori infection in otitis media with effusion

1 May 2016 | | Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacterial Infections, Campylobacter Pylori, Oral Drug Administration, Otitis Media

Otitis media with effusion (OME) affects 20% of children and 10% have a recurrent problem. The incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children ranges from 15 to 46%. This study investigates how the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection affects treatment...