Adenoid hypertrophy treatment is must to alleviate chronic nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, rhinosinusitis and eustachian tube dysfunction. For proper management of this clinical entity a thorough clinical examination along with radiological and endoscopic evaluation is mandatory. Although, few children having adenoid hypertrophy respond to medical treatment, surgery remains the mainstay. An adenoidectomy can be performed by variety of techniques. Conventional adenoidectomy is by the curettage method, still practiced in many institutions, though, a recent technique of endoscopic assisted adenoidectomy by microdebrider is also getting popularized. Both the techniques have their own merits and demerits. However, which of the two surgical techniques is better, is still a matter of preference and experience of the surgeon with the technique. In the present study we will compare the conventional curettage adenoidectomy with endoscopically assisted adenoidectomy done with microdebrider in 40 pediatric patients of adenoid hypertrophy.
Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is a rare benign pediatric hamartoma that can simulate malignancy. It is apt to be misdiagnosed because of the overlapping histologic features shared with a number of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors. Here we report a case of this clinical entity in a child of 2.5 years of age. NCMH is histologically characterized by a mixture of various mesenchymal elements, including spindle cells, collagen fibers and irregular islands of osseous and chondroid tissue. The tissue was immunosensitive to SMA and calponin. This tumor has a benign biological behavior, and complete resection is the treatment of choice. Awareness of this clinical entity is essential for correct diagnosis and to avoid potentially harmful therapies.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity, the lateral border being the commonest site. The treatment strategies mandate surgery followed by appropriate reconstruction as the first line of management. There are many suitable methods of reconstruction of tongue defects after surgery, but the principle of an ideal reconstruction method should provide not only satisfactory structural cosmesis, but also good restoration of function. We present our experience with the skin lined free flaps reconstruction for defects of the tongue and floor of mouth, and present analyses of the functional outcomes of reconstruction. This prospective longitudinal study included 93 patients and was conducted in a tertiary care center in Punjab. All patients underwent free flap reconstruction after tumor removal. The functional outcome of the tongue following reconstruction was evaluated 9 months after the completion of treatment. Functions were assessed and matched with sexes and age-matched normal individuals. The data obtained were analyzed by the student 't' test and the p values \ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The duration of swallowing in patients with FRF flap and ALT flap when compared to the normative was significant (\ 0.05). There were changes in configuration and volume of the oral cavity after surgery which generates resonant and articulatory alterations, thus the intelligibility of the patient's speech is lowered. There is also a restriction in the tongue movements and reduction in the sensations of the reconstructed part of the tongue. Both the free ALT flap and the FRF flap can provide acceptable functional restoration of the tongue after radical tumor resection.
Aim: The present study was done to evaluate the role of oral clonidine and atenolol in providing optimal surgical field in nasal surgeries under general anaesthesia.Material and methods: 60 patients of ASA grade I & II posted for elective nasal surgeries were randomly divided into two groups of 30 each. Patients received 50 mg oral atenolol in group A and 100 ug oral clonidine in group B two hours prior to surgery. Induction and maintainence of anaesthesia was performed by the same standard protocol. Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were recorded during the intra-operative and post-operative period. The surgeon, blinded to group allocation, evaluated the quality of surgical field using a predefined Average Category Scale (ACS). The amount of total blood loss was also recorded. Results:The heart rate and blood pressure were within normal range from induction to the end of the surgery in the both groups. However the difference in blood loss between groups was highly significant being less in group B (117.77 ± 7.59 ml) as compared to group A (155.73 ± 14.90 ml). This resulted in a better surgical field in group B compared to group A. Conclusion:We conclude that oral clonidine is better than atenolol in providing optimal surgical field in nasal surgeries under general anaesthesia.
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