Marina Cavada

• Macquarie University Hospital

Objectives This study aims to compare Chitogel ® with topical corticosteroid versus PureRegen ® gel on wound healing and postoperative outcomes in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Methods A double-blinded randomized controlled trial was performed with patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery who were prospectively recruited...

Background: Endoscopic sinus surgery with a middle meatal antrostomy is a common intervention in the treatment algorithm for maxillary sinus pathologies. However, this procedure has its origins in a time when simple ventilation of the sinus cavity was the primary (and only often) goal of surgery. In some patients, persistent mucociliary dysfunctio...

Objective: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis summarizing the current evidence on the management of intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma. Data sources: Embase (1947-), Medline (1946-), Cochrane library (1947-), Scopus (2010-), and CINAHL (1961-) were searched from 1969 to October 5, 2019 (50 years). Study selection: A search st...

Background Maxillary sinus fungal ball is a common cause of unilateral maxillary sinusitis. Fungal balls or mycetomas are primarily treated with surgery to remove the fungus. However, this assumes the pre-fungal ball sinus cavity was normal and post-surgery, patients may suffer from mucostasis in the sinus cavity with persistent symptoms. It is pro...

Purpose of review: To assess the most recent evidence for macrolide therapy in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Recent findings: Macrolides play a significant role in a select group of patients with CRS. Low-serum and tissue eosinophilia in patients who do not respond to corticosteroid therapy appeared to be an effective predictor of a CRS phenotyp...

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a complex disease that incorporates many different conditions. Currently, primary CRS is considered a disease of broad airway inflammation, however, the previous classification of CRS with and without nasal polyposis fails to adequately classify patients based upon their etiology of illness. Our aim with...

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Table 1. In the second columns of the ‘Radiology’ row, ‘Normal anterolateral sinus mucosa’ should read ‘Normal superolateral sinus mucosa’. A corrected version of Table 1 is included in this Correction.

Background: Nasal irrigation is an important component of medical management in chronic rhinosinusitis. Nasal irrigations facilitate topical medication of therapies and lavage of mucin. In this study we aim to compare the influence of increasing surgical sphenoid openings on the distribution, force, and clearance of nasal irrigations. Methods: A...

Purpose of the Review Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a recognized procedure performed to treat epiphora caused by anatomical or functional obstruction of the nasolacrimal apparatus. The purpose of this review is to discuss our experience with the endoscopic approach to DCR. Recent Findings Nasolacrimal duct dysfunction has many differen...

Introduction: Handle of malleus fracture is a rare condition with <100 cases having been reported. The clinical presentation is conductive hearing loss following a history of trauma, typically, during manipulation of the external auditory canal. The diagnosis of the condition is clinical and radiological. The options for treatment are either a hea...

Background: Nasal septal perforation repair remains a challenge with no standard technique for repair recognized. Objective: To describe the combination of an anterior ethmoidal artery flap with a collagen matrix inlay as a successful technique for nasal septal perforation repair. Methods: A case series of consecutive patients who underwent na...

Nasal septal perforation repair has traditionally been a great challenge. Many surgical techniques are described, however the success rate of closure has often been poor. Experience from the use of pedicled vascularised mucosal flaps in skull base surgery has been used to dramatically change the reliability of septal perforation repair. Prof Richar...

OBJECTIVE: to verify prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding until the age of six months, associated maternal characteristics and reasons for early weaning. METHODS: cross-sectional study performed in a Family Health unit, in the Municipality of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from September to December of 2010, through home interview wi...

A agenesia pulmonar é uma anomalia congênita rara. Relatamos um caso de um menino de 8 anos de idade com agenesia pulmonar à esquerda sem associação com outras malformações. O diagnóstico foi realizado por achados de imagem quando o paciente apresentou sintomas como tosse, sibilância e dispneia sem melhora do quadro clínico após evolução de 30 dias...