Journal Information
Issue
Vol. 90. Issue 6.
(November - December 2024)
Editorials
Robotic-assisted cochlear implant surgery
Vagner Antonio Rodrigues Silva, Arthur Menino Castilho
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101530
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Original articles
Allergic diseases and Meniere's disease: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization
Hongru Qin, Meng Huang, Weiming Liang, Guojing Wu, Mengjia Tan, Junli Zhang, Wenyong Chen
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101472
Highlights

  • From a genetic point of view.

  • To provide new ideas for Meniere's treatment.

  • A variety of MR analysis methods are used.

  • A variety of sensitivity analysis methods are used.

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Reducing local tension to repair nasal septal deviation and spur
Qihang Lin, Xi Lin
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101464
Highlights

  • All patients' clinical symptoms improved significantly after surgery.

  • It can reduce the chance of mucosa tear and accelerate postoperative recovery.

  • No complications were found.

  • It’s especially suitable for the septal deviation with spur.

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Application of enhanced recovery after surgery for oral dryness prevention after endoscopic sinus surgery
Yanhong Wei, Fanglian Shu, Ying Dai, Aji Tan, Yanju Wang, Li Zhang, Yan Shu
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101473
Highlights

  • ERAS-based cluster nursing interventions can effectively improve dry mouth.

  • ERAS-based cluster nursing interventions are able to increase comfort.

  • ERAS-based cluster nursing interventions can effectively reduce negative emotions.

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Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese language version of the facial feminization surgery outcomes evaluation the Brazilian Portuguese language version of the FFSOE
Vanessa Silva Soledade, Ludimila Sobreira Sena, Lucas Gomes Patrocínio
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101483
Highlights

  • Practical quality of life assessment tool for transgender women in Brazilian Portuguese.

  • Assessment of quality of life through PROMs in transgender women.

  • Post-operative assessment in facial feminization surg.

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Association between Helicobacter pylori antibodies and otolaryngological diseases
Fang Zhang, Haowei Zhang, Jing Luo, Yixi Xiao, Hai Liu, Jianhui Zhang
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101488
Highlights

  • This study reveals a causal link between H. pylori CagA antibodies and nonsuppurative otitis media.

  • No causal relationship between H. pylori antibodies and 11 other common otolaryngological diseases.

  • Sensitivity analyses confirm the robustness and reliability of the findings.

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Topical larynx lidocaine Spraying reduces cardiovascular stress response caused by suspension laryngoscopic surgery
Liu Huan, Bu Wenhao, Chen Xiangdong, Wu Zhilin
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101481
Highlights

  • Suspension laryngoscopic surgery leads to cardiovascular stress response.

  • Sprayed lidocaine on the surgical area can reduce the stress response.

  • Adrenaline and norepinephrine were less elevated in lidocaine spraying group.

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Benefit of Modulated Masking in hearing according to age
Mônyka Ferreira Borges Rocha, Karina Paes Advíncula, Cristiane do Espírito Santo Xavier Simões, Diana Babini Lapa de Albuquerque Britto, Pedro de Lemos Menezes
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101487
Highlights

  • Less disturbance from modulated noise in the magnitude and time of neural processing.

  • Modulated noise generated lower electrophysiological and behavioral thresholds.

  • Elderly people had higher electrophysiological and behavioral thresholds.

  • Lower BMM magnitude in the elderly suggests lower temporal auditory performance.

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Phase angle is a predictor of overall 5-year survival after head and neck cancer surgery
Neyara dos Santos Oliveira, Marcelo Leandro Santana Cruz, Ramon Silva de Oliveira, Tércio Guimarães Reis, Márcio Campos Oliveira, José de Bessa Júnior
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101482
Highlights

  • Preoperative phase angle was a good predictor of 5-year survival after HNC surgery.

  • Phase angle measured at the onset of therapy may aid in the surgical treatment of HNC.

  • Participants with phase angle values ≤ 6.8° had significantly worse survival times.

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A prospective histopathological analysis of the inferior turbinate: which functional parts should be preserved during turbinate surgery?
Salma Saud AlSharhan, Norah Mohammad AlNafea, Mona Mohammad Ashoor, Wasan Fahad AlMarzouq, Salwa ALRashed AlHumaid, Nada Abdallah ALBahrani, Areej Manssour Al Nemer, Reem S. AlOmar, Hussain Jawad Aljubran
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101486
Highlights

  • Histopathological analysis of IT hypertrophy remains insufficient.

  • Patients with IT hypertrophy had higher basement membrane thickness.

  • The posterior end of IT had the highest normal epithelium percentage.

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Determining the prognostic value of CRP and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in patients hospitalized for deep neck infection
Recep Haydar Koç, Mehmet Akif Abakay, İbrahim Sayın
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101492
Highlights

  • The Role of NLR and CRP in hospitalization duration for neck ınfections.

  • Retrospective Analysis: 275 Patients (2016–2021), Mean Age 36, Mean Stay 9.6 Days.

  • Age, NLR, and CRP as predictors of hospitalization duration in neck ınfections.

  • Significance of Age in prognosticating hospital stay duration for neck ınfections.

  • NLR as a Cost-Effective and clinically significant marker in neck ınfections.

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Walking one hour per day and the derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are associated with outcome in palliative second-line immunotherapy for patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
Miguel Caballero-Borrego, Aida Piedra, Óscar Gallego, Antonio López-Pousa, Paola Castillo, Pilar Navarrete, Alba Prat, Juan J. Grau
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101493
Highlights

  • Immune system status influences the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

  • Exercising improves the immune system.

  • The neutrophil-lymphocyte derived ratio is a measure of the immune system.

  • Walking one hour a day improves survival in patients treated with immunotherapy.

  • High neutrophil-lymphocyte derived ratio improves survival in these patients.

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Gut microbiota, allergic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, Mendelian randomization, causal association
Xitan Lin, Xiaoyan Hu, Jing Zhang, Jing Luo, Gang Qin, Liang Jiang
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101491
Highlights

  • Intestinal flora reduces rhinitis symptoms by reducing pro-inflammatory factors.

  • The gut flora can produce neurotransmitters that cause vasomotor rhinitis.

  • Keeping the good bacteria in your gut stable can improve the symptoms of rhinitis.

  • Bacteria capable of producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) may increase the risk of rhinitis.

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A proposal for analyzing the inflammatory and remodeling processes of mucosa in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis through MRI
Débora de Carvalho Garcez, Miguel Soares Tepedino, Debora Petrungaro Migueis, Pedro Miño Vianna, Andrea Santos Dumont Costacurta, Elyzabeth Avvad Portari, Alexandre Malta da Costa Messeder, Richard Louis Voegels, ... Rogério Pezato
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101490
Highlights

  • MRI allows the characterization of tissue remodeling in Nasal Polyps (NP).

  • ADC values may be a marker for radiological phenotyping the NP remodeling process.

  • There was significant agreement in the radiologist’s evaluation of edema/fibrosis.

  • The MRI studies showed fibrosis in the central portion of the middle meatus.

  • MRI may be a reliable tool for monitoring and guiding treatment in CRSwNP.

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Functional performance of patients submitted to cardiac surgery with different levels of sleep quality: an observational study
André Luiz Lisboa Cordeiro, Hayssa de Cássia Mascarenhas Barbosa, Daniel Silva Mascarenhas, Jandesson Cena dos Santos, André Raimundo França Guimarães
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101497
Highlights

  • SD in the preoperative period have a lower functional performance.

  • Good sleep quality had higher functional performance in functional tests.

  • Physical therapy care for patients with sleep disorders difficult.

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Evaluation of cervical vestibular miogenic evoked potential and electrococleography in the diagnosis of vestibular migraine
Talita Parente Rodrigues, Viviane Carvalho da Silva, Ana Maria Almeida de Sousa, Tino Miro Aurélio Marques, Emanuel Saraiva Carvalho Feitosa, Marcos Rabelo de Freitas
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101489
Highlights

  • Vestibular Migraine (VM) is a neurological disorder which associates vertigo and headache.

  • Ménière's Disease (MD) is the main differential diagnosis of VM.

  • cVEMP, caloric test and ECoG suggests VM acts on several pathways in the vestibular system.

  • VM may present ECoG compatible with endolymphatic hydrops suggesting MD association.

  • Specific markers for the diagnosis of VM were not identified in this study.

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Investigating the efficacy of melatonin, topical sodium citrate, and multivitamin with zinc as a potential treatment for postinfectious loss of smell
Ellen Cristine Duarte Garcia, Letícia Ribeiro Rosa, Ana Caroline Rodrigues dos Santos, Gabrieli Kaori Alves Ishimatsu, Natália Medeiros Dias Lopes, Marco Aurélio Fornazieri
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101496
Highlights

  • The study evaluated adding melatonin, multivitamins and sodium citrate to olfactory training for COVID-19-related smell loss.

  • No significant difference was found between olfactory training alone and with the additional supplements.

  • Both approaches showed similar improvements in smell function and reported symptoms.

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Review articles
Risk factors for mild cognitive impairment in patients with age-related hearing loss: a meta-analysis
Chenxingzi Wu, Wenjuan Wang, Ruilin Li, Yuhong Su, Huiling Lv, Shuhong Qin, Zhanhang Zheng
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101467
Highlights

  • Patients with age-related hearing loss are prone to mild cognitive impairment.

  • Age, depression are significant factors in hearing loss patients’ cognition.

  • Demographic, hearing, vascular-neurologic, and psychological factors deserve attention.

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Use of ultrasonography in the evaluation of patients with sleep apnea: a systematic review
Leticia Andrade de Angelo, Fernando Linhares Pereira, Bruno Bernardo Duarte, Michel Burihan Cahali
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101468
Highlights

  • Ultrasonography may be a promising new method of assessing obstructive sleep apnea.

  • Lateral pharyngeal wall is a thicker structure in apneic patients.

  • Elastography allows measuring the tissue stiffness of the airways in apneics.

  • Ultrasonography demonstrated measures associated with the severity of sleep apnea.

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Case reports
Conventional swallowing training associated with electric stimulation for dysphagia following organ preservation treatment for head and neck cancer: Case report
Rafaela Negretti de Lima, Gisele Lourenço, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101474
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Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea in a patient with multiple system atrophy: case report
Carolina Almeida Grinfeld, Yasmin de Rezende Beiriz, Thatiana Pereira Silva, Natalia Martins de Araújo, Mirella Pereira Souza Paixão, Julyana Carneiro Gomes, Paulo Sergio Lins Perazzo
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024;90:101465
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition)
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