Nd:YAG laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Introduction. Surgical treatment of OSAS is focused on removal of narrowing that increase airway resistance in upper respiratory tract. Nd:YAG laser beam penetrates deeper into tissue than CO2 laser followed by superior...

Problematics of fungal infections in the paranasal sinuses

Fungal infections of the ear and paranasal sinus, are recognised quite rarely, but they make sometimes, for many reasons, very important diagnostic-therapy issue. Cantagion may developes near every paranasal sinus. Facil...

The usefulness of some vestibular tests in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with vertebro-basilar insufficiency

Stapedotomie with the use of CO2 laser – ,,one shot’’ technique

Introduction: CO2 laser is used in stapes surgery due to good water absorption and quite optimal ablation of a bony structure without the influence of inner ear parameters. Aim of the study: the assessment of the influen...

The assessment of selected molecules belonging to B7 family on the mature dendritic cells in laryngeal cancer patients

B7-I-I1, B7-I-I2 and B71-14 molecules play various roles in the adaptive immune system and are broadly expressed on many cells, especially those localized in cancer tissue. The aim of the study was to assess the surface...