12 articles in this issue
Indra Zachreini,Jenny Bashiruddin,Semiramis Zizlavsky,Susyana Tamin,Harim Priyono,Ika Dwi Mayangsari,Widayat Alviandi,Natasha Supartono,Damayanti Soetjipto,Respati Ranakusuma,Heditya Damayanti,Dina Alia,Tengku Siti Hajar Haryuna,Juliandi Harahap,Nirza Warto,Hidayatul Fitria
ABSTRACTBackground: The appropriate management of patients with congenital deafness is installing hearing aids, either external hearing aids or implanted in the ear (cochlear implant), aiming to reduce the medical and social burden, besides improving the ... see more
Karindra Amadea Susetiyo,Etty Hary Kusumastuti,Muhtarum Yusuf,Rosa Falerina
ABSTRACTBackground:.The number of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cases is increasing and causing death, placing this cancer in fifth place as the cause of death in Indonesia. The initial clinical symptoms that are less specific often cause patients coming... see more
Lisa Apri Yanti,Friska Meutia Lubis,Erial Bahar,Abla Ghanie
ABSTRACTBackground: Deep neck abscess is an accumulation of pus in one or more potential spaces of the deep neck fascia. Complications of deep neck abscesses are considered as an emergency in the Ear Nose Throat–Head and Neck field. One determining factor... see more
Puspa Zuleika,Melania Jalili,Erial Bahar,Abla Ghanie
ABSTRACTBackground: Dysphagia is the difficulty or discomfort on swallowing which can affects a person’s quality of life. Based on pathophysiology, dysphagia can be classified as neurogenic and non-neurogenic. One method of diagnosis is to use a flexible ... see more
Semiramis Zizlavsky,Shally Adhina Adhina Putri,Indra Parmaditya Pamungkas,Khoirul Anam,Irawan Mangunatmadja
ABSTRACTBackground: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe pediatric epilepsy syndrome characterized by multiple seizure types including tonic, atonic, atypical absence, and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. LGS is also associated with cognitive decli... see more
Putri Sari Ivanny,Al Hafiz
ABSTRACTBackground: Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) is an integral part of the facial skeleton inanterolateral prominence thus makes it prone to injury. Common etiologies include motor vehicleaccidents, industrial accidents, sport injuries and interpers... see more
Niken Lestari Poerbonegoro,Joanna Erin Hanrahan,Indira Amelia,Viharsyah Aulia Akbar,Raditya Putra Djohan,Ika Dwi Mayangsari,Dini Widiarni Widodo
ABSTRACTBackground: At present, the standard examination for diagnosing streptococcal upper respiratory tract infection is throat culture. As throat culture is time-consuming and relatively expensive, efforts are made to develop certain criteria that will... see more
Nina Irawati,Elizabeth Vania,Niken Lestari Poerbonegoro,Raden Ayu Anatriera
ABSTRACTBackground: The concept of the united airway disease (UAD) recognises the association between allergic inflammation in the upper and lower airways. Patients with asthma and concomitant allergic rhinitis experience more asthma-related primary and s... see more
Marlinda Adham
ABSTRACT Background: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a histologically benign tumor of blood vessels but clinically malignant, with distinctive growth patterns, and required various surgical approaches. The tumor arises from superior po... see more
Ade Asyari,Esmaralda Nurul Amany
ABSTRACTBackground: Foreign bodies ingestion in children is very common, and most events occur inchildren between 6 months and 3 years. Alive fish foreign body is a rare case that could lead intoupper airway obstruction. The diagnosis was based on history... see more
Sukri Rahman,Jenny Tri Yuspita Sari,Debby Apri Grecwin,Al Hafiz
ABSTRACTBackground: The cause of Nasopharungeal Carcinoma (NPC) is an interaction of multiple factors. The main etiologic factors are Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection which interacts with genetic susceptibility, and environmental factors. The growth of ... see more
Aryo Mandraguna Wibowo,Arif Dermawan,Ratna Anggraeni
ABSTRACTBackground: Stunting is an impediment marker for child welfare. Based on the United Nations Nutrition report, in 2018, as many as 50.5 million children worldwide under the age of 5 years were wasting and 150.8 million were stunting. Stunting is as... see more