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Mustafa Burak Ustun
ENT doctor
25 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Mustafa Burak Ustun

ENT doctor
25 years of experience

Experience

2017

Private Nisa Hospital

2011 - 2017

Yenibosna Private Ilke Hospital

2007 - 2011

Gaziosmanpaşa Private Bilge Hospital

 

Education

 2005 Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Diseases 

2005 Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Diseases 

2000 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, Medical Education 

2000 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, Medical Education

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Baha Sezgin
ENT doctor
15 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, İzmir
Ekol International Hospitals

Baha Sezgin

ENT doctor
15 years of experience

accreditations:

Turkish Medical Association

Areas of interest;

  • Nose Aesthetic Surgery
  • Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
  • Nasal Bone Surgery Without Using Tampons (Septum Deviation)
  • Nose Concha (Concha) Surgery
  • Swallowing Disorders Surgery (Diagnosis and Treatment)
  • Head and Neck Tumor Surgery
  • Chronic Middle Ear Inflammation (Chronic Otitis Media)
  • Eardrum Surgery
  • Parotid Surgery
  • Salivary Gland Surgery
  • Ear Tube Surgery
  • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (Sinusitis Surgery)
  • Endoscopic DSR (Occluded Tear Sac and Duct Surgery)
  • Snoring Sleep Apnea Surgery
  • Radiofrequency Surgery
  • Vocal Cord Polyp and Nodule Microsurgery
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Erdinc Aygenc
ENT doctor
32 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Guven Hospital

Erdinc Aygenc

ENT doctor
32 years of experience

Position Title    Place of Duty    Year

Medical Practitioner    
Çerkeş Health Clinic (Compulsory Service)    
1993
Residency Education    
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital    
1994-1998

Clinical Observer    Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Now York City, New York, U.S.A.    November 1997 – January 1998
Clinical Observer and Trainee    Ear Microsurgery and Temporal Bone Dissection, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.    
January 1998
Otorhinolaryngologist    
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital    
1998-2001

Visiting Fellow    
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.    May 1999- August 1999
Chief Resident in Otorhinolaryngology    
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital    
2001-..
Title of Associate Professor    Department of Otorhinnolaryngology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University    2004-

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Asif Ahmedov
ENT doctor
13 years of experience
4.6
14 reviews

Asif Ahmedov

ENT doctor
13 years of experience
Azerbaijan, Baku
Liv Bona Dea Hospital Baku
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Ferhat Erisir
ENT doctor
43 years of experience
5.0
3 reviews
Northern Cyprus , Nicosia
Near East University Hospital

Ferhat Erisir

ENT doctor
43 years of experience

Medical Education and Specialty

  • 1972-1979; School of Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Medicine University,
  • 1982-1995; Chief Asistant, Cerrahpaşa Medicine University,
  • 1995-2002; Associate Professor, Cerrahpaşa Medicine University,
  • 2002-2018; Professor, Cerrahpaşa Medicine University,
  • 2018- ... ; Professor and Chief of ENT Departmant, Near East Univesity Hospital

Professional experience/Performance Details
In 1982, he started to work as an assistant in Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty ENT Department. He became Associate Professor in 1995 and Professor in 2002. Beside ENT department, he also gained fame by operations in the field of facial aesthetic surgery and he is one of the first founders of Turkey Facial Aesthetic Surgery Association.

  • More than 500 face and neck lift,
  • More than 700 eyelid aesthetics,
  • More than 5.000 rhinoplasty, septoplasty,
  • More than 5.000 tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
  • More than 1.000 head and neck cancer surgery,
  • More than 1.000 salivary gland surgery,
  • More than 1.000 ear microsurgery,
  • More than 1.000 sleep apnea surgery.

Scientific Events/Certificates

  • İşitme Cihazları Sempozyumu (Uludağ /January 1984)
  • Otolerengolojide Kanama, Ağrı, Ve Stomatolojik Sendromlar Sempozyumu (İstanbul /October 1986)
  • Uluslar Arası Nöro-Otolojik Cerrahi Sempozyumu (İstanbul/May 1988)
  • Uluslar Arası Otolarengolojide Ve Sanat Dallarında Disfoniler Sempozyumu (İstanbul/October 1990)
  • XV Word Congrees Of Otorhınolaryngology Head Neck Surgery (İstanbul / June 1993)
  • Septorinoplasti Fonksiyonel ve Rekonstrüktif  Burun Cerrahisi Sempozyumu (Ankara/May 1996)
  • II. Fonksiyonel Ve Rekonstrüktif  Burun Cerrahisi Sempozyumu (Ankara / October 1998)
  • American Academi Of Facial Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery “Rhinoplasty Meeting Live Surgery Course” (Chicago / June 2001)
  • Fonksiyonel Ve Plastik Burun Cerrahisi  “Kbb’de Uluslar Arası Konferanslar Dizisi – III” (İzmir / November 2000)
  • II. Palandöken Kbb Sempozyumu ‘’ Rinoloji’de Yenilikler”  (Erzurum / March 2001)
  • İ.Ü. Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Oditoryumu  “Kbb’de Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları” (İstanbul/ October 2002)
  • University Of California & San Francisco Otology And Neurotology Update (San Francisco/ November 2002)
  • 2nd International “Milano Masterclass” “Consensus And Controversies Rhinoplasti And Pearls Of Facial Plastic Surgery” (Milano / March 2003)
  • International Istanbul Otorhınolaryngology Meeting (İstanbul / May 2003)
  • The Intenational Federation Of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies The European Academi Of Facial Plastic Surgery (England / May 2004)
  • II. American Society For Dermatologic Surgery “The Annual Sumposium On The Latest Advences İn Facial Plastic Surgery” (Colorado, USA / February 2005)
  • International Conference Series İn Otolarengology –VI Recent Advances İn Rhinoplasty And Facial Plastic Surgery (İzmir / November 2005)
  • 28. Otorinolarengoloji Ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Kongresi (Antalya / May 2005)
  • XVIII Ifos World Congress ( International Federation Of Oto-Rhino-Larengological Societies  (Rome  / June 2005)
  • 2005 Eafps Annual Conferance  “Long – Term Results In Nasal And Facial Plastic Surcery”  (Florence / October 2005)
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Selahattin Tugrul
ENT doctor
13 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Selahattin Tugrul

ENT doctor
13 years of experience

Education

 1987 - 1993, (Doctorate) İstanbul University, Faculty of Medicine,  

1993 – 1997, (Medical Specialty) İstanbul University, Faculty of Medicine,

 

Experience 

 2012 – 2016, (Assistant Professor) Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

 2016 – 2022, (Associate Professor) Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

2022 – 2024, (Professor) Bezmiâlem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

2024 – Present, (Professor) Medipol Acıbadem Hospital

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Ahmet Eyibilen
ENT doctor
35 years of experience
4.5
3 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals (BAH)

Ahmet Eyibilen

ENT doctor
35 years of experience

Specializations

  • Head and Neck Surgery
  • Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers
  • Dizziness (Vertigo)
  • Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries
  • Hearing Loss and Ear Diseases Surgery
  • Endoscopic Head and Neck Surgery
  • Microsurgery for Head and Neck Diseases
  • Salivary Gland Diseases and Surgery

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Gokhan Kutlar
ENT doctor
20 years of experience
4.5
3 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals (BAH)

Gokhan Kutlar

ENT doctor
20 years of experience

Specializations

 

Head and Neck Surgery

Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers

Dizziness (Vertigo)

Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries

Hearing Loss and Ear Diseases Surgery

Endoscopic Head and Neck Diseases Surgery

Head and Neck Diseases Microsurgery

Salivary Gland Diseases and Surgery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Davut Tepe
ENT doctor
14 years of experience
4.5
3 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Büyük Anadolu Hospitals (BAH)

Davut Tepe

ENT doctor
14 years of experience

Specializations

Adult and Pediatric ENT Diseases

Plastic Surgery Procedures (Rhinoplasty, Protruding Ear Correction)

Filling-Botox Procedures

Endoscopic/Microscopic Middle Ear Surgery

Sleep Apnea and Snoring Surgery

Tonsil and Adenoid Operations with Plasma-Evaporation Method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ali Vefa Yuceturk
ENT doctor
39 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, İzmir
Can Hospitals Turkey

Ali Vefa Yuceturk

ENT doctor
39 years of experience

Prof. Dr. Ali Vefa YÜCETÜRK was born in Aydın in 1963. He graduated from Hakimiyetimilliye Primary School in 1974, Izmir Private Turkish High School in 1980, and graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1986.

 

After completing his compulsory service at Adıyaman's Çelikhan District Health Center in 1986-89, he specialized in Ear Nose and Throat Diseases at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine between 1989-92 and worked in the same clinic as a specialist until 1994. KKK in 1993. He did his military service at Izmir Military Hospital.

He started working as an ENT faculty member at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine in 1994, and became an associate professor in 1999 and a professor in 2005.

In 1996, he carried out studies and research on larynx and parotid surgery at the ENT Clinic of the University of Ferrara, Italy, with Prof. Dr. Carlo Calearo and Prof. Dr. Antonio Pastore.

He is a member of the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association and the Laryngology Association.

He supervised four theses on laryngeal cancer, inner ear hearing loss and snoring-sleep apnea.

He participated in more than 40 congresses, courses and meetings at home and abroad as a speaker and participant.

He has 18 scientific articles published in international and 31 national journals, 11 international and 35 papers presented in national meetings, and 5 copyrighted book chapters. In particular, his studies on snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, voice diseases, laryngeal cancer and ear microsurgery have been at the forefront.

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Mazhar Celikoyar
ENT doctor
40 years of experience
5.0
30 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Mazhar Celikoyar

ENT doctor
40 years of experience

2013

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

 

1998 - 2013

Istanbul Surgery Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

 

1996 - 1997

Şişli Etfal Hospital

ENT Assistant Chief

 

1992 - 1996

Indiana Methodist Hospital

Ear Nose Throat

 

1992 - 1996

Institut Gustave Roussy, France

Observer Physician

 

1992 - 1995

Clinic of Professeur Frederic Chabolle at Suresnes Hopital Foch

Assistant Physician

 

1989 - 1992

Şişli Etfal Hospital

ENT Chief Assistant

 

1985 - 1989

Şişli Etfal and Marmara University Hospital

ENT Specialization

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Berat D
ENT doctor
16 years of experience
Switzerland, Zurich
Global Medical Care

Berat D

ENT doctor
16 years of experience

Dr. Md. Berat is a highly qualified medical professional specializing in facial and head and neck procedures, with expertise in rhinoplasty, facelift, and cochlear implants. Educated at Karadeniz Technical University and trained at Marmara University, he has contributed significantly to the field through roles at Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital and BHT Clinic Istanbul Tema Hospital. As an active member of professional associations, including the Istanbul ENT-BBC Specialists Association, Dr. Berat stays current with advancements, as seen in his certifications from specialized courses. His commitment to excellence in otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery is evident through his extensive experience and ongoing contributions to the medical community.

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Denizhan Ozkaya
ENT doctor
38 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Ento Surgical Medical Center

Denizhan Ozkaya

ENT doctor
38 years of experience

Deniz Han Özkaya was born in Izmir in 1964.
He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1987. He received his ENT specialty from Celal Bayar Faculty of Medicine in 2000.

In 2001 Op. Dr. Together with Ümit FİLİZ, he founded Private ENTO Ear Nose and Throat Clinic in Alsancak.

He is a member of the Ear – Nose – Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Association and the Facial Plastic Surgery Association.

Rhinoplasty and sinus surgery are his professional interests. He is married and has two children.

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Umit Filiz
ENT doctor
31 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Ento Surgical Medical Center

Umit Filiz

ENT doctor
31 years of experience

He was born in France in 1969. After graduating from İzmir Müdafaai Hukuk Primary School and Bornova Anatolian High School, he entered Ege University Faculty of Medicine. After completing his specialization at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine Ear Nose and Throat Clinic, he worked as Op.Dr. Together with Denizhan Özkaya, he founded ENTO Ear, Nose and Throat in Alsancak.

Op.Dr., who worked as a visiting doctor at the Ear Nose and Throat Clinic of the University of Vienna, Austria, in 1998. Ümit Filiz speaks English and German.

He is a member of the Turkish Ear Nose Throat Head and Neck Surgery Association, the Turkish Ear Nose Throat Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, the Turkish ENT Facial Plastic Surgery Working Group, the Turkish Sleep Research Association and the European Sleep Research Association Aviation Medical Association.

He received the “Flight Medicine” certificate at the Eskişehir Aerospace Medicine Physiological Training Course within the Air Force (8 October – 16 November 2001). Aesthetic and functional nose surgery, endoscopic sinus surgeries and snoring and apnea surgery are his special areas of interest.

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Sezgin Bekdemir
ENT doctor
25 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Ento Surgical Medical Center

Sezgin Bekdemir

ENT doctor
25 years of experience

He was born in Bulancak the district of Giresun in 1974. After he completed his middle and high school education in Giresun, in 1992, he won 19 May University Medical Faculty in Samsun. In 2000, he won Erzurum Atatürk University Medical Faculty section of ENT, he worked in Otlu Government Hospital and Erzurum Numune Hospital after he completed his specialty in 2004. In 2005 he began working at Erzurum Private Recovery Hospital.

 

Between 2007 – 2008 he completed his military service in Van Military Hospital. After returning from his military service he worked in Erzurum Private Recovery Hospital for 4 more months. In 2008 he began working at Ankara Private Lokman Hekim Hopital Etlik and branch of Sincan. After working in Ankara for 5 years, on October 2013 he began working in Izmir Recovery University Hospital. On July 2014, he began working in Turgutlu Private Ege Umut Hospital. Finally, in 2015 he joined ENTO ENT family.

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O Connor Reina
ENT doctor
20 years of experience
4.8
3 reviews

O Connor Reina

ENT doctor
20 years of experience
Spain, Marbella
Quirónsalud Marbella
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Juan Carlos Casado Morente
ENT doctor
35 years of experience
4.8
3 reviews

Juan Carlos Casado Morente

ENT doctor
35 years of experience
Spain, Marbella
Quirónsalud Marbella
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Onur Buyukkoc
ENT doctor
23 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Atlas University Medicine Hospital

Onur Buyukkoc

ENT doctor
23 years of experience

2009-2014 Istanbul Okmeydanı Eğt. And Research. Hst. ENT Specialization Training

2007-2009 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine

2002-2007 Gülhane Military Medical Faculty (GATA) Faculty of Medicine

 

2024- Medicine Hospital Specialist Doctor

2019-2023 Ankara City Hospital Specialist Doctor

2018-2019 Istanbul Gaziosmanpaşa Eğt. And Research. Hst. Specialist Doctor

2016-2018 Private Reyap Hospital Specialist Doctor

2015-2016 Private Haliç Hospital Specialist Doctor

2014-2015 Muş Malazgirt State Hospital Specialist Doctor

2014-2014 Istanbul Bahçelievler State Hospital Specialist Doctor

2009-2014 Istanbul Okmeydanı Eğt. And Research. Hst. Assistant Physician

2009-2009 Tokat Reşadiye District State Hospital General Practitioner

 

Articles he wrote and contributed to;

2023 - Buyukkoc O, Celik B, Yalcıner G, Uzun Ata E, Babademez MA. Mucociliary Clearance and its Relationship to Chest CT Scores in Covid 19 Patients. On J Otolaryngol & Rhinol. 6(3): 2023. OJOR.MS.ID.000637. DOI:10.33552/OJOR.2023.06.000637.

2021 - Akca Caglar A, Akca H, Kurt F, Akcan Yildiz L, Nalcacioglu P, Buyukkoc O, Dibek Misirlioglu E. Sudden-onset haemolacria in an adolescent girl. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2021 Nov;41(4):295-299.1949563. Epub 2021 Jul 18. PMID: 34275424.

2014 - Topaloglu I, Salturk Z, Atar Y, Berkiten G, Buyukkoç O, Cakir O. Evaluation of voice quality after supraglottic laryngectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Dec;151(6):1003-7. Epub 2014 Oct 10. PMID: 25305271.

2013 - The Relationship Between Laryngeal Cancers and Neck Metastases/ Poster Paper

2013 - Use of Calcium Hydroxyapatite as Injection Material in Vocal Cord Paralysis/ Oral Presentation

2012 - Classification of deformities in patients operated for nasal septal deformity/Poster Paper

2012 - Bal M, Berkiten G, Topaloğlu İ, & Büyükkoç O. Waardenburg Syndrome (Report Of 4 Cases).

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Mehmet Nuri Elgormus
ENT doctor
20 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Atlas University Medicine Hospital

Mehmet Nuri Elgormus

ENT doctor
20 years of experience

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine - Ear-Nose-Throat Diseases
 

1998-2005 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, KAYSERİ
 

Courses and Conferences
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation OSAS Surgery Educational Course ,November 05, 2009,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Pediatric Sinusitis Educational Course,07 January 2010,Ankara
 

9th International Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, April 8-10, 2010, Ankara.
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Academy Congress, April 15-18, 2010, Hatay
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association, Neck Dissections Meeting ;May 6, 2010 ,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Approach to Conductive Hearing Loss Educational Course; December 16, 2010,Ankara
 

33rd Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress; September 26-30, 2011, Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Middle Ear Implants Educational Course; November 17, 2011,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association , Current Approach to Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Meeting ;November 19, 2011 ,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Current Tonsillectomy Methods Educational Course; December 15, 2011 ,Ankara
 

National Laryngology Congress, February 17-18, 2012, Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Educational Course on Approach to Children with Stiridor; April 05, 2012 ,Ankara
 

10th International Congress of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery; April 26-28, 2012, Ankara

8th Turkish Rhinology Congress, May 24-27, 2012, Antalya

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Vertigo Educational Course;November 01, 2012,Ankara

7th National Laryngology Congress September 27-28, 2013 ,Istanbul

35th Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, November 02-06, 2013, Antalya

35th Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress Clinically Applied Allergic Rhinitis Course, November 02-06, 2013, Antalya

ORL seminars Salzburg Medical Seminars International April 12-19, 2014

38th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, , Antalya

Articles he wrote and contributed to;

1. Elgörmüş M.N, Başak H, Balcıoğlu M ,Özgürsoy O.B, Dursun G, Hidden Cavernous Hemangioma in Tongue; 9th International Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Congress, April 8-10, 2010, Ankara.
 

2.ELGÖRMÜŞ M.N, BASAK H, BALCIOĞLU M, ÖZGÜRSOY O.B, DURSUN G. Hidden Hemangioma in Tongue. 9th International ENT- Head and Neck Surgery Congress 8-10 April 2010, Ankara, Turkey
 

3.Mülazımoğlu S, Başak H, Beton S, Elgörmüş M.N, Aktürk T, Arat A, Gökcan M.K,Emergency Intraoperative Angiographic Embolization in Acute Carotid Blowout Syndrome ; 35th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, 02-06 November 2013, Antalya
 

ORAL PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
 

1.İslamoğlu Y, Kıcalı M.M, Elgörmüş M.N, Beton S, Gökcan M.K ,Is Hyoid Bone Removal Necessary in Thyroglossal Cyst Excision? ;35th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress,
 

2.BAŞAK H, MÜLAZIMOGLU S, TEZCANER Z.Ç., BETON S, MECO B.C, ELGÖRMÜS MN, MEÇO C. Endonasal endoscopic excision of frontal sinus and supraorbital resess cholesteatoma extending from the temporal muscle to the middle fossa. 10th Turkish Rhinology Congress May 25-22, 2014 Antalya, Turkey. (oral presentation)
 

3.M.N.Elgörmüs , C. Meco Endonasal Endoscopic Management of Traumatic CSF Fistula 19-12 April 2014 ORL seminars Salzburg Medical Seminars International

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