We studied, for the first time, the age structure of Eremias strauchi strauchi (Kessler, 1878) from a sample (18 adults) of a population living in the vicinity of Iğdır (eastern Turkey) using the skeletochronological method. The maximum observed longevity was 7 years for males and 5 years for females. The age of males ranged from 4 to 7 years (mean 4.91, n = 12), while that of females ranged from 4 to 5 years (mean 4.66, n = 6). The average snout-vent length (SVL) was 61.10 mm in males and 60.82 mm in females. The differences in mean age and SVL between sexes were not statistically significant. Intersexual differences in body size were male-biased, but this state was not statistically significant. Age and SVL were positively correlated in both sexes.

Forty-six patients were included in this study. The study sample consisted of 25 male (54.3%) and 21 female (45.7%) patients. The mean age of the patients was 6.17 years (range, 2-14 y). In the nasal endoscopic examination, the mean (SD) choanal obstruction ratio was 64.6% (19.5%) (range, 12.5%-90%). Mean (SD) A-N ratio was found to be 16.7 (14.4). The A-N ratio correlated with nasal endoscopic examination findings (r = 0.334, P = 0.023) CONCLUSIONS: The A-N ratio was found to be a useful, tolerable, and confident diagnostic method in pediatric patients for adenoid hypertrophy. Pediatricians can confidently use this method for decision after follow-up or operation.

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ÖzetOsteoid osteoma iyi huylu bir tümör olup genellikle uzun kemiklerin korteksini, vertebraları ve nadiren kraniyal kemikleri tutmaktadır. Osteoid osteoma daha çok adölasan ve genç erişkinlerde özellikle de erkeklerde sık görülmektedir. Yaklaşık 0.5-2 cm çaplı, radyolusent bir nodül olan nidus ve bunu çev-releyen belirgin sklerotik alanla karakterize bir lezyondur. Uykudan uyandıran ağrı ve bu ağrının salisilat ve nonsteroid antienflamatuarlar ile geçtiği karakteristik klinik semptomları olan bir tümördür. Yazımızda 18 yaşında erkek hastanın maksiller sinüsünde görülen osteoid osteoma olgusu tartışıldı. Osteoid osteoma is a benign tumor that usually involves the cortex of the long bones, the vertebrae and occasionally the cranial bones. Osteoid osteoma is a lesion mostly occurring in adolescent and young adults especially males. It is characterized by a nidus, a radiolucent nodule with a diameter nearly 0.5-2 cm and a sclerotic region surrounding this nodule. Clinically, it is also characterized by a pain that wakes the patient at night, which is relieved upon the administration of salicylat and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. In this case report, we discuss a case of osteoid osteoma in the maxillary sinus of a 18-year-old male patient.