Abstract Introduction Nasal septal surgery is one of themost common surgeries performed by otolaryngology surgeons; however, anxiety before surgery and postoperative pain remain a significant cause of morbidity. The search for a complimentary modality to reduce the symptoms and side effects has gained momentum in recent years. Objective Music therapy is an exciting and inexpensive modality in this regard, but scientific evidence in terms of randomized clinical trials is still lacking for common otolaryngology surgeries. Hence, we performed the present study. Method The sample of our study was composed of 59 patients, 30 of which were submitted to conventional medicine, while the remaining 29 were submitted to both conventional medicine and music therapy with music of their own choice, with 2 sessions per day, each lasting 30minutes. This was performed using the generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale and the pain visual analogue scale until postoperative day 2, when the patients were discharged from the hospital. Result On comparing the anxiety and pain scores between the two groups, the group who underwent music therapy showed a statistically significant reduction in anxiety both preoperatively (p<0.0001) and postoperatively (p<0.0001), as well as reduced postoperative pain starting from day 0 (p<0.001), which continued until postoperative day 2 (p<0.001). Conclusion Music therapy is an effective adjunct in the control of anxiety and postoperative pain following nasal septal surgery.

ContextoA síndrome de Plummer-Vinson é caracterizada por uma tríade composta por disfagia, anemia por deficiência de ferro e anel esofágico. A maioria dos pacientes são mulheres da quarta à sétima década de vida.ObjetivoMuito poucos casos de síndrome de Plummer-Vinson afetando homens têm sido relatados. Relata-se aqui uma série de pacientes do sexo masculino com síndrome de Plummer-Vinson.MétodosEntre abril a agosto de 2012, cinco pacientes do sexo masculino, com sintomas de disfagia e fadiga de duração variada, foram investigados.ResultadosEm todos foram encontrados anemia por deficiência de ferro e anel esofágico em investigações posteriores e foram tratados com sucesso com terapia oral de ferro.ConclusãoA síndrome de Plummer-Vinson é comum em ambos os sexos e pode ser tratada com sucesso com terapia oral de ferro. Como estes pacientes têm risco aumentado de desenvolver neoplasias gastrointestinais, devem ser cuidadosamente avaliados.

BackgroundPlummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by a triad of dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia and esophageal web. Most of the patients are middle aged women in the fourth to seventh decade of life.ObjectiveVery few cases of Plummer-Vinson syndrome affecting males have been reported. Here we report a series of male patients found to be suffering from Plummer-Vinson syndrome.MethodsFive males presented to us with dysphagia and fatigue of various durations, from April to August, 2012.ResultsThese patients were found to have iron deficiency anemia and esophageal web on subsequent investigations and were treated successfully with oral iron therapy.ConclusionPlummer-Vinson syndrome is common in both males and females and can be successfully treated with oral iron therapy. The patients have an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal malignancies and should be thoroughly evaluated for the same.