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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate postoperative airway-associated outcomes following sphincter pharyngoplasty.
METHODS
Case series with chart review.
METHODS
Academic tertiary care medical center.
METHODS
Postoperative management of sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP) conventionally includes overnight observation to
OBJECTIVE
Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis were conducted to assess the efficacy and security of adenoidectomy for the treatment of otitis media with effusion in children.
METHODS
Based on the principles and methods of Cochrane systematic reviews, literature was searched in PubMed, Medline,
Posterior pharyngeal flap (PPF) construction in patients with hypertrophied tonsils raises a significant concern for adequate airway maintenance. Most often, tonsillectomy, as a separate procedure, is done first. The authors have preferred to do both the PPF and the tonsillectomy simultaneously.
Neonatal hypocalcemia and congenital heart defects has been known as the first clinical manifestation of the chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). However, because of its wide clinical spectrum, diagnosis of 22q11DS can be delayed in children without classic symptoms. We report the case of
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, though less frequently performed now than in the 1930s, remain among the most common surgical procedures in the United States. The need for and benefits of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy have been a source of controversy for several decades. Nonetheless, there are
BACKGROUND
A series of retrospectively recorded patients with cleft lip and palate was uniquely investigated to demonstrate and analyze the complications after cleft repairing operations in a selected Chinese population.
METHODS
From January 2005 to January 2012, a selected group of 2100 patients
Adenotonsillectomy is generally safe surgery, but surgeons should be cognizant of potential complications and be prepared to manage them. Postoperative hemorrhage usually responds to local measures or cautery but can be life-threatening. Preoperative screening of coagulation profiles appears