Childhood epistaxis and nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus.

Objective: Epistaxis is very common in children but its cause remains unknown. We postulate that nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus leads to inflammation, crusting, and ultimately new vessel formation.

Study Design: A prospective case-control study.

Laser epiglottopexy for laryngomalacia: 10 years' experience in the west of Scotland.

Objectives: To determine the results of laser epiglottopexy and to compare them with other surgical techniques for severe laryngomalacia.

Design: A retrospective 10-year case note review of laser epiglottopexy for severe laryngomalacia.

Setting: Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.