Publications by authors named "Camilon P"
Background: The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment options for the most frequently reported complications of acute mastoiditis in the English literature. PubMed, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library were searched from database inception through March 29, 2019.
Methods: Two independent reviewers (M.
The role of anticoagulation (AC) in the management of otogenic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (OCVST) remains controversial. Our study aims to better define when AC is used in OCVST. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library were searched from inception to February 14, 2019 for English and English-translated articles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatric laryngeal tumors and demographics, management, and survival in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
January 2021
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and features of pediatric laryngeal malignancies and to review the demographics, management, and survival of pediatric patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma as compared to adult patients.
Methods: Patients aged 0 (younger than 1) to 18 with laryngeal malignancy identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were included from 1973 to 2016 published April 2019. Diagnosis of malignant laryngeal tumor was made using the 3rd edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICDO-3) code: C32.
Objectives/hypothesis: To review the demographics, treatment, and survival of pediatric melanoma of the head and neck and to determine if melanoma of the head and neck has worse survival than melanoma of other body sites.
Study Design: Retrospective database review.
Methods: Pediatric patients from 0 to 21 years in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 registries database were included from 1975 to 2016 based on a diagnosis of melanoma of the skin using the primary site International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition codes from C44.
Objective: To review the demographics, treatment modalities, and survival of children with vestibular schwannomas.
Study Design: Analysis using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.
Subjects And Methods: Pediatric patients from birth to 18 years in the SEER database were included from 2004 to 2014 based on a diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma using the primary site International Classification of Diseases (ICD) O-3 code of C72.
Objectives/hypothesis: To highlight the presentation and management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) in prepubertal children.
Study Design: Single-institution 10-year retrospective review.
Methods: All identified cases of pathologically confirmed JNA in children <10 years of age were assessed from a gender, imaging and embolization findings, tumor stage, surgical approach, and clinical outcomes standpoint, and compared to a group of stage-matched older patients from the same time period.
Objective: To examine pediatric neuroblastoma survival and management in the head and neck compared to other body sites.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a large population database.
Methods: Patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database with neuroblastoma, NOS; ganglioneuroblastoma; or olfactory neuroblastoma diagnosed from birth to 18 years between 1973 and 2014 were included.
Objective: On the Press Ganey (PG) survey, the item "likelihood of recommending practice" is a proxy for patient satisfaction because only the most satisfied patients will recommend a practice to friends and family. The objective of this study is to determine which other items on the PG survey best correlate with "likelihood of recommending practice" as a measure of patient satisfaction in pediatric otolaryngology.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a survey database.
Objective: To examine the types of pediatric middle ear tumors and review the demographics, management, and survival of pediatric patients with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the middle ear.
Methods: Pediatric patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were included from 1973 to 2014 based on a diagnosis of middle ear tumors using the ICD O-3 code: C30.1: Middle ear primary site.
Objectives/hypothesis: To examine the evolving changes in management of pediatric mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a large population database.
Methods: Pediatric patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database were included from 1973 to 2014 based on a diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland using the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition codes: C07.
Objective: To determine if sex independently affects presentation and disease-specific survival (DSS) in patients with esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB).
Study Design: A case-control study from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data base.
Methods: The assessment identified 611 patients in the SEER data base who were diagnosed with ENB from 1988 to 2010.
Objective: To analyze speech recognition outcomes in adult cochlear implant recipients who have asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss between the two ears.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of 35 adults with asymmetric hearing loss. Preoperative unaided pure-tone averages (PTA), and pre- and post-op (6 and 12 mo) aided Consonant Nucleus Consonant (CNC) words and sentence recognition scores were obtained for ears in isolation (opposite ear plugged).
Objectives/hypothesis: To determine whether buccal squamous cell carcinoma has worse overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) than cancers in the rest of the oral cavity.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a large population database.
Methods: We began with a Kaplan-Meier analysis of OS and DSS for buccal versus nonbuccal tumors with unmatched data, followed by an analysis of cases matched for race, age at diagnosis, stage at diagnosis, and treatment modality.
Objectives/hypothesis: To determine if elderly patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) are receiving less treatment and to evaluate the benefit of aggressive therapy in this population.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a large population database.
Methods: Patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database with OPSCC diagnosed from 2004 to 2009 were included.
Objectives/hypothesis: To determine if sex independently affects disease-specific survival (DSS) in patients with cutaneous head and neck melanoma.
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a large population database.
Methods: Our study included patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database with cutaneous head and neck melanoma diagnosed from 2004 to 2009.
Objective: To test whether bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 may be covalently linked to resorbable fracture repair plates using an ester-hydrolysis reaction and determining whether the linked compound can facilitate bone growth.
Study Design: Laboratory in vitro experiments.
Method: Resorbable fracture repair plates were partially hydrolyzed using varying concentrations of acid or base.