Tracheomalacia is associated with lower FEV1 and Pseudomonas acquisition in children with CF.

Background: Tracheomalacia (TM) occurs in approximately 1 in 2,100 children. Because the trachea develops abnormally in animal models of cystic fibrosis (CF), we hypothesized this may also occur in children with CF, increasing their risk of TM.

Purpose: To examine the prevalence and clinical consequences of TM in children with CF.

Subtotal petrosectomy and mastoid obliteration in adult and pediatric cochlear implant recipients.

Objective: To investigate the effect of subtotal petrosectomy and mastoid obliteration (SPMO) on the overall success of adult and pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: Tertiary care referral center.

Sialoendoscopy for the treatment of pediatric salivary gland disorders.

Objective: To show that sialoendoscopy is both a safe and effective alternative to traditional treatments for juvenile recurrent parotitis and sialolithiasis.

Design: Retrospective medical chart review.

Setting: Two major pediatric tertiary care centers.

Dynasplint for the management of trismus after treatment of upper aerodigestive tract cancer: a retrospective study.

In order to evaluate the Dynasplint Trismus System (DTS) for the relief of trismus secondary to the treatment of head and neck cancer, we conducted a retrospective chart review of patients who had undergone DTS therapy during a 1-year period. Our inclusion criteria were cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract; treatment with radiation, chemotherapy, and/or surgery; and a maximal incisal opening (MIO) of less than 30 mm. MIO and the rate of improvement of trismus ("gain") were measured at selected intervals.

The management of myringotomy tubes in pediatric cochlear implant recipients.

Objective: To investigate the impact of myringotomy tubes (MTs) on outcomes for pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients.

Design: Retrospective case-control chart review.

Setting: Tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Sternberg's canal: fact or fiction?

Background: Sternberg's (lateral craniopharyngeal) canal was originally described in anatomic studies as a membranous space in the lateral wall of the sphenoid sinus. The canal has been etiologically associated with lateral sphenoid sinus "spontaneous" cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. A patent Sternberg's canal has been reported in up to 4% of adults, and persistent vestiges have been reported in up to 30%.

Zygomatic-maxillary buttress reconstruction of midface defects with the osteocutaneous radial forearm free flap.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate morbidity, functional, and aesthetic outcomes in midface zygomatic-maxillary buttress reconstruction using the osteocutaneous radial forearm free flap (OCRFFF).

Methods: A retrospective review of 24 consecutive patients that underwent midface reconstruction using the OCRFFF was performed. All patients had variable extension of maxillectomy defects that requires restoration of the zygomatic-maxillary buttress.

Fistula analysis after radial forearm free flap reconstruction of hypopharyngeal defects.

Objective/hypothesis: To evaluate risk factors and management options for fistula formation after hypopharyngeal reconstruction using the radial forearm free flap reconstruction.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: Patients undergoing radial forearm free flap for hypopharyngeal reconstruction were retrospectively reviewed.

Stereomicroscopic fluorescence imaging of head and neck cancer xenografts targeting CD147.

Purpose: To demonstrate that systemically administered fluorescently labeled anti-CD147 antibody can detect head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenografts in vivo.

Experimental Design: In vivo immunodeficient murine model.

Results: Peak tumor fluorescence was visualized by near infrared stereomicroscopy in SCC-1 tumors at 24 hours after systemic injection of anti-CD147:Cy5.