Maxillofacial extramedullary hematopoiesis in a child with sickle cell presenting as bilateral periorbital cellulitis.

Review of a case of paraosseous extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) affecting the maxillary sinuses and retro-orbital spaces imitating bilateral orbital cellulitis. Maxillofacial EMH causes diagnostic/therapeutic challenges. This case report describes a 4-year-old African American male with sickle cell disease (HbSS) who presented with bilateral orbitofacial swelling.

Balloon dilatation for congenital nasal piriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS): a novel conservative technique.

Congenital nasal piriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is an uncommon but important cause of nasal obstruction in infants. When it is severe, nasal decongestants or temporary nasal airway devices cannot address the problem adequately. The most common surgical technique used to treat the bony piriform aperture stenosis is the sublabial approach and drill-out of the nasal aperture followed by nasal stenting.

Airway management in an infant with a giant vallecular cyst.

Unlabelled: Review vallecular cysts and report the surgical management of a vallecular cyst of unusual size with near-complete obliteration of the airway. This case report describes an unusually large mucus retention cyst in an 8-week-old infant that was diagnosed during induction of general anesthesia and prevented visualization of airway. Intubation was performed after rapid aspiration of the cyst contents.

Evaluating endoscopic and endoscopic-assisted access to the infratemporal fossa: a novel method for assessment and comparison of approaches.

Objectives/hypothesis: Endoscopic infratemporal fossa (ITF) surgery is a growing clinical interest. This study presents a method of analyzing approach access and visualization, identifies relevant anatomy in an endoscopic approach to the ITF, and compares endoscopic medial maxillectomy (MMA) and endoscopic-assisted sublabial transmaxillary (SLT) approaches to the ITF as a model for this paradigm.

Study Design: Human cadaver anatomic study.

Meta-analysis of treatment outcomes for sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma.

Objectives: This study reviews the published outcomes regarding sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) since the initial description in 1986. This article attempts to (1) understand and better describe the benefit and survival advantages associated with using radiation, chemotherapy, and surgical treatment and (2) support the recommendations of a treatment regimen with current available data in the literature.

Data Sources: Published English-language literature.