Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2022
Periodic Fever, Aphthous Ulcers, Pharyngitis and Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome's etiology is not well understood. The objective of this study is to explore the association between vitamin D level and PFAPA syndrome. A systematic review of all publications addressing the association between vitamin D level and PFAPA syndrome prior to May 2019 was conducted.
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December 2022
To survey Otolaryngology residents to evaluate their operative airway exposure during their training and to assess if the exposure was adequate to decide whether to pursue fellowship in pediatric. A modified and validated survey was distributed among otolaryngology trainees in the Western region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It assesses operative airway exposure during training, adequacy of experience to decide on whether to pursue fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology, and plan to perform the following six procedures (diagnostic rigid bronchoscopy, diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy, endoscopic airway foreign body removal, rigid esophagoscopy with or without foreign body removal, suspension microlaryngoscopy procedures, open tracheostomy) in practice.
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