Objectives/hypothesis: To identify factors associated to increased risk of extra-laryngeal spread in pediatric patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP).
Study Design: Retrospective chart review.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted evaluating the clinical charts of patients younger than 16 years with histopathologically confirmed RRP treated between January 2014 and December 2018.
Aims: In elderly patients with osteoarthritis and protrusio who require arthroplasty, dislocation of the hip is difficult due to migration of the femoral head. Traditionally, neck osteotomy is performed in situ, so this is not always achieved. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe a partial resection of the posterior wall in severe protrusio.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Institutional arthroplasty registries are very popular nowadays; however, very few efforts have been made in order to standardize the information to be collected, thus limiting the possibility of inter-institutional data interpretation. This manuscript reports the results of a single-country consensus designed to define the minimum standardized dataset to be recorded within an institutional arthroplasty registry.
Methods: A national consensus was carried out among all members of the Colombian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons using the Delphi method.
Objective: Voice disorders are very common in the pediatric population, with 6% and 23% of all children presenting with some form of dysphonia [1,2]. For many years, these patients have been underdiagnosed. There has been increasing awareness and interest in the study of voice alterations in children, and, most importantly, their impact in their quality of life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVascular rings account for 1 % of the congenital cardiovascular diseases. They constitute an embryological malformation in which the aortic arch, its branches, or the pulmonary arteries cause pressure on the trachea and/or oesophagus. Anatomically, they are divided into two groups -complete or incomplete- depending on how they surround the trachea and/or the oesophagus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Migraine and allergies are a common occurrence. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between respiratory allergy and migraine in childhood.
Materials And Methods: We screened 800 children for headache and its characteristics.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed)
April 2019
Unlabelled: Bilateral vocal cord paralysis (BVCP) is the second most common cause of neonatal stridor. The aim of this study was to describe the demographic features, aetiology, comorbidities, and management of our patients with BVCP.
Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the clinical charts of all patients diagnosed with BVCP seen at the Department of Respiratory Endoscopy between 2011 and 2015.
Subglottic stenosis is among the most common causes of airway obstruction in children, 90% of which resulting from endotracheal intubation. The diagnosis is based on the patient's clinical, radiologic evaluation, flexible laryngoscopy and rigid airway endoscopy under general anesthesia. It must be suspected in children with respiratory distress after extubation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: We present a multicenter, prospective, open-label study to assess the efficacy and safety of a phytomedicine. The aim of the research was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 14 days of treatment with Sinupret for acute rhinosinusitis. Sinupret is a herbal preparation used to restore and maintain the physiological function of the membranes in the sinus cavity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Orthop Relat Res
August 2006