Endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy in infants.

Cricopharyngeal achalasia is a rare cause of dysphagia in young children. Conservative treatments involve medical therapy and serial dilations or injections. Definitive cure can be achieved with cricopharyngeal myotomy.

Spontaneous Otorrhagia after Laparoscopic Pelvic Surgery: A Report of Two Cases.

Spontaneous otorrhagia following laparoscopic pelvic surgery is a complication that is rarely reported and incompletely understood. Few case reports have described this phenomenon, though its true incidence is unknown. It has been hypothesized that a combination of extreme patient positioning and abdominal insufflation is the contributing factor.

Predictors of tonsillectomy after previous adenoidectomy for upper airway obstruction.

Objective: (1) Characterize risk factors for subsequent tonsillectomy in pediatric patients undergoing primary adenoidectomy for upper airway obstruction. (2) Compare rates of subsequent tonsillectomy between adenoidectomy patients with and without upper airway obstruction.

Study Design: Historical cohort study with a nested case-control study.